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Source: Live Mint Before you get a credit card, it is important to know its key features. So, if you are planning to apply for HDFC Bank Freedom Card, it is incumbent upon you to know its key features. Here we list out the key features of HDFC Bank Freedom Credit Card. Key features of…
Source: Live Mint If you have taken a personal loan and realise that the funds are inadequate to meet your requirements, then a top-up personal loan is an option worth exploring. For instance, assume that you took a ₹10 lakh personal loan for a wedding at home. That time, you did a back-of-the-envelope calculation, which,…
Source: Live Mint At a recent event in Mumbai, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged mis-selling of financial products, particularly related to insurance. Often, consumers buy an insurance product after being prodded by an agent, who could be a friend or a relative. After numerous calls, which culminate in a face-to-face meeting, you decide to…
Source: Live Mint A number of investors raised personal loans against their shares and mutual funds partly because of the bull run (that has apparently ended with 10 percent correction having taken place). The latest RBI data shows that outstanding loans against shares and bonds as of August 2024 stood at ₹9,722 crore, growing around…
Source: Live Mint Have you been planning to raise a personal loan lately? It is recommended to first compare the interest rates charged by different banks and non banking financial corporation (NBFC). Typically, personal loan interest rates are relatively higher because they are unsecured and banks, therefore, make up for the risk of loss of…
Source: Live Mint If you want to apply for a credit card, you might want to know which are the credit cards worth applying for. The worth of a credit card is determined on the basis of various factors, which essentially should align with your requirements and preferences. For instance, the cards with reward points…
Source: Live Mint If you are falling short of money and currently exploring different means of raising funds then you can, among a slew of options, consider raising a personal loan. However, one of the key disadvantages of raising a personal loan is that it carries a high rate of interest. The other alternative, meanwhile,…
Source: Live Mint Planning for higher education for children forms a major aspect of financial planning for most households, especially if you plan to send your children overseas for higher education due to the sheer costs involved when looking at a degree from top global institutes. The fourth episode of Let’s Mint Money, presented in…
Source: Live Mint If you are planning to raise a floating rate loan such as home loan, it is vital to know the MCLR rates which the banks are currently charging. Banks typically link their rates to marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (or MCLR) which plays a key factor in determining interest rates for…
Source: Live Mint The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had extended the transaction limit from ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 for UPI 123Pay on October 9. As a follow up, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has issued a circular telling the members (including banks and service providers) to ensure that the new limits are adhered to….
