A top-up loan basically allows you to avail a loan amount on the value of the property of the home you are paying a home loan for. You can avail a maximum top-up loan of about 60% of the property’s market value. The usual loan tenure is about 10 years and is offered only a [...]
In case of housing loans, banks have a provision for restructuring the loan e.g. terms of extending the tenure of the loan. For the same, the bank must perceive the reason of default to be genuine. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines on the same. For. e.g. the loan tenure can be [...]
Repayment of the loan will begin 12 months after the completion of the course or 6 months after getting job whichever is earlier and it is to be paid in monthly installments which is typically for 60 months. If you are an NRI and want to send your child back to [...]
On the consumer front, CIBIL is working towards simplifying the process of fetching credit scores- it is tying up with a payment gateway which will help individuals fetch theirs scores online by making an online payment. Also it has decided to flag disputed items in the credit history statement. Till such time, in their own [...]
As credit demand moves up typically in the third quarter, the bankers are unlikely to hike the lending rates before October. Also, the RBI has shot down the bank’s proposal of introducing a sunset clause for existing borrowers forcing them to switch to the new Base rate system. This means [...]
Remember it is not a wise thing to keep applying for a loan without any rhyme or reason. If your loan application gets rejected, this is also recorded in your CIBIL record. So weigh the pros and cons before you apply for a loan simultaneously to different banks. Wait till you receive an offer before [...]
Base rate is not very different from the PLR. However, it will be reflective of the current rates as RBI requires that the base rate be revised on a quarterly basis. Hence, any change in the interest rates will be passed on to borrowers latest in 3 months time. Also, [...]
The Income Tax Act treats HRA and home loan deductions under separate sections independently. The two are not interconnected to each other. HRA is dealt with in section 10(13A) Rule 2A while home loans are entitled for tax benefits under section 80C (tax benefit on principal repayment) and Section 24 (tax benefit on interest payment) [...]
Some insurers offer certain add-ons like Personal Accident cover along with your policy. If you want to get the car repaired but don’t have money to pay for it, cashless claim settlement can definitely help you. Opting for third party legal liability will help you safeguard yourself against the legal liability in case of accident. [...]
Evaluate all loan offers. The first condition for loan offer selection is the total money outflow that the loan will cost. The second factor is the EMI. A loan offer with a lower EMI and a longer tenure may seem attractive, as it could be easy on your purse strings, however not all such loans [...]
Normally, banks only give 85%-90% of the total cost of the vehicle. The rest will need to be provided upfront as a down payment. Always opt for a higher down payment and look to save on total interest costs. When you book the car, you need to pay a booking amount, which can range anywhere [...]
Although easing liquidity is not in sync with the rate hike, RBI has decided to go easy on liquidity because of the temporary liquidity squeeze on account of advance tax outflow and 3G spectrum payments. RBI has decided to extend its liquidity management measure of 0.5% of the bank’s net demand and time liabilities under [...]
Just like how today there is a variation in the BPLR by banks, so also the base rates across banks are likely to vary. That is because, cost of funds for each bank is different and given that costs would be the primary factor determining the base rate, the same will vary. However the variation [...]
Vipul needed a quick fix. Fortunately for him, he was in a hurry to invest also and had started young. Things like compounding interest, safe investment options like FDs and some shares that did extremely well, had stocked his treasury quite generously over time. Had he sat back and given a careful thought to his [...]
A key deciding factor will be to gauge the borrower’s financial capability to pay off the loan. You also need to evaluate objectively whether the borrower can honour such a commitment and not leave you to face the lone battle of paying up their dues in case of a default.
If you are confident on both [...]
A pre approved personal/home/car loan is usually offered by banks to people who have a clean track record of loan repayment history, like in my case. You get it even if you had pre closed your earlier loan amount. Some banks pre approve a loan to its own customers even if they had not taken [...]
Technically, a car loan default happens when a customer repeatedly fails to make the agreed car loan payments to the lender/bank that lent the money for its purchase. But is there a prescribed number of payment failure mentioned? Yes. Usually, the car loan agreement that you signed with your lender/bank will have these terms clearly [...]
The key to getting the best rate for a personal loan is by maintaining a clean credit history. Your credit history is recorded by the credit bureau (CIBIL) which in turn gives you a credit score. This is shared with banks. Banks will use this as the key parameter for determining the rate of interest [...]
The interest rate offered by banks depends upon several factors like the term of loan, amount of loan, type of interest rate - fixed or floating, whether it is a new car or an old one, credibility of the borrower, age and income of the borrower etc. Therefore, one has to negotiate to get the best [...]
LAP commonly known as property loan is a loan provided by the bank/financial institution against the mortgage of your property (residential or commercial) provided the same has not been put up as security for any other purpose. LAP differs from a mortgage/home loan which is a taken to buy a property; LAP is a loan [...]
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