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RBI rate hike to raise home, car loan borrowing costsThe Reserve Bank of India increased its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on Wednesday. Borrowers might face higher monthly installme...
RBI has space for more rate hikes despite growth cheerQuickening inflation, stoked by oil prices and El Nino, could force policymakers to harden further
Good news for HDFC Bank borrowers: Bank cuts lending rates across tenures by up to 15 bps; check latest listIn a move aimed at easing financial burdens for home loan borrowers, HDFC Bank has announced a decrease in its MCLR rates, effective from O...
Can banks raise FD interest rates now as RBI increases repo rate by 25 bps?RBI MPC October 2026: The Reserve Bank of India has increased the repo rate by 25 bps from 5.25% to 5.50%, signaling a shift. Following thi...
Home loan EMI for these borrowers will go up as RBI increases repo rate by 25 bps: Know the impact on Rs 25 lakh-Rs 2 cr home loansRBI repo rate: Borrowers with home loans linked to External Benchmark Linked Rates will see an increase in their EMIs. The Reserve Bank of ...
RBI policy rate hike to immediately pinch retail customersThe RBI has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, its first hike since February 2023, which could make floating-rate home, car ...
Prosus steps up India fintech bets with Kiwi, Oolka funding talksProsus has held exploratory talks to invest in Kiwi, which offers bank-issued RuPay credit cards and credit lines for Unified Payments Inte...
These 8 banking stocks have an upside potential of up to 29% in 1 year, according to analystsFor the last two years, one sector where actual performance has been better than expected has been banking. Yes, there were exceptions amon...
Mortgage rates today climb again: What the 7.542% 30-year mortgage rate means for homebuyers, refinancing and home equityThe average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed to 7.542%, up from 7.373% a week earlier. That increase adds to the cost of buying a ho...
In 2006, Matt Damon built a non-profit after seeing water crisis in a Zambian village; 20 years later, the charity mission has reached more than 95 million peopleMatt Damon's water nonprofit began after a 2006 visit to Zambia, where a borewell near a young girl's home was the only thing standing betw...
National Housing Bank likely to double affordable housing outlay for HFCs this fiscalNational Housing Bank plans to double the refinance and affordable housing funds for large housing finance companies. These funds will be a...
'Rs 15 lakh alimony to ex-wife': Techie who died by suicide at Noida Supernova had 7-8 lakh due left on divorce settlement; he had also borrowed Rs 30 lakh for son's treatmentA 28-year-old software engineer died by suicide at Noida's Supernova building on Saturday. A court had ordered him to pay his former wife R...
An offer is not a job! Cover the risks between your old payslip and the new - 8 things you must understand in detailCover the risks between your old payslip and the new one, says Devashish Chakravarty. Read the print on your offer before you re sign. Rout...
Why are world bond markets selling off again?As inflation fears and mounting debt pressure rise, government borrowing costs have soared to unprecedented levels. The US Treasury yield, ...
Credit card dues, consumer durable loans slow as gold loans surge; RBI data shows shift to secured borrowingIndian households are increasingly opting for secured loans, particularly against gold, which surged significantly. Credit card dues and co...
These 8 banking stocks have an upside potential of up to 26% in 1 year, according to analystsGiven the current market situation, no sector is immune from headwinds. The banking sector is no exception. There are clear short-term head...
Affordable housing lenders need new branches, catchments as mature outlets see growth stagnation: ReportAffordable housing finance companies are experiencing stagnating growth and need to enter new markets for sustainability. Their existing br...
Offered lower interest rates on home loans and car loans when you buy insurance? It may not always come cheap; here's how IRDAI proposes to change itNew proposals by IRDAI aim to reform loan-linked insurance offerings from banks and NBFCs, ensuring transparency for borrowers. Key changes...
Think a Rs 1 lakh salary means a Rs 60 lakh home loan? CA explains what banks actually checkA Rs 1 lakh monthly salary does not automatically mean you can get a Rs 60 lakh home loan, CA Nitin Kaushik explained. Banks assess factors...
Rs 40 lakh home loan: The EMI looks cheaper at 30 years, but there’s a costly catch, warns CACA Nitin Kaushik explained how home loan tenure can dramatically affect total interest. On a Rs 40 lakh loan at 9%, a 10-year tenure means ...