The RBI has continued its upward interest rate revision policy of the past one year by yet again hiking the interest rates by 50 Basis points. The new REPO rates are 8% and the corresponding reverse repo rate (1% lesser than repo rates) is 7%. This in effect will mean that things are going… Read More »
The second most important price adding factor is probably the taxation involved vis-à-vis the city of purchase of your car. The price variation between a Maruti Swift taken in Chennai and one taken in Mumbai could be even upto Rs 25,000/- costlier in Mumbai. Similarly there exists a huge price difference between models taken in… Read More »
A long term loan like a home loan is a debt that is part of your budget every month. If you invest too much into it, there might not be adequate funds to manage a huge list of other expenses that will tend to accumulate with time. For eg. You need to make allowances for… Read More »
Shekar had just shifted to Pune and met his long lost friend Manish at the local café. While discussing their personal life, Shekar asked Manish about his house rent. Manish said he was paying Rs 16500/- for a two BHK flat just on the edge of the city.
A bank is eligible to demand additional security when property prices fall. Even if you are loyal on your EMI payments, this clause demands a security cover in addition to your loan amount and if a borrower fails to provide such a security then he/ she may be declared a defaulter by the lender.
Prepayment implies closing the loan earlier than planned. Most banks impose a penalty on prepayment. However, very recently SBI has announced that it will be dropping prepayment charges on its loans. This announcement came the next day after it hiked its base rate by 0.25%. It also withdrew its teaser loan schemes along with this… Read More »
The RBI recently announced its annual policy for 2011-12. NDTL, MSF, LAF, and so on and so forth, the document has a lot of financial jargon. So what do the policies of the RBI with respect to these jargons mean in real life terms to a common man’s day to day life… Read on to… Read More »
The third (Tritiya) day of the Hindu calendar’s Vaishaka month which falls in late April or early May every year is called Akshaya Tritiya. The Word Akshaya means eternal and Tritiya means 3rd in Sanskrit and Hindi too.
The RBI governor Mr. D. Subbarao today announced the Annual Policy statement for the year 2011-12. Here’s a look at what the document contains. “The annual policy has been created under very different set of conditions as compared to the last year” were the opening lines of the Governor.
Gold loans typically are for the duration of one year, and can be foreclosed at any time. Banks charge an interest of 10% to 12% on gold loans, and your liability is to pay the interest on a monthly or quarterly basis-no EMIs to pay or worry about. The jewellery is released by the bank… Read More »