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SBI reduces home loan rates

Comments(4) Sub Category:Home loan,Real Estate Posted On: Sep 27, 2012

With more and more lenders offering low home loan rates to their customers, the industry is all geared up to witness a huge change in the home loan front.

The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently cut the lending rates up to 50 basis points effective from August 7.

SBI reduces home loan ratesSBI has decided to offer home loans of about Rs. 30 lakh at 10.25 per cent from 10.5 per cent and the loans between Rs. 30 lakh to Rs. 75 lakh at 10.4 per cent. With this reduction, SBI will be the prominent bank with cheaper home loan rates compared to its competitors. On a Rs. 10 lakh 20 year loan, a 50 basis point reduction would result in savings of Rs 286 per month.

Since, SBI has not announced a revision in its base rate, this reduction will apply only to the new customers. Nevertheless, SBI will allow its existing borrowers to refinance their loans for a fee. With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Housing Bank (NHB) wanting lenders to waive  pre-payment charges, other lenders are in dilemma as they risk facing a toss in their portfolio.

SBI reduces home loan ratesCustomers of SBI are safe because of the withdrawal of pre-payment charges. Currently, most of the home loans can be closed without a pre-payment penalty and in case an existing bank with a new loan is not reducing the interest rates, customers can shift to SBI.

(Base Rate= 10.00% p.a.)

Loan Amount

Linkage with Base Rate over the tenor of the loan

Effective Rate

Up to Rs 30.00 lakh 0.25% above Base Rate 10.25% p.a.
Above Rs 30.00 lakh and up to Rs 75.00 lakh 0.40% above Base Rate 10.40% p.a.
Above Rs 75.00 lakh 0.40% above Base Rate 10.40% p.a.

No fixed rate option in any limit bracket.


 

4 Responses to “SBI reduces home loan rates”

  1. Debashish Mukherjee says:

    Thanks for the article. keep on writing.

  2. Jamal Hamid says:

    I heard SBI is planning to cut lending rates further. It is a very good news to new customers. Thanks for posting this article

  3. Radhika Kalyan says:

    I hope lending rates cut will be applicable to existing customers also. :/

  4. Vishal Mukherjee says:

    I’m planning to shift to SBI. They are coming up with good plans.Also very good article. thanks for sharing. Well explained. Love your website :)

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