Fees & Charges

Personal Accounts

Current Account

Opening/maintenance balance

BHD 100 or equivalent in other currencies

Minimum Balance Charge

BHD 2 per month or equivalent in other currencies

Savings Account (1)

Opening/maintenance balance

BHD 20

Minimum Balance Charge

BHD 1 per month

Fixed Deposit

Minimum Fixed Deposit in BHD

BHD 1000

Minimum Fixed Deposit in other currencies

$5000 or Equivalent in other currencies

Release of Fixed Deposit under Lien

Free

Breaking Fixed deposit before completion

BHD 10 or equivalent in other currencies and no interest will be paid

ATM / Debit Card

Issuance of first ATM Card

Free

Issuance of supplementary or replacement card

BHD 3

ATM Card PIN replacement

BHD 3

BENEFIT Switch ATM

200 fils per transaction

GCCNET ATMs

 BHD 1 per transaction

Withdrawal from ATMs located outside Bahrain & GCCNET

BHD 2 per transaction plus exchange rate 

Cheques 

 

Issuance of first cheque book (20 leaf)

Free 

Issuance of additional 20 leaf cheque book 

BHD 1

Issuance of 50 leaf cheque book

BHD 2

Stop Payment

BHD 10 per cheque

Returned cheque

BHD 10

Special Clearing Charges

BHD 5

Standing Order

 

Transfer within Arab Bank Bahrain

BHD 1 

Transfer to other bank in Bahrain

BHD 3

Standing Order not executed due to insufficient fund 

BHD 1 

Amendment/Cancellation Fees 

BHD 1 

Outward Remittance 

 

Demand Draft/Manager's Cheque

BHD 2 

Cancellation of Demand Draft/Manager's Cheque 

 BHD 3 (excluding correspondent bank charges)

Inward Remittance

 

Paid in BHD cash 

BHD 3 

Paid in Foreign Currency cash

1% (min BHD 5)

To A/C in same currency

Free 

To A/C with other local bank in BHD

 BHD 3

To A/C with other bank in Foreign Currency

1% (min BHD 5 max BHD 25) 

Miscellaneous Charges

 

Duplicate fixed Deposit Advice

 BHD 5

Balance Certificate

 BHD 5

No liability/Release letter

 BHD 5

Police Letter

 BHD 5

Statement Copy

 

Up to 1 year

500 fils/page (Min. BHD 3)

Over 1 year

BHD 1 per page

Hold Mail

BHD 1 per month

Foreign Currency

 

Foreign Currency cash deposit

0.50% (min BHD 3)

Foreign currency cash withdrawal

1% (min BHD 5)

Personal Loans (2)

 

Processing fee

BHD 50

Early repayment charges

1% of the outstanding loan amount or BHD 100 whichever is lower 

Installment deferment charges

BHD 25

Rescheduling

BHD 25

Issuance of Loan Balance/Release Certificate 

BHD 5

Insurance fee

400 fils per thousand of sum insured per
month (min BHD 50)

Mortgage Loans

 

Processing fee (new/top-up)

1% from loan amount (Min. BHD 250 ) 

Early repayment charges

0.75% of the outstanding loan amount or BHD 200 whichever is lower 

Auto Loan

 

Processing fee

BHD 100

Early repayment charges

1% of the outstanding loan amount or BHD 100 whichever is lower

Credit Cards

 

Late Payment

BHD 5*

Over Limit 

2% (min BHD 5*)

Card Replacement

BHD 5

Statement Reprint

BHD 2

Sales Voucher Retrieval

BHD 5

Dispute Charges

BHD 5

*Applicable, if minimum payment is not made before the payment due date
**Applicable, if the statement closing balance is not completely settled before the payment due date

  1. Not applicable to orphans, pensioners, individuals receiving social subsidies, students and Bahraini nationals with a monthly salary below BHD 200 p.m. Such customers should contact their branch with proof of their special status for exemption.
  2. Rates may differ from above for different loan packages.

* All rates are subject to change without prior notice.
* Deposits held with Arab Bank-Bahrain are covered by the Deposit Protection Scheme established by CBB regulation. Deposit Protection is limited to the maximum amount allowed under the scheme.

The above tariff is effective starting from 16/6/2009.