A recent press report said that the tenure of education loans is expected to be increased to 15 years. At present the repayment period for the same has been set at 5 to 7 years. Reports said that the pressure of installments is going to be lightened with the repayment period getting extended. The extension… Read More »
A recent press report said that dual rate home loans are once again capturing a space in the loan portfolio of some of the big lenders in the country. Lenders like ICICI Bank and HDFC as well as LIC housing finance have already introduced these fixed cum floating rate schemes in the home loan segment… Read More »
A recent press report said that State Bank of India has set higher deposit targets for its business branches in urban centres and is likely to tap high net worth individuals (HNIs). Reports said that the bank has asked its managers in Tier III towns to insistently sell its mortgage-backed products like car loan and… Read More »
A recent press report said that the largest lender of the country, State Bank of India has entered the team of members for credit information agency, Experian. Reports said that major lenders in India have so far been subscribing to CIBIL for getting their required credit details including SBI. But with opening up of new… Read More »
A recent press report said that the largest lender of the country, State Bank of India has planned to enter into the mortgage market of the United Kingdom. Reports said that the bank has planned to take this step in order to expand its retail business even further. The lender would begin with the category… Read More »
According to a recent press report, industry chamber Ficci has said that SBI’s credit rating downgrade by Moody’s is likely to have far reaching implications on the Indian banking system as bad debts are expected to rise on account of high interest rates. Ficci has said that the slowing growth, high inflation and interest rates,… Read More »
According to a recent press report, public sector lender, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur has planned to increase the size of its business. It has aimed at doubling the size of its business in the upcoming three years tenor. The total business of the bank currently is Rs. 1 lakh crore and plans to… Read More »
A recent press report said that Excise Minister K. Babu, during the inauguration of inaugurating the Canara Mega Outreach Utsav, said that the initiatives of Canara Bank in the uplift of the rural population were commendable. He also declared open 15 new branches of Canara Bank in the state. Reports said that planning Board Vice-Chairman… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India has hiked repo rate by 25 basis points, taking it to 8.25% and adjusted the reverse repo rate to 7.25%. According to reports, Mr. Keki M Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive officer, HDFC said that the markets were expecting a 0.25% increase in… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday relaxed norms by doubling the transaction cap on small money transfers in order to facilitate fund transfers to people, particularly migrants, who do not have bank accounts. According to the new norms, the cash payout arrangements for amounts being transferred out of… Read More »