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HDFC Bank will offer a 10 Second Personal Loan Service at the end of this year

The private lender HDFC Bank is expanding its offers to self-employed people who were previously not considered creditworthy in addition to providing loans to everyone in just 10 seconds. Now, the private lender wants to raise credit exposure to customers who are self-employed, who make up barely 5% of the market. The 10-second loan service is something that HDFC Bank, the largest private lender in India, wants to make available to everyone, even people who don’t have bank accounts. The bank has been able to provide 10-second loans for existing customers over the previous six years and has been a paradigm pioneer in this area. By year’s end, we intend to release the product to the larger open market for personal loans after providing service delight to our current clients. The HDFC Bank is increasing its offers to self-employed people who were previously not considered creditworthy in addition to providing loans to everyone in just 10 seconds. Now, the private lender wants to raise cr...

Can PSU banks protect surging personal-loan portfolios?

Led by spruced-up mobile apps, pre-approved loan limits and quicker sanctions and disbursal, public sector banks are witnessing a surge in demand for personal loans as consumption gathers pace. State-owned lenders such as Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank have seen strong growth in this segment.  Personal loans have been the forte of private lenders, backed by tech-driven loan underwriting capabilities. While State Bank of India (SBI) has always stood out for its digital banking initiatives, which are on a par with the private sector, other lenders are catching up.

Small Ticket Loans Under 1 Lakh Form 50% of Personal Loan Segment: Report

 Small ticket loans now make 50 per cent of the personal loan segment and their ticket size is below Rs 1 lakh, says CRIF High Mark report. Here are four trends observed in the lending market post Covid. Small ticket loans with values of less than Rs. 1 lakh have contributed close to 50 per cent of the overall personal loan market. “The majority of people have preferred small-ticket loans, as they offered a quick online process, instant disbursal, better management of loans, and reduced ticket values.” According to a report corroborated by TransUnion CIBIL Score and Google, millennials (age group 26 – 41) formed the bulk of the retail loan borrower accounts. So, what led to this trend? Here are the details. Some Recent Trends Seen by Fintech’s/Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Higher Interest among Consumers after Covid-19: Sucheta Mahapatra, managing director, Branch, a personal finance application, says that they saw the demand for loans rise by two times during the peak ...

5 precautions to consider before taking out a personal loan

Personal loans are effective financial solutions to raise some extra funds on an urgent basis. A personal loan can be used for any purpose including renovating your house, paying for a wedding, purchasing business equipment, setting up a new office, clubbing outstanding dues against one loan, capitalising on an investment opportunity or simply taking a long-awaited vacation and so on. Availing personal loan gives people an opportunity to fulfil their financial obligations or achieving their dreams, making them a hugely popular financial solution in the current scenario. Some of its key advantages include: # Easy application process requiring basic KYC documentations # Quick disbursal of funds # Flexible repayment tenure and attractive rate of interest. # Options to make prepayments and close the personal loan before expiry with 4 percent closure charges While the benefits of this scheme are many, the decision to opt for it is a big one. One must acquire proper knowledge ab...

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...

Important things to know about : Personal Loans

Like many other things, loans have become a way of life today. Most people, but, do not generally understand the difference between the various types of loans that they avail of, nor do they know how they work. This is true in case of personal loan also. It is better, therefore, to understand the basics of personal loans before availing them. The tenure of personal loans is generally for short periods, varying from 12 to 48 months. These are unsecured loans in that the customer does not offer any collateral as security. Personal loans are sanctioned based on a person’s income proofs as well as residence and identity proofs. The interest rates charged by the various banks and NBFCs for personal loans can be anywhere between 14 per cent and 25 per cent per annum and repayments are generally in equated monthly installments (EMIs). The Personal Loan Interest Rates are generally high when compared to home or car loans as the former are unsecured loans and the customer does not offer any...