HDFC BANK HIKES INTEREST RATES. HERE’S HOW IT COULD IMPACT LOAN AND EMI
New Delhi: Mortage lender Housing Development and Finance
Corporation (HDFC) has increased its retail prime lending rate (RPLR) by 5
basis points (bps), resulting in an identical hike in home loan rates for
existing customers. For customers with a credit score of above 750, HDFC's
adjustable-rate home loans will now be 6.75 per cent. The new rates will come
into effect from May 1, 2022.
Revised Retail Prime Lending Rate
Loan
Slab |
Home Loan
Interest Rates (% p.a.) |
For
loans up to 30 Lakhs |
6.85% |
For
loans up to 30.01 Lakhs to 75 Lakhs |
7.10% |
For
loans up to 75.01 lakhs & above |
7.20% |
This comes after
many banks including SBI, Kotak Mahindra and Bank of Baroda (BOB) increased the
marginal cost of lending rate (MCLR). Earlier last month, the SBI had hiked the
marginal cost of lending rate (MCLR) on loans across all tenors by 10 basis
points. One basis point is equivalent to one-hundredth part of a percentage
point.
How do Lending Rates Impact Loan Customers?
The banks will have
to fix interest rates for different types of customers on the basis of the
MCLR. Taking into consideration the repo rate and other lending rates, banks
revise the MCLR on a monthly basis. Five benchmark rates are required for
different tenures which range from 1 day to 1 year. The banks are free to set
rates for tenures exceeding 1 year. Banks cannot lend below the MCLR but there
are a few exceptions. For loans against deposits and loans to employees of the
respective bank, banks can lend below the MCLR.
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