The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to set aside more pelf for loans to realty projects which may eventually make borrowing more costly for builders. An increase in capital requirement will force banks to hike the rate of interest on such loans. SA Bhat, chairman and managing director of Indian Overseas Bank gave […]
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Borrowers will have to wait for lower lending rates
October 22, 2008 – 5:16 am
According to HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, lending rates would ease only after deposit rates come down, which will take some time to happen. The statement comes at a time when most people hoped that banks would start lowering their lending rates, following the recent repo cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Welcoming the […]
Lenders force builders to start selling
October 20, 2008 – 6:03 am
MUMBAI:Financiers have started talking tough with Indian property firms in trying to salvage the money they had lent. “Sell-before-it’s-too-late” is a point that some of the big lenders are driving home, while a few overseas funds which had committed equity investments in tranches have gone into arbitration to wriggle out of the promise. Most builders […]
Loans to get cheaper as SBI cuts rate again
February 21, 2008 – 3:41 am
SBI has decided to cut the home loan repayment rate. After going up for months, EMIs are set to come down. This follows a decision by four public sector banks, led by SBI, to cut their prime lending rates further by 0.25% to 0.50%. SBI’s new PLR will be 12.25%, effective from February 27. Canara […]
