Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd is likely to introduce a home loan without having to liquidate your lifetime savings for the down payment. According to reports, if a person wants to buy a property worth Rs one crore, then instead of liquidating your investments to make the down payment of Rs 20 lakh you can give… Read More »
A recent press report said that State Bank of India (SBI) has extended 25 basis point concessional home loan schemes till December this year. Reports said that as per the scheme, SBI offers 25 bps discounts on interest rates on its card rate across the tenor of a floating home loan. The scheme was open… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to a request proposal by the state government to instruct various banks working in the state to provide housing loan under the differential rate of interest scheme (DRI) to home loan applicants below the Below Poverty Line (BPL). Reports said that… Read More »
A recent press report said that Mr. D. Subbarao, governor, Reserve Bank of India has favored bifurcation of the posts of chairman and managing director in state-run banks. He said that the experience of such a split in the private sector has been satisfactory. He said that the central bank was in discussions with the… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India has allowed resident individuals to repay housing loans in rupee on behalf of their close relatives, who are non-resident Indians (NRIs) or People of Indian origin (PIO). Reports said that the Reserve Bank of India has announced that it has been decided that where… Read More »
A recent press report said that Federal Bank is looking at substantial expansion of its footprint in the next 12-24 months by adding another 245 branches to its present network of 755. Mr. Shyam Srinivasan, Chief Executive and Managing Director, of the bank said that the branch network of the bank would grow to 1,000… Read More »
A recent pres report said that Dena Bank has launched a loan mela of its own under which it offers a 25 basis points discount on new home and auto loans, besides halving the processing fee. Reports said that the benefits under festival offer will be effective from October 1 to December 31, 2011. The… Read More »
A recent press report said Public sector Corporation Bank and Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Association (APSSIA) have signed an MoU to support small and micro industries in the city and its surrounding areas. According to reports, Mr. B. Laxminarayna, Corporation Bank Deputy General Manager (Vijayawada region) and Mr. D. V. K. Rama Rao APSSIA… Read More »
A recent press reports said that banks are now under RBI scanner regarding any kind of criminal behavior showed by them in terms of customer service. The RBI has put forward measures on the basis of which banks would be held accountable. Banks will have to comply with BCSBI (Banking Codes and Standards Board of… Read More »
A recent press report said that customers looking for attractive financing options for home loan or car loans during the season might be in for a disappointment as banks are either delaying their decisions to announce special schemes for festive season due to uncertainty over interest rates or have decided against offering interest subsidy on… Read More »