Imapct of Rising Ruppe-Dollar Value On Home Loans 2013

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As rupee pierces 65/$, ICICI Bank and HDFC raise home loan rates

TNN | Aug 23, 2013, 03.37AM IST

As rupee pierces 65/$, ICICI Bank and HDFC raise home loan rates Both HDFC and ICICI Bank announced that they have increased their benchmark rates, which are used for pricing floating rate home loans, by 25 basis points. MUMBAI: The rupee crossed the 65 mark against the US dollar on Wednesday with its impact being felt across the board. For the common man the immediate pain is on account of an increase in home loan rates by ICICI Bank and HDFC, which will increase the burden of equated monthly instalments.

Both HDFC and ICICI Bank announced that they have increased their benchmark rates, which are used for pricing floating rate home loans, by 25 basis points. A quarter percentage point increase in rates pushes up EMIs on a Rs 10 lakh home loan by Rs 170 a month.

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