Planning to carve your way out of your Student loan?

With the rising credit crunch, and inflation looming in the air, most students are unable to find their way through the placements that colleges’ offer. Even in the great B-Schools of the country, the placement structure seems to be very gloomy. Most Graduates when they finally, get through admissions in their sought after postgraduate universities,… Read More »

Do you really need a loan?

Many times we always get lured by the lucrative discounts and schemes that banks have to offer for opting for a personal or credit card. But very little do we want to analyze whether we actually need such debt traps or not. Sathish walked into a credit counselling Centre with a huge burden of credit… Read More »

It is a good time to opt for a loan!

Borrowing is not a savings devil unless, you know how to utilize this debt and increase your asset base. It should factor in two main reasons: It should either fund an appreciating asset. Be repaid from a steady future stream of income, preferably both. A loan helps the borrower and the larger economy as well… Read More »

Your credit score should be above 800!

The launch of India’s first credit score for individuals, the Cibil TransUnion Score, is one of the land mark achievements made in our country till date. This report will ensure transparency among borrowers and lending institution. Most lending institutions prefer to lend to only those borrowers whose credit standing is more than 800 on a… Read More »

Think twice before being a loan guarantor!

When you agree to become a loan guarantor, you will shoulder the liability of the loan.  To simplify, if the borrower has to repay to the bank and has defaulted, the bank will in turn hold you liable to repay the loan. You will be entitled for: Repaying the loan if the borrower chooses not… Read More »

A good credit score guarantees you access to loans!

Most banks and financial institutions approach the CIBIL for getting credit information of the prospective borrower. They use the Cibil TransUnion Score while deciding on the loan application of a consumer. This pursuit has been adopted due to the increase in the number of defaulters in the past. The report produced by CIBIL has dual… Read More »

Reduction in car loan rates!

Subvention – a common trend in the Indian financial sector in order to boost the overall business. The concept of providing financial incentives is quite common especially in the car loan segment, although it has been introduced recently in the housing sector. However the extent of providing these incentives is not standardized. The process is… Read More »