You spend a big amount on your credit card. You do not have the money to settle the bill in full by the due date. You decide to pay off the debt over the next few months. That means you won’t pay the bill in full right away. You will keep paying whatever you can… Continue Reading
Every home loan borrower wants to close the home loan quickly. After all, you truly own your house once you have repaid the entire home loan. How Does the Home Loan Amount Go Down? We know how loan mathematics works. Most home loans are reducing balance loans. With reducing balance loans, a portion of EMI… Continue Reading
The keyword here is “plan”. We don’t focus on instances when your big purchases are forced, say your mobile phone or laptop conks off suddenly. Or your bike or car is suddenly showing problems and the cost of repair is too high and not justified. There is not much you can do about such instances.… Continue Reading
Financial Innovation in credit products is the order of the day. Recently, I came across Bajaj Housing Finance myEMI home loan product. How is this product different from existing home loan products? Let’s find out. Bajaj Housing Finance myEMI Home Loan Product Under this product, you can choose your EMI subject to the following conditions.… Continue Reading
A loan is a contract. And a contract can be worded in any way. Minor changes in the wordings or the product structure can make a huge difference. A borrower must understand the loan structure properly before choosing among the various loan options. We have all read about SBI Maxgain and other home saver loans.… Continue Reading
The loan amount is already decided. You do not control the interest rate. The only aspects where you have discretion are: Loan Tenure Pre-EMI or Full EMI Regular home loan scheme OR Home-saver loans (such as SBI Maxgain) #1 Choosing the Loan Tenure We have this tendency to close the home loans as soon as… Continue Reading
It is common for Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to borrow in their country of residence to invest in India. They borrow to pay off loans in India, purchase real estate or even invest in stocks or mutual funds. Why do it? The borrowing rates may be lower in their country of residence. Say, you can borrow… Continue Reading
Who does not want to prepay a home loan early? By prepaying your home loan, you take a big liability off your back. This also ensures emotional and financial security for the family. The problem is that, for most middle-class families, the home loan amount is a multiple of their annual incomes. And you would… Continue Reading
Standard Chartered Bank recently introduced an interest-only home loan product. Well, no loan gets repaid if you just keep paying the interest. Therefore, in this product, you do not need to repay any principal for a few years. The regular EMI starts on the completion of principal moratorium period. In this post, let us discuss… Continue Reading
Flexible car loans provide flexibility to the borrowers in loan repayment. Usually, the flexibility translates to lower EMIs upfront or some concessions during the loan tenure. The loan repayment does not have to happen through equated monthly installments (EMIs), where you pay the same amount every month to the borrower. The lenders can always structure… Continue Reading