P V Subramanyam takes a hard look at the pros and cons of both options.
Arsenal's title hopes hit with 2-0 loss to Villa as Man City get boost
Home loan expert Harsh Roongta tells you how you can use your home loan to pay off your personal loan.
SBI Cards & Payment Services reported mixed results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24. While it managed to deliver strong earnings growth, it saw a perceptible decline in net interest margin (NIM) and suffered deteriorating asset quality. Taken together, the market was disappointed with the share dropping 3.5 per cent.
Nominations and addresses are of paramount importance in bank accounts, insurance policies, mutual funds, etc.
While financial planning is good for you, the process which a planner can put you through is not so great, observes financial planner P V Subramanyam.
EMI sharing is arrangement whereby the home loan taker does not have to pay the EMI for the home loan as soon as the home loan is sanctioned. The developer building the property will pay EMIs on behalf of the home loan taker up to a predefined period, which is typically the period up to the possession of the property.
Are you worried about your home loan EMIs? Get Ahead reader Anil Mishra suggests three ways that may help you overcome your EMI blues.
'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.'
Home loan expert Harsh Roongta discusses how to cope with rising EMIs as floating rates move up.
The interest charged on an inter-state loan given to a credit card holder without the use of a plastic card would not be subject to the integrated goods and services tax (IGST), a two-judge bench of the Calcutta high court has ruled. In this connection, it recently set aside a ruling by a single judge of the high court. The issue was a loan of Rs 650,000 granted by Citi Bank with an EMI of Rs 58,056 for 12 months and inclusive of integrated GST (IGST) on each installment of interest.
The zero per cent EMI option helps the bank and the manufacturer more than the consumer. This is what the catch is!
First-time director Saurabh Kadra talks about his film EMI, starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar.
The fourth consecutive rate cut is expected to lower equated monthly instalments (EMIs) for home and auto buyers, and borrowing cost for corporate.
The facility will be available at four of Future Group's Big Bazaar outlets in Mumbai. Cleartrip will soon extend this tie-up to other Big Bazaar outlets in the city as well as other metros.
Here are some golden nuggets when it comes to creating wealth. Read them and if you find yourself saying, 'This everybody knows', cross your heart and ask yourself how many times you have forgotten these simple rules, says P V Subramanyam.
The answer needs to be answered after taking into account several factors and drawing a robust financial plan. Here are some starting points.
With home loan rates headed north, experts advise how borrowers should cope with their rising liabilities.
Home loan expert Harsh Roongta suggests ways to cope with rising home loan EMIs.
Pune-based Dreamers Media and Advertising, an out-of-home (OOH) advertising company, is offering to share EMIs of car owners in return for using their vehicles as moving billboards.
'Try to obtain a secured personal loan or credit card by offering some collateral, such as a fixed deposit or gold.' 'Not only will this improve your eligibility, but the lender may even offer a lower interest rate.'
The home loan top-up, a kind of secured multipurpose personal loan, is on the regulator's radar, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Personal loans and credit card loans provide quick access to money when it is urgently needed, but they also carry risks for borrowers.
'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.'
For women, it is important to build an emergency fund and a financial independence fund independent of the couple's joint goals and plans.
rediffGURU Ramalingam Kalirajan answers your personal finance queries.
Top four consequences for you to keep in mind before you miss a mortgage payment
RBI rate cut is a welcome step for all citizens of India as everyone is looking for near-term boost in economy.
SKODA introduced a 'Holiday Offer' whereby a customer can buy the car and pay EMI a year after the purchase.
Vodafone, which is offering the iconic Apple iPhone in India along with Airtel, has tied up with Axis Bank and Barclays to offer the phone on six or 12 equated monthly installments (EMIs) for customers who may find the Rs 31,000 to Rs 36,000 price tag too steep.
The One97 Communications stock saw a surge in interest as the company's operating performance update for August was considered positive by the Street. In addition, there was a news buzz as the company released a new hitech soundbox, which has longer battery life and processes all major cards. The performance indicates that the company, which is better known by its Paytm brandname, is still on course to achieve its guidance of going cashflow positive by the end of the 2023-24 financial year (FY24).
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday again surprised the markets and raised the key policy rate by 0.25 per cent to 8 per cent in a bid to curb inflation, a move that may translate into higher EMIs and push up the cost of borrowing for corporates.
Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank? Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that can threaten financial sector stability, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Byju's is set to go the way of Housing.com and Zilingo. It is only a matter of time. Indeed, the coup attempted by investors will ensure that, says Debashis Basu.
Enhancing your credit score is the key to improving loan eligibility and securing a favourable interest rate.
Gaurav Mohta, chief marketing officer, Home First Finance Company, answers home loan queries.
A lowdown on the strings attached to such credit card schemes and when you should and should not opt for them.
Due to unseasonal rains, the second quarter of financial year 2023-24 (Q2FY24) was disappointing for the room-air conditioner (RAC) segment and Q3FY23 was also slow. While general consumption demand was low in Q3FY24, the low base and the pent-up demand from the first half of financial year 2023-24 (H1FY24) seem to have driven an off-season demand for RACs.
ICICI Bank, India's second biggest bank, has offered to lower the equated monthly installments for a large number of its borrowers by enhancing the tenure of their home loans.
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