Borrowers
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied the request of banks to allow them to restructure real estate loans without providing for likely losses if the loans go bad. A loan is said to be restructured when the original terms of the agreement (interest rates, tenure) are diluted in order to support troubled borrowers [...] Continue Reading »
Reserve Bank of India has announced a cut in the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by a quarter of a percentage point (25 basis points) to 4.5% in its policy review meeting. With the announcement, home and auto loans will gradually become cheaper over the next few months. However, the RBI disappointed industry by leaving repo [...] Continue Reading »
Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has sought to revive the market for fixed rate home loans. HDFC has decided to launch a new product where interest rates are fixed for 10 years. Under the new scheme, rates would be 125 basis points lower than HDFC’s existing fixed rate loans. The new scheme is called “Trufixed [...] Continue Reading »
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said floating rate home loans will be spared penal charges in case of prepayments. Besides the decision on home loans, the action points include measures to protect customer interest in unauthorized ATM transactions, and a policy for compensation to customers for mental harassment. The regulator for housing finance companies like [...] Continue Reading »
