In a major relief to debt burdened and EMI paying borrowers, regulator National Housing Bank (NHB) directed housing finance companies (HFCs) not to levy penalty on prepayment of floating loans irrespective of the source of funds. However, borrowers with fixed rate loans can avoid prepayment penalties only if they pay from their own sources. According… Continue Reading
In this news roundup, we bring you our analysis of the latest and most interesting loans, interest rates and EMI related news from various resources. Banks not to raise lending rates for now While the mortgage rates in U.S. are at a record low, the persistent rate hike by RBI has increased borrower’s anxiety in… Continue Reading
While an existing borrower is reeling under the burden of ever increasing EMI, banks have embarked on all out rate war to attract new customers. At first glance, banks appear to be wooing new customers with various concessions to make up for high interest rates and higher property prices. While doing away with processing fees… Continue Reading
While the last few years have seen real estate prices only going up north, there’s no assurance they won’t turn around and go south. While property value decrease is good news to prospective buyers, it can have a “unsettling effect” to borrowers with a home loan…especially if the house value goes down below the outstanding… Continue Reading
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its repo rate – rate at which it lends to banks – and reverse repo rate – the rate it pays to banks for deposits – by a quarter of a percentage point to 8.25% and 7.25% respectively. With today’s rate hike, RBI has raised interest rates 12 times in… Continue Reading
In a major relief to home buyers, RBI has asked banks not to impose prepayment penalties on floating interest home loans irrespective of the source of funds. RBI has rightly pointed out that floating rate loans pass on the interest rate risk from the banks to borrowers. Thus, banks only substitute interest rate risk with… Continue Reading
As we mentioned elsewhere, “fixed rate” home loans are offered by banks when the interest rates are at peak or near peak and these offers dry up when interest rates come down. India Infoline, ICICI and HDFC banks have now introduced dual rate home loans and more lenders are likely to join the “rat(e) race”… Continue Reading
Deciding how much home loan you should avail depends on how much EMI you can afford to pay for the next few years. So how much EMI can you really afford? There are certain financial as well as personal aspects that you have to consider to determine this. Although we are discussing all these points… Continue Reading
Although EMI stands for Equated Monthly Installments, it does not mean that it will never change. When availing the loan, you estimate your EMI by taking into account a fixed loan amount with fixed rate of interest for a fixed loan tenure. However situation can change over time and many factors could alter your EMI… Continue Reading
When calculating EMI, another significant factor to consider, apart from the type of interest (i.e., fixed vs. floating rate), is the length of home loan tenure. Loan tenure means the length of time that will be taken by the borrower to repay the loan along with the interest. Generally, a home loan tenure may be… Continue Reading