Home, car loan rates set to fall
Happy days are here again for high-spending consumers who have taken, or are intending to take, home, car and other personal loans.
Shortly after their meeting with finance minister Mr P Chidambaram, public sector banks led by State Bank of India today gave strong indications that they would cut interest rates for home and car loans by at least 50 basis points. The country’s largest lender, SBI, has promised to review its lending rates later this week.
During the meeting with Mr Chidambaram, the heads of public sector banks discussed ways and means to protect the growth momentum from possible adverse effects of the current global financial meltdown.