India and the United States are working together to solve local and global problems, a senior American official said during her just-concluded trip to the South Asian country, according to a media release on Monday. Nisha Biswal, the US International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, during her travel to Mumbai and New Delhi from September 10-14, highlighted the DFC's partnership with India to advance key growth and development priorities and work with the nation to solve the world's most critical challenges, the release said. While in India, Biswal announced USD 70 million in new DFC investments to support affordable home loans in India and vaccine manufacturing, it added. She spoke at the US-India Business Council's (USIBC) India Ideas Summit about the DFC's strategic vision for driving long-term growth between both countries and the broader Indo-Pacific region. She also spoke at a Milken Institute-hosted event that brought together US public
Home loan sanction process can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks
Around 30% of Indians are unable to afford home loan EMIs at current rates, says G Hari Babu
The choice between fixed and floating rates should align with individual financial situations, risk tolerance, and long-term goals
Home loan borrowers should be aware of all the income tax breaks available on home loans, as this can substantially reduce their tax liabilities
Banks are unlikely to adjust their lending rates soon, meaning your EMI will stay the same for now
The real estate boom is expected to continue, although the growth rate might slow down slightly due to the high loan amounts already issued.
The net fees and other income increased to Rs 110 crore in Q4 FY24 from Rs 33 crore in the corresponding quarter of the year-ago period
The SC said that Monga could not be allowed to question the interest rate after having acquiesced by signing the loan agreement
Home loans sanctions contract 2 per cent; consumer loans grow 30%
The CASA deposits of the bank grew by 2.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter(QoQ) to Rs 8.35 trillion in Q3 FY24 with CASA ratio inching up to 37.7 per cent from 37.6 per cent in Q2 FY24
Dinesh Khara also said that SBI has started leveraging technology and aims to make YONO 'a digital bank within the bank'
Engage a property lawyer to carry out title and other checks for smooth approval
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Wednesday trimmed its home loan rate by 15 basis points to 8.35 per cent as part of its new year offer to customers. The processing fees are also waived on home loans, BoM said in a statement. This dual benefit of reduced interest rates and waiver of processing fees in home loans is a testament of bank's commitment to offer best financing solutions to all its valued customers and help them fulfil their needs, it said. In the current high-interest rate landscape, bank is making retail loans cheaper to bring in cheer among customers, it said. By introducing this offer, bank is offering one of the lowest interest rates in the banking industry for home loans, it said, adding, the bank has already waived processing fees for home, car and retail gold loans under its 'New Year Dhamaka offer'.
In 2024, experts suggest that home affordability, as well as sales, are expected to improve further on the back of cooling inflation and the likelihood of lower interest rates
Bandhan decided to sell housing loan NPAs, where repayment was due for over 180 days, worth Rs 776.62 crore as on September 30.
Girish Kousgi, MD and CEO at PNB Housing Finance said that at the current pace, the company may add another Rs 1,000 crore to its loan book in the next six months
Repo rate pause coupled with new RBI guidelines giving borrowers the ability to switch to fixed-rate home loans at their discretion makes it favorable for buyers consider taking out a loan
Credit score determines the customer character and capacity which helps customer to negotiate the commercials with the developer as well as financial institution