5 critical mistakes to avoid when taking a loan from fintech companies | Mint

5 critical mistakes to avoid when taking a loan from fintech companies | Mint

Source: Live Mint Fintech firms have in recent years transformed lending in India with fast, convenient, and largely unsecured loans to crores of borrowers. Leading fintech companies such as Paytm, Cred, MoneyTap among others charge different interest rates depending on the profile, credit score, history of repayment etc., of borrowers.  The below table gives a…

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Personal loans: Borrowers must know THESE RBI’s guidelines to get a fair deal from the bank | Mint

Personal loans: Borrowers must know THESE RBI’s guidelines to get a fair deal from the bank | Mint

Source: Live Mint If you are a personal loan applicant, you are supposed to be aware of the latest guidelines which are in force. Early this year, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a circular with regards to equated periodic instalment based personal loans.  RBI’s guidelines on ‘reset of floating interest rate on EMI based personal…

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What is a prepayment penalty on a personal loan and how does it affect you? | Mint

What is a prepayment penalty on a personal loan and how does it affect you? | Mint

Source: Live Mint Personal loans are becoming increasingly popular in India as they are easily available and convenient. Prominent lending institutions such as: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, CreditAccess Grameen among others are rapidly scaling up loan distribution services. Also Read | 10-minute personal loans: Fast money or a fast track to…

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Personal loan hacks: How to slash your interest rate after you’ve borrowed—Key ways explained | Mint

Personal loan hacks: How to slash your interest rate after you’ve borrowed—Key ways explained | Mint

Source: Live Mint Personal loans are generally taken in India for satisfying one’s current financial needs, but do remember a higher rate of interest can increase repayment difficulties. Now, it is interesting to note that, even when you’ve taken a loan, there are certain methods which you can adopt so as to lower your personal…

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Should you borrow to invest? The truth about taking a personal loan for stocks | Mint

Should you borrow to invest? The truth about taking a personal loan for stocks | Mint

Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market continues to remain volatile due to the ongoing geo-political issues such as: Trump’s tariff threat, Russia-Ukraine war, global inflation, high interest rates etc. All these issues have cumulatively resulted in India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index suffering a swift correction of more than 10% over the last six months….

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