How to Prevent Aadhar Payment Frauds?

The fraudsters keep finding new ways of tricking people. A few days back, I came across a post where money was withdrawn from the victim’s account using the Aadhar enabled payment system (AEPS). In this post, let’s find out what is AEPS, how the fraud happened, and how you can prevent such frauds. What Is… Continue Reading

The Price You Pay for Not Asking Your Bank

Home loan interest rates have risen over the 15 months. When interest rates rise, the default response by the banks is usually to increase the tenure while keeping the EMI constant. If the tenure can’t be increased because of the loan tenure breaching the contracted tenure or because you don’t want to pay for a… Continue Reading

Are Home Loan Insurance Products Failing You?

Death in the family brings not just emotional trauma but can also bring financial agony to the family. If the deceased was the primary breadwinner, the family can struggle financially unless the deceased had bought adequate life insurance coverage. If the deceased had taken a home loan, the loan needs to be repaid too. Since… Continue Reading

Ask Your Bank for a Lower Interest Rate Today!

The interest rates have been going down for over a year now. I have written many times about how banks and housing finance companies are reluctant to pass on the lower rates or move you to a more transparent interest rate regime (Base Rate to MCLR or MCLR to Repo Rate Linked loans). Even if… Continue Reading

Amazon Pay Later: How It Works?

Amazon has launched Amazon Pay Later facility. As the name suggests, you can use the facility to buy now and pay later on Amazon. In this post, let’s find out how this facility works and how you can register for the facility. How Does Amazon Pay Later Work? Amazon is an e-commerce company and cannot… Continue Reading