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Loan borrowers have been witnessing a lot of offers pouring in from all sides. The credit crunch and its aftermath have led to a situation where several banks are reducing their interest rates for the customers. At the same time, many banks are also trying to attract more customers by making some special offers. These [...]

Home loan space has become increasingly competitive lately. What with SBI and ICICI Bank decreasing their home loan rates; and HDFC and ICICI Bank increasing the prepayment penalty from 2 to 3 per cent and 2.25 per cent respectively. What does this mean to you? Let’s understand the impact of prepayment penalty through an illustration. [...]

There is increasing competition being witnessed in the home loan space, which has led to a lot of choice as well as offers for borrowers. The impact is also witnessed in terms of an interest rate war from several players with two of India’s biggest lenders SBI and ICICI Bank cutting their home loan rates [...]

Continuous changes are taking place in the financial world. But in several of the situations there is not adequate understanding about the manner in which the changes will actually affect an individual’s finances. This is why it becomes important for an individual to read the fine print to understand the exact implications of the changes. [...]

We all know that tax breaks are available for home loan borrowers, but how many of us are aware that there is a proper procedure to be followed to claim these benefits. To be precise, it requires the necessary documents to be in place before one seeks the tax benefits.
Keshav, 28, is a first-time loan [...]