3 Types of Home Loan Borrowers

Given the prices of houses in our country, almost everyone must take a home loan to purchase their dream house. It is not that all buyers lack the capacity to buy a house out of their own funds. However, from what I have been, as the income (affordability) rises, so does the desire for a… Continue Reading

ICICI Bank Instant Platinum Credit Card: Our Review

Looking for your first credit card, but your card application keeps getting rejected due to inadequate credit history or some other reason? There is a simple and quick way to get around this problem if you have some money in your bank account. I am talking about a bank FD backed credit card. And in this… Continue Reading

Reliance SBI Prime Card: Our Review

On a recent visit to Reliance Smart Bazaar, a credit card executive aggressively pitched Reliance SBI Prime Card. He mentioned the card offered a 20% instant discount on purchases at the store. Well, this offer was obviously too good to be true. At grocery stores/supermarkets where the margins are wafer-thin, 20% discount was clearly not… Continue Reading

How You Can Use Home Loan Overdraft Facility Smartly?

This home loan variant may go by any nomenclature, but the concept remains the same. You take a home loan. You have an “Excess Account” where you can keep your excess funds. You can also call it “Overdraft Account.” In the next month, interest is calculated only on the (Home loan outstanding – Balance in… Continue Reading

What Is a Good Credit Utilisation Score?

10%? 30%? 40%? I don’t think there is a crisp answer to this. Clearly, lower the better. Let’s first understand what is credit utilisation ratio and how it is calculated. Then, we get down to what is a healthy credit utilisation ratio and the different ways to improve the ratio. What Is Credit Utilisation Ratio?… Continue Reading