Has SBI lowered its home loan lending rates again? Check latest rates for May 2025State Bank of India has decided to keep its key lending rates unchanged for May 2025, following a 0.25% rate cut in April 2025. This decisi...
15 May, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
Missed the EMI of your loan by 1 day? It can cost you more than you thinkMissing a loan payment, even for one day, can harm your credit score. This can lead to higher interest rates on future loans. Banks may als...
15 Nov, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Credit culture strengthens: Rise in prime borrowers despite moderate retail credit growth, says Transunion CibilThe share of prime-rated individual borrowers in India has increased, indicating an improvement in credit culture, according to TransUnion ...
23 Sep, 2024, 08.17 PM IST
CIBIL score dropped due to bank's fault: Doctor won the legal battle with Rs 2.6 lakh as damages after 7 years, lessons you can learn from thisCIBIL score: A doctor had AMEX credit card issued by a bank with credit limit of Rs 3.25 lakh. However his bank reported him as a defaulter...
19 Jun, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
CIBIL or credit score drop can cost you Rs 19 lakh more on a Rs 50 lakh home loan; 4 ways to avoid itMany social media users are reporting sudden credit score dips. Erroneous transactions, lender misreporting, and late credit card or BNPL p...
08 Jun, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
Why RBI is making it tough for you to get a personal loanUnsecured loans, though small in size, can pose a risk to the financial system if their expansion goes unchecked. The RBI observed an unusu...
17 Nov, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
Home loan interest rates in September 2023: Comparison of SBI, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of BarodaHere are the top 5banks and their home loan interest rates. Make sure to check your eligibility before applying.
21 Sep, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Home loan demand dips in December qtr as rate hikes pinchSince May 2022, the RBI has raised its benchmark repo rate by 250 basis points (100bps = 1 percentage point) to 6. 5% — which banks have pa...
20 Apr, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Manage your expenses with a low-interest personal loanA strong financial profile usually has very good chances of getting a personal loan at a more favourable rate of interest. Non-banks such a...
08 Mar, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Personal loan sanctions to get tougherAccording to a report by TU Cibil, default rates will move up most in personal loans and credit cards, while home loans and auto loans will...
12 Jun, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Home loan asset quality to be better than personal loans: Report"Asset quality will likely be impacted most for personal loans and credit cards with home loans and auto loans experiencing less of a shift...
11 Jun, 2020, 08.36 PM IST
Banks to turn cautious on retail loans due to COVID impact: ReportThe lenders will prefer the low-risk home loans segment for their retail credit growth, but demand for such credit is set to decline the mo...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
5 lesser-known factors that can push up your home loan interest rate and lower credit scoreWhile linking interest rates to an external benchmark, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed the banks to charge credit risk premium as a p...
04 Nov, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
PSBs start giving loans based on customers’ risk profileBank of Baroda, Union Bank, Syndicate Bank roll out differential rates based on Cibil scores
10 Oct, 2019, 02.19 PM IST
At 83%, consumer durables loans grow most in FY18According to a TransUnion (TU) Cibil report, total outstanding retail advances as of March 2018 increased 25% from March 2017.
28 Jun, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
- Outstandings on credit cards up 22 per cent on higher plastic money use
The rise in outstanding may not yet be a sign of any build-up of stress in the system, but an indicator of increasing use of plastic.
07 Nov, 2012, 12.21 PM IST
- Credit card business gains as defaults fall
There has been a dramatic drop in credit card defaults in the last one year, according to data compiled by the Credit Information Bureau of...
09 May, 2012, 09.13 AM IST