Loan EMI and credit card payment moratorium comes to an end on August 31, 2020. While it is possible that the moratorium will be extended, you can’t be sure until RBI makes an announcement. As a borrower, what should you do? Irrespective of what the Reserve Bank decides, you must have a Plan B. You… Continue Reading
UPI transactions have boomed over the last couple of years and are giving serious competition to credit/debit cards and net banking in online transactions. The only problem is that you cannot make UPI payments on credit. i.e., the money gets debited from your savings bank account. You must have the money in our bank account… Continue Reading
You plan to buy an expensive phone from Flipkart or Amazon. You do not have the free cash to buy the phone outright or settle the credit card dues in a month’s time. What can you do? You can buy the phone on EMIs. You have two options. You take the EMI offer available on… Continue Reading
ICICI Bank has launched an instant loan against mutual funds facility. So, if you are an existing ICICI Bank customer and have made mutual fund investments, you can apply for an instant loan against your MF investments. The loan is available in the form of an Overdraft facility (and not a term loan). You pay… Continue Reading
There are many apps that are ready to provide you quick loans. The experience is seamless. Everything gets done on the app/website. How does everything work? Do these apps lend on their own or they are acting as agents? If any website or a mobile application is offering you a loan, one of the following… Continue Reading
The Reserve Bank of India has been cutting repo rates for over a year now. We might argue whether the loan interest rate for the existing borrowers are falling enough or not. However, the new borrowers are clearly getting attractive deals. In a previous post, I wrote about Covid-19 personal loans from public sector banks,… Continue Reading
Old wine in a new bottle. That’s what I would call the new overdraft (OD) facility from ICICI Bank — ICICI Bank Insta FlexiCash facility. In this post, let’s find out about ICICI Insta FlexiCash facility in detail. Additionally, let’s see if there is merit in owning an OD facility. ICICI Bank Insta FlexiCash Overdraft… Continue Reading
Covid-19 has put brakes on ambitions of car-sharing (Ola, Uber) and bike-sharing apps (Bounce). With the need for social distancing, the prospects of these companies remain circumspect even after the lockdown is lifted. The businesses must quickly figure out alternative revenue streams. And some of these companies already are. Bounce (Bike-sharing app) has launched lease… Continue Reading
RBI has reduced the repo rate from 4.4 percent to 4.0 per annum. If your home loan or any other loan is linked to the Repo rate, this is good news for you. RBI Repo rate has moved down sharply in the last 10-12 months. Repo Rate Reduction Date 6.25% to 6% April 4, 2019… Continue Reading
The automobile industry has taken a severe beating during this lockdown. The manufacturers reported zero sales during the month of April, their worst month ever in terms of sales. However, from their point of view, not everything is negative news. Given the desire for social distancing, the commuters may avoid public transport and that may… Continue Reading