The competition in this arena is expected to further strengthen the infrastructure capabilities of CIBIL, which currently has the first mover advantage and a huge database to its credit, not to mention a huge list of banks and financial institutions as its members. On the other hand the new entrants come with the rich experience [...]
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The pros and cons of personal loans
Should you go for a personal loan? The answer depends on your circumstances. If you have a pressing need for cash, and don’t have any assets, but own a credit card, a personal loan is certainly advisable. This is because cash withdrawal using your card is far more expensive than a personal loan. But if [...]
What is EMI and how is it computed?
EMI is an oft repeated term that is associated with any loan taken. Let us understand how EMI works and what are the different aspects associated with EMI. The EMI facility helps the borrower plan his budget. The EMI is calculated taking into account the loan amount, the time frame for repaying the loan and [...]
What is CIBIL?
CIBIL acts as weeding mechanism, that helps identify poor repayment track records. It helps protect lenders from giving credit to people and establishments who are unlikely to repay what is lent. Even if credit is provided, it is done so at a very high rate of interest, thereby ensuring that the bank is able to [...]
In favour of a reducing balance loan
At any given point in time, an X% flat rate is always more expensive than an X% annual reducing balance rate. The effective total interest paid out is also influenced by the time periods the reducing balance is recalculated, which could be monthly, daily, yearly, quaterly or half yearly. These time periods are known as [...]
Understanding the background of `Sub-PLR’ loans
Due to the current economic slowdown most banks had stopped giving out Sub-PLR loans for some time. With improved liquidity conditions, banks have come back on the trend of disbursing loans at discounted rate that is below benchmark prime lending rates (BPLR). Majority of fresh loans, around 65% to 70% are being disbursed at sub-PLR [...]
Loan against property vs. Personal loan
LAP (loan against property) is one of the cheapest retail loans after home loans; usually in the range of 12% - 16%. Since the rate of interest is lower, frequently LAP Equated Monthly Installments (EMI) turn out cheaper.Maximum loan eligibility is determined primarily by the value of the property and income.
Did you think twice before taking a personal loan?
These are some basics that you should know when obtaining a personal loan. These days, securing a loan is easy. Repayment is the tough bit. When you don’t repay on time, the recovery agent may come knocking at your door. When getting a personal loan it is important to ask yourself [...]
What you need to know about ECS payments
The Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) is a retail payment system that can be used to make bulk payments or receipts. Its aim is to decrease volumes of paper instruments in MICR clearing and improve customer service by ensuring prompt and secure interest/dividend payments to the beneficiaries. Coupled with a system [...]
What you need to know about down payments
There is no set upper limit to the amount you can pay as down payment - it all depends on how much cash you can manage to set aside. The more you are able to pay as down payment, the lesser is the amount of loan taken from a bank, resulting [...]
Preparing a budgeting plan to save for a rainy day
Once you have identified the fund boxes — Spending forecast, contingency fund for job loss and medical expenses, be dedicated and generate your money flow into these funds consistently. This could be once a quarter but it would be more manageable if it’s once a month.
When not to take a personal loan!
You can obtain a loan against the surrender value of your life insurance policy from the insurance company or from a bank or obtain a loan from your provident fund account if you have had an employee provident fund account for more than 5 years. The interest rates would definitely be lower compared to the [...]
Budgeting your EMI in your income
A long term loan like a home loan is a debt that is part of your budget every month. If you invest too much into it, there might not be adequate funds to manage a huge list of other expenses that will tend to accumulate with time. For eg. You need to make allowances for [...]
Factors that influence your loan rate
Banks have something called the benchmark prime lending rate, which is a reference interest rate that is used as a benchmark to determine the interest rate that is passed on to the customer. This will accordingly reflect in the EMI the borrower has to shell out to repay his loan. The interest rate that is [...]
Caught in loans you cannot repay? Read this!
Try to lower your interest rate. Negotiate with your bank. One other way is to convert your credit card debt into a personal loan debt. It will definitely be lesser than the credit card interest rate. Calculate your net worth and see if any of your investments could help you prepay a [...]
UCO bank to raise Rs 900-950 crores from FPO
The UCO Bank is expecting to raise Rs 900-950 crore from follow-on-public offer after a rousing comeback in the stock market. The revival of the stock market has encouraged UCO bank authorities to revise estimates of premium for the issue from Rs 50 to over Rs 60 a share.
UCO Bank posts 38% rise in net profit
Kolkata-based UCO Bank has reported a 38.40 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 207.72 crore for the second quarter compared to Rs 150.09 crore in the same period last year.
An intro on dhanalakshmi bank
Dhanalakshmi Bank was incorporated on 14th November, 1927 by a group of ambitious entrepreneurs at Thrissur, Kerala with a Capital of Rs.11, 000 and 7 employees. The bank became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year 1977.
Federal Bank
It was in 1931 that The Federal Bank Limited (the erstwhile Travancore Federal Bank Limited) was incorporated with an authorised capital of Rs. 5000 at Nedumpuram in Central Travancore under the Travancore Company’s Act. In 1941, Shri K.P Hormis and friends stepped in to help the bank which was on the verge of liquidation and [...]
A note on HDFC bank
HDFC bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of ‘Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited’, with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995. Currently the bank has a network of nationwide network of 1,416 Branches and 3,570 ATMs in 550 Indian towns and [...]
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