Nearly three months after his company received an approval by the insolvency tribunal to complete the takeover, billionaire Ajay Piramal has completed the takeover process of embattled Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL), Piramal Group … READ FULL STORY
With an aim to offer borrowers with a higher level of transparency and cost effectiveness, the banking system has from time to time introduced various rate-setting methodologies, based on which loan interest rates are … READ FULL STORY
New home buyers are often in a dilemma, over whether they should apply for a loan from a housing finance company (HFC) or a bank. The recent liquidity crisis being faced by non-banking finance … READ FULL STORY
The real estate sector is one of the crucial pillars of India’s economy and the government has recognised this, by offering various schemes, including a bailout package, to get the segment out of a … READ FULL STORY
The largest bank of the country, State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a scheme to provide relief to its customers, in the form of a guarantee for the timely completion of the project … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on October 4, 2019, refused to quash a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), against real estate firm VGN Developers Private Limited, related to the purchase of … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on September 12, 2019 announced that MSRDC has achieved a financial closure of Rs 28,000 crore for the 701 km Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Corridor. For the Rs 55,447 crore project, … READ FULL STORY
In order to tide over temporary liquidity crunch, banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), against government securities. The rate at which the RBI lends money to banks, is known as the … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das, on February 18, 2019, reiterated the need for banks to cut interest rates, saying that ‘transmission of monetary policy decisions is important’. “Transmission of rates … READ FULL STORY
On February 7, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a cut in the repo rate by 25 basis points, during its bi-monthly monetary policy meet. With this, the repo rate now stands … READ FULL STORY
While economic indicators were signalling an upward trend in the interest rates up to a few weeks ago, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chose to maintain a status quo on key policy rates, … READ FULL STORY
The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), is in the international bond market to raise nearly USD 500 million in green bonds, making it the maiden issuance for the lender. The tenor … READ FULL STORY
SBI, LIC Housing Finance and Muthoot HomeFin, on September 3, 2018, offered loans at concessional rates, for repairing and renovation of homes, to help people in flood-affected Kerala. State Bank of India (SBI) said … READ FULL STORY
