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Get ready to pay higher EMIs from today
BS Reporter in Mumbai
 
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July 01, 2008 09:28 IST
Last Updated: July 01, 2008 10:48 IST

There is no getting away from higher equated monthly installments. The country's second largest commercial bank ICICI Bank [Get Quote] and the largest mortgage player HDFC [Get Quote] have decided to increase the lending rates.

HDFC said that new borrowers will have to pay at least 11 per cent a year under the adjustible or floating rate schemes, while those opting for fixed rate loans will have to borrow at 14 per cent. It also raised deposit rates by 50 basis points across most maturities. The new rates are applicable from July 1. 

RISING BURDEN

Bank

 30-Jun-08

HDFC

11% floating rate

14% in fixed rate

ICICI Bank

Floating rate
consumer loans13.50%

Benchmark advance rate
  16.50%

Dena Bank [Get Quote]

13.50%

Vijaya Bank [Get Quote]

13.25%

Last week

SBI [Get Quote]

12.75%

Canara Bank [Get Quote]

13.25%

PNB

13.00%

Union Bank

13.25%

Axis Bank

15.25%

Note: New lending rates

ICICI Bank said that effective today, it has decided to increase the floating rate for consumer loans � including home loans � by 75 basis points to 13.50 per cent. The increase for the existing floating rate borrowers will be effective from July 1, a statement from the bank said. "The existing fixed rate customers whose loans are fully disbursed will, however, not be impacted by the increase and their contracted rates will remain unchanged," it added.

Last week, following an increase in repo rate, or the rate at which banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, by 50 basis points to 8.50 per cent and an increase in the cash reserve ratio, or the proportion of deposits kept with the central bank, by another 50 basis points to 8.75 per cent, a host of banks including State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank [Get Quote], Union Bank of India [Get Quote] and Axis Bank have raised their lending rates by 25 to 50 basis points.
 
Today, Bank of India said it has revised its PLR by 50 basis points to 13.25 per cent. Another private player Axis Bank said it raised its PLR last week by 50 basis points to 15.25 per cent.
 
Dena Bank increased its PLR by 50 basis points to 13.50 per cent with effect from July 1. It also said that term deposits will rise by 25 to 75 basis points for various maturities of 180 days and above with effect from July 4. Deposits with maturity of two years and above will now earn an interest rate of 9 per cent.
 
Vijaya Bank too raised its PLR by 25 bps to 13.25 per cent with effect from July 1. The rate for term deposits of 180-364 days has been increased by 50 basis points to 8 per cent, while for deposits from 1 year to less than two years, the rate has been increased by 20 basis points to 9 per cent.
 
While most banks had absorbed the 25 basis point increase in repo rates earlier in the month, they have decided to pass on the latest round of hikes to protect their net interest margins. ICICI Bank's Vaidyanathan said the bank will watch the market conditions before deciding the future course of action.

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