RBI Increases Repo and Reverse-Repo rates
Introduction In this article I will be writing about the RBI’s actions on few key interest rates changes and the impact on the rate hikes. Last month RBI has increased the CRR rates by 75 points. After that within a month, last friday RBI has announced the immediate rate hikes on the key rates repo [...]
Submit PAN to avoid the higher TDS deduction
In my earlier article I have posted about the compulsory submission of the PAN details to avoid the higher deduction of TDS for your fixed deposit.This new rule is with effect from the 1st April, 2010. Banks started informing about the new rules to the customers. Today I got the mail from HDFC bank about [...]
Fixed Deposit Rates are up again
Introduction In this article I will be writing about the interest rates for fixed deposits in the coming months. As we have noted earlier that RBI had increased the CRR ratio by 0.75 points. This reduce the about Rs.35000 crore money from the liquidity. It is expected to be increase in the banks fixed deposit [...]
Home Loans Interest Rates will be increased
It is time for the home loans interest rates hike. Already leading home loans provider HDFC and ICICI has rolled back the two year fixed rates scheme. Few weeks back RBI had hiked the CRR rates by 0.75%. It reduces the liquidity in the system and tightens the monetary policy. It leads to banks revise [...]
Implementation of base rates from July 1,2010
RBI had announced the base rate system which will set the interest rates for the bankers to lend their borrowers. Earlier the rate is known as the Prime Lending Rate(PLR) for the banks. Normally the banks can not lend the money below the PLR to avoid any loss or risk. But, banks started offering the [...]
HDFC Bank Increases Fixed Deposit Rates
India’s second largest private sector bank HDFC Bank has increased the fixed deposit rates by 150 points. Earlier I have posted about the CRR Ratio hike by the Reserver Bank of India(RBI). As I have explained in the post. CRR hike will reduce the liquidity of the banks and will tighten the money lending to [...]
Tax Saving Fixed Deposit u/s 80C
Introduction In this article I will be writing about the tax savings fixed deposit. It is one of the popular component for the investors because of the guaranteed return amount. As of now the interest rates are not much attractive hence it losses the shine. This article presents the important facts about the tax savings [...]
PNB Tax Saver Fixed Deposit Scheme
Tax Savings Fixed Deposit I have written posts about the tax savings fixed deposit and why the fixed deposit is good for the monthly income. This will be suitable when the interest rates of the fixed deposit is high. In the recent times, all the banks have reduced the fixed deposit interest rates very low [...]
Kotak Mahindra Bank offers new home loans interest rates
Kotak Manhindra Bank announced a new home loans offer including a loan product at a fixed rate of 8.49% p.a. for 30 months (from the date of disbursement of the loan), and subsequently, the applicable floating rate for the balance term. The applicable rate after 30 months will be the retail prime lending rate (RPLR) [...]
ICICI Banks Cuts home loans interest rates
India’s major private bank ICICI Bank have entered the interest rate war in the home-loan market with their fixed-cum-floating rate schemes. ICICI Bank has launched a home-loan scheme under which 8.25% interest rate will be fixed for the first two years. The floating rates will apply after 2 years. These rates will be applicable to [...]
