"With this reduction, now the interest rate on housing loans up to Rs 75 lakh will be 8.60 per cent per annum and the interest rate on housing loans above Rs 75 lakh and up to Rs 5 crore will be 8.90 per cent per annum," the bank said in a regulatory filing.
The rate cut along with the expected reduction in prices of houses upon implementation of GST will benefit customers and will boost the demand for housing sector, said Mahabaleshwara M S, Managing Director & CEO, Karnataka Bank.
The bank aims to generate a business turnover of Rs 1.1 lakh crore for the current fiscal.
Stock of the bank traded 1.40 per cent down at Rs 176.45 on BSE.
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