The Reserve Bank of India, on August 2, 2017, slashed its benchmark lending rate by 0.25 per cent to six per cent, citing a reduction in the upside risk to inflation. This reduction in … READ FULL STORY
Interest rates play a key role in the home buying decision, when one opts for a home loan. Presently, the interest rate on home loans, is around the 8% mark, which looks very attractive, … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) move, to reduce risk weights and standard asset provisioning on individual housing loans, are credit negative for banks, because lower capital requirements will weaken banks’ protection from the … READ FULL STORY
Reduction in loan-to-value ratio While lending money against any tangible security, the lender can advance a loan up to a certain percentage of the asset’s value. This is called the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. This … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on June 7, 2017, reduced the risk weight for individual housing loans above Rs 75 lakhs, to 50 per cent from the earlier 75 per cent, while for … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on June 7, 2017, kept interest rates unchanged, as widely expected but raised concerns over fiscal slippages in view of a rush for farm loan waivers. The fifth … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.25%, on April 6, 2017, for the third policy review in a row, citing upside risk to inflation. It however increased the reverse repo … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, surprised the market by keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in its monetary policy review. This has disappointed the market in general … READ FULL STORY
