Deadbeat corporate borrowers? Not in India
Lenders to Hotel Leela, a 5-star chain that is more than two months behind in payments on $700 million of debt, are likely to bite the bullet and amend the loan terms rather than declare it in default
Rs 308 crore crop loans disbursed
The state government has already disbursed about `308 crore as crop loans to farmers against a target of Rs 4,000 crores fixed for the 2012 — 13 fiscal year, state cooperative minister Sellur K. Raju
Taking loans, inability to afford healthcare reason for suicides: Union min
Taking loans from private moneylenders and inability to afford healthcare expenses are two major reasons behind suicides in rural areas of the country, Union Minister D. Purandeswari said on Saturday.
SBI waives service fee on SME loans
Country's largest lender State Bank of India has decided to waive guarantees and annual service fees on loans given to small and medium businesses, guaranteed under the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust sch
Govt considering Rs1000cr credit risk guarantee fund: Manmohan Singh
Government is mulling setting up a Rs1,000 crore Credit Risk Guarantee Fund to encourage banks to give loans to the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday even as he asserted that policie
State-run banks speed up recovery efforts as NPAs pile up
Following a steep rise in bad assets in the past two quarters, public sector banks are devising various ways to ramp up the recovery in the rest of the fiscal, such as setting up special recovery ce
Do not fall in trap of personal loans to finance festivities
It’s that magical time of the year when festivities abound, gifts are exchanged and one sets out to buy new things.
Some have planned it well and have savings set aside for their purchases; for othe
Are loans really teasing?
In a rising interest rate scenario, borrowers generally tend to hold back when it comes to procuring a loan.
To encourage them to take the plunge, banks often try to make the best of the situation
After petrol price hike, brace for higher interest on loans
After a steep hike in petrol prices, the stage appears set for interest to go up on automobile, housing and corporate loans with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) widely expected to hike key rates at no
Hybrid loans the best bet when rates are high
As interest rates for home loans are on the rise, banks are trying to make them more affordable.
One such measure is the introduction of hybrid home loans.
Though this was introduced in India in 2