Many Indian banks offers loans to NRIs (Non-resident Indians). However, since the rate of interest for loans is higher in India as compared to personal loans abroad, it is tempting to take a personal loan abroad instead of taking a loan in India. In fact, I know borrowers who have taken a personal loan abroad to… Continue Reading
We have discussed several ways of raising funds in times of need. We have talked about many other ways of raising quick funds such salary loans, personal loans, gold loans, loan against securities or mutual funds. In this post, let’s look at another way of raising funds in times of need — Loan Against Car. I am not… Continue Reading
A Reverse Mortgage Loan (RML) can provide a useful income stream for senior citizens during their retirement. You can monetize your residential property and generate income while continuing to retain the ownership so long as you are alive. I have discussed Reverse Mortgage loans in detail in another post. In this post, I will look… Continue Reading
In an earlier post on Loan against Property, we had discussed the product in detail. In this post, we look at Loan against property product from State Bank of India. SBI Loan against Property (SBI LAP): Salient Features Loan amount up to Rs 7.5 crores Loan Tenure of up to 15 years Loans extended against… Continue Reading
It is not very difficult to get a personal loan if you are a salaried employee. Not so easy for others. There are professionals who started their practice a few years back and need a loan to expand their practice, redo their office or anything else. For such professionals, there are specific loan products to… Continue Reading
For many of us, achieving our dream of owning a car may require some financial assistance in the form of a car loan. And when it comes to loans, no other bank evokes as much trust as the State Bank of India. In this post, we will look at various car loan products from SBI.… Continue Reading
I was recently browsing Amazon.in to purchase an electronic item. When I checked out the payment options, I found many No-Cost EMI offers from various banks. A No-cost EMI means that the sum total of all your EMI payments is equal to the cost of the item. i.e., even though you make payments over many… Continue Reading
In this post, we will discuss a personal loan product from State Bank of India, SBI Xpress Power loan (formerly known as SBI Xpress Bandhan). By the way, this is not the first time I am writing about a personal loan product from SBI stable. In my earlier posts, I have discussed two personal loan… Continue Reading
You don’t like apartment life. You want to construct your house on a small piece of land and live there peacefully. Another reason for such a choice could be that you are not getting quality apartments in the city where you want to stay. And this can be a problem in smaller cities. The issue… Continue Reading
Salary loans, as the name suggests, must have something to do with your salary. In this post, when we talk about salary loans, we are essentially talking about loans to manage the mismatch between the timing of your expenses and your salary. By the way, there is no standardised nomenclature. For instance, ICICI Bank has… Continue Reading