Hike in Home Loan rate
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raising key policy rates for the tenth time to control inflation, the base rate (the benchmark rate for all loans) and the prime lending rates (used to determine interest rate for earlier loans) have increased several times. However, while banks have raised the interest rates for their existing [...] Continue Reading »
According to RBI data, the growth in outstanding credit of banks, under priority sector housing loans, halved to 6.80 per cent in April, against 11.90 per cent in the year-ago period. SBI, the country’s largest public sector bank, expects a moderation in the growth in home loans. Close to 30 per cent of the home [...] Continue Reading »
With major banks and housing finance companies (HFCs) raising mortgage rates, it is tough times for a large number of home loan customers with floating rates. On Tuesday, State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, raised both its deposit and lending rates, taking its effective home loan rate to 10.25%. A back of the [...] Continue Reading »
