Abitha Deepak

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The Nano impact

The Nano impact

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2009

The Nano car loan is available for a maximum tenure of 7 years at an interest rate that ranges between 11.75 per cent and 12 per cent p.a.

Buying a home? Wait for mid-2009

Buying a home? Wait for mid-2009

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2009

Industry experts predict that the second quarter of 2009 could present opportunities for the prospective home buyer to land an excellent home deal.

Understanding your home loan offer

Understanding your home loan offer

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2009

The key to understanding your loan offers from multiple banks is to calculate the total amount of interest and fees you would pay for each offer and zero in on the offer that gives you the least total interest outflow.

The dream home bargain

The dream home bargain

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2009

Have you ever considered a home auction that is periodically conducted by several banks? You actually can get a house which is lesser by nearly 20 per cent of the current market value. Let us help you get started on some research for you to build the plan for your steal.

SBI's 8% home loan rate lure

SBI's 8% home loan rate lure

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2009

The interest rate scheme where 8 per cent is frozen for one year may not actually be as profitable as it appears upfront.

How to save for a rainy day

How to save for a rainy day

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2009

Let us put away that dreaded thought and focus instead on ways to have access to funds when we need them the most like, for instance, a job-loss or an emergency surgery for a loved one! Here budgeting comes into play.

Need more from your home loan? Here's help

Need more from your home loan? Here's help

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2009

To avail a top up loan, factors like your repayment capacity based on your income and commitment towards any other loans other than your home loan etc, will be factored in

Should you prepay your home loan

Should you prepay your home loan

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2009

If you can afford to make larger payments towards your home loan, perhaps because of a promotion or because of a bonus, then making prepayments towards your home loan is a very good idea as it will save you a lot of money over the term of the loan.

How the American housing dream went bust

How the American housing dream went bust

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2009

We also have strict regulatory bodies like the Reserve Bank of India, which ensures that loan products that could produce systemic risk never make it to the market.

The avalanche effect of compounding interest

The avalanche effect of compounding interest

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2009

The earlier you start saving for your rainy day (read retirement) the richer you will be when it finally arrives.

Factors that influence your loan rate

Factors that influence your loan rate

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2009

Let's take a quick look at what all these terms mean to see how they affect the loan interest rates.

What everyone must know about CIBIL

What everyone must know about CIBIL

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2008

As with all mass processing systems that are not dependent on a single source for information, there are quite a few things that could be incorrectly recorded in the credit information reports, which are stored with CIBIL. Here's what to do to have your report corrected...

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