Home loan in India: Is it justified to reduce interest rates for new borrowers alone?
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No, it is not at all justified for reducing home loan interest rates just for new borrowers as it is only meant for gaining up new clients and customers from the market by the banks. The banks and money lending services know that if we will not decrease the home loan rates for new buyers, there will be no one to take our home loan product which is a major source of income for around every bank or financial institution in the world.
I can give my own example, I purchased a flat around 3 years back in September 2005 in New Delhi and got my loan santioned from a leading banking institution at a rate of 7.25% reducing balance (floating rate). I tried to take a fixed rate of interest but was not able to take a fixed one because my total income was not matching the equated monthly installment ratio that means my monthly installment was going above 60% to 70% of my monthly income which was not agreeable with the banking authorities and they were unable to provide me with a fixed rate of interest which was 9% at that time.
It is interesting to know that after around 1 year of buying my flat, my monthly installment increased and the interest rate increased up to 9.50%. Then, after 6 or 7 months, it again increased to around 10.75%, then again 11.25%, and now today it is 13%. It is all over the news that banks are going to reduce their interest rates but where??? I have not seen a single reduce in my interest rate for the last three years and right now also it is up.
Believe me dear, I have not recieved a single notification or mail at my house about a decreased rate of interest. In three years, it is almost double.
So now what do you think that it is justified to decrease interest rates for only new buyers????? What about their old loyal customers who are paying their EMIs every month.
Banks need to decrease their interest rates for everyone. I have read in the news that some banking institutions in India are providing interest rate of 11.25% to their new buyers.
I am totally not agreeable with this step taken by the bank or RBI or govenment.
Their should be equality for all, new and old buyers, both of them. After all trusted ones should also get the benefit.
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Yes Premsingh you have raised a very good point that when the new borrowers will become old customers after a few months, they will also be on the same boat as me, an old customer, right now. This is surely a great concern for all the people who are applying for loans or have borrowed loans in India. Thanks for the appreciation.
Yes, I also agree with the need of reducing interest rates for all borrowers, new or old, fonly reducing them for new customers is not justified by the banks.
Wow this is really wonderful that there are a lot of people who think just like me, I think if interest rates are same for all, this would be the most wonderful thing. There should bbe equality. Thanks Jitender for your opinion.
Home loan interest rates have gone high so far in the last 3 to 4 years. The interest rate on my home loan was around 7 to 8% 4 years back but now it has bounced to around 12.5 to 13.5% and when it is all over the news that the rates are increased, the real news are the rates only decreased for new customers. I agree with this article which I found while googling today and this is really not at all justified. Banks should rethink on this idea before moving ahead. Very nice article on the latest matter of concern nowadays.
Thanks for visiting this hub and such a nice comment. I am glad that you visited my hub through google.
I think it's time to refinance and get a fixed rate. Most people consider refinancing after 3 years.
Thanks for expressing your expert view on refinancing Scheng1.
premsingh says:
12 months ago
Reduced interest rates for new borrowers. This shows how smart is our finance minister our own economist PM. One thing these smarty are forgeting that this step will create doubts in the mind of new borrowers. They will become existing borrowersa after few months and when interest rates are further decreased they will not get any benefit. Anyways, you have highlighted an issue that is of great concern to common people. welcome effort.