Recently, I came across a viral content on social media where the author referred to home loans as a scam. Why? The author took a loan of Rs 48 lacs. EMI of Rs 42K. After paying 15 EMIs, the author had repaid only Rs 75,000 in principal and Rs 4.8 lacs in interest. And it… Continue Reading
You are taking a home loan. You are worried, who will repay the loan if you were not around? The lenders (the banks and NBFCs) are bothered about this too. And this is a genuine problem for every stakeholder. You, your family, and the lender. How will the loan be repaid if the borrower passes… Continue Reading
Struggling with credit card debt? You make small payments on your credit card every month, but the debt just does not seem to go down. Why Does This Happen? Because credit cards are the most expensive debt in the formal finance sector. The interest rate ranges from 36% to 45% p.a. While you may be… Continue Reading
That’s how it should be, right? Longer home loan tenure means you want a longer period to repay the home loan. And that can happen only if you repay the loan slowly. Still, when I wrote about a 40-year home loan product a few weeks back and discussed how you would have paid only ~15%… Continue Reading
Bajaj Housing Finance has extended the tenure of its home loan products for new borrowers up to a maximum of 40 years. We are not used to seeing home loans of 40-year tenure. Before this, the maximum I had heard was 30 years. So, that’s a sharp jump. I don’t want to go into specifics… Continue Reading
Human ingenuity knows no bounds. And if allowed to operate freely, many of us would behave irresponsibly and misuse/abuse the system to get undue advantage. Let us consider a hypothetical situation. We know credit cards allow an interest-free credit period. You have a credit card from Bank A. Let’s call this credit card A. You… Continue Reading