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Harsh Roongta
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Harsh is CEO, Apnapaisa Private Limited. He is counted among India's foremost personal finance experts. After a successful entrepreneurial stint and an equally impressive career at ICICI, Harsh co-founded Apnaloan.com in 2000, in partnership with other accomplished industry professionals.
Apnaloan.com has since become part of the larger Apnapaisa Private Limited. His knowledge of the minutiae of personal finance products be it loans or insurance, has successfully driven the Apnapaisa ethos - that of a comparison site bar none.
His ability to perceive the less-than-obvious angle on a story stands him in good stead while answering queries - on the Apnapaisa portals, online chats, or on his regular appearances on the major TV channels.
When it comes to personal finance, Harsh has been the go-to guy for quotes and opinion for all major newspapers for quite some time now. While dispensing eminently practical wisdom, he has succeeded in taking time out to co-author The Complete Home Loan Guide, a popular guide to home loans.

 

 

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Date : 6 Oct, 2007

Question

I have taken a loan of 30 lakh from Birla Home finance for a period of 20 years. Currently bank is charging us the interest rate @12% where as some of the banks have already reduced the rate by 0.50% . Please advise as what is current rate of interest as of today . should i continue paying @12% or contact the bank to revise the rate.

Answer

To know the latest home loan rates, click on the link below: http://www.apnaloan.com/home-loan-india/rates.html You should explore the option of changing your home loan lender as you should be able to get an interest rate of around 10% to 10.50% if you have maintained a good track record of repayment on the loan. If you have surplus funds and you cal also pre-pay a part of the home loan as it will reduce the monthly EMI burden. Quite a few banks do not charge pre-payment penalty if the loan is prepaid partially. The definition of what constitutes partial pre-payment varies from bank to bank. This will ensure savings in pre-payment penalty and at the same time help you to save on high interest costs on a substantial portion of the loan. However, before you decide to pre-pay a home loan, it is in your interest to first clear off all unsecured dues like credit card dues and personal loans. Also, make sure that you have some money set aside to meet emergency expenses.

 

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