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Tips for loans borrowers India

The high interest rates have been painful for borrowers and many are finding it tough to manage and repay existing loans. Commercial loan The commercial loan segment is not in the limelight but the rate hike in these accounts impacts the midsized businesses. Usually, small and medium businesses run on small margins, and therefore do not have much of a cushion to absorb the additional interest burden. During a high interest rate regime, small and medium businesses should reduce their dependence on bank loans and go for alternate funding for their business needs. Home loan The interest rates on home loans have gone up quite significantly. Although the RBI has indicated a pause on further key rate hikes, it does not mean the interest rates will start coming down in the short term. Home loan borrowers should remain in touch with their banks for special schemes to reduce the interest rate. Also, home loan borrowers should plan alternate sources of income or reduce the loa

Repo rate cut may be 25 basis points

what the central bank might do to rates shortly, and pat comes his considered response about repo rates. And about what the BoI will likely do in response. In an interview, he holds forth on the bank’s future plans and the path ahead for the banking industry. What is your outlook on interest rates? A pause (in interest rates) is definitely confirmed and going forward, interest rates would start moving down. This may happen even in the forthcoming monetary policy review (on January 24). The cut may be in the repo rate (now at 8.5%). Bulk of the reduction could happen in the first and second quarter of the next financial year. In the monetary policy review, the repo rate cut may be 25 basis points (bps). If the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts the repo rate in January, will you reduce lending rates? Yes, we will do it immediately. This is because, if my borrowing cost is going down, I need to pass it on to the customers. What is your outlook on deposit and lending rates in

SBI cuts processing fee on home loans

SBI has cut processing fees on home loans by half, a move expected at acquire a bigger tart in the home loan market and giving competition to private banks and housing finance companies. "The decision is meant at creating goodwill. With regards to fees charged from retail customers, SBI will charge only to the extent of covering its cost and not earn profit on it,". The bank has reduced processing fee on home loan above Rs 75 lakh to Rs 10,000 from Rs 20,000. For loans in the range of Rs 30 to Rs 75 lakh, the fee has been lowered to Rs 6,500 from Rs 10,000 earlier. The processing fee for loan below Rs 30 lakh continues to be 0.25% of the loan amount. The new charges will be effective from January 11. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank charge 0.5% of the loan amount sanctioned as processing fee, while housing finance leader HDFC charges 0.50% of the loan amount with a cap of Rs 10,000. So, on a loan of Rs 50 lakh currently, SBI's processing fee would be the cheapest

Sales of Indian Auto Industry boost in next financial year

The SIAM estimated that car sales would grow by 11 to 13 percent in 2012-13, well above the zero to two percent growth it currently expects this fiscal year. Sales of new cars in India are likely to pick up in the next financial year, an industry body predicted on Tuesday, after months of flattish growth due to high borrowing costs and fuel prices. Sen said he expected India's central bank to announce "some policy measures" in coming months that would help boost economic growth and kick-start demand for cars. "The current quarter and the next fiscal year should be better," SIAM senior director Sugato Sen. Since November, car sales have improved slightly but remain subdued with many potential buyers deciding to defer their purchases or cancel them altogether because of costly Car loan and rising fuel costs. The cost of borrowing has risen due to high inflation, which the Reserve Bank of India has tried to rein in by raising interest rates 13 tim