Benefits of Applying Online
When Banks Compete, you win.
Apply for a Home Loan at ApnaPaisa and we will match your requirements with the best offers from our network of over 400 service providers. We will get a maximum of five providers to compete for your business. WHEN BANKS COMPETE YOU WIN. You can then decide which home loan is best for you based on:
- Lowest Interest Rate
- Lowest EMI
- No Pre-payment charges
- Lowest Processing Fees
- Maximum Eligible Loan Amount
- Mandatory Documents Required
- Lowest Processing Fees
Or any other factor that is important to you.
Negotiating Tips
1) If you have a good credit record and your income is sufficient to justify the loan you can negotiate on interest rates. You can also try and get Processing fees or legal or valuation fees reduced or completely waived.
2) If you go for a floating rate loan then pre-payment charges are not payable.
3) When interest rates are high and are expected to go down you should go in for a floating rate loan as it makes no sense to lock into high fixed rates or the so called Dual rate loans where rates remain fixed for a couple of years before shifting to regular floating rate loans. Please review this decision at least once every 6 months
4) Take term insurance and critical illness and accidental disability policy for the full loan amount to make sure you or your loved ones don't have to worry about loan repayment should you die or are disabled due to a critical illness or accident. You cannot be forced to buy this policy from the insurance company chosen by the lender - you should choose your own insurer.
Blank signed post dated cheques for home loan security is an outdated practice
Blank signed post dated cheques for home loan security is an outdated practiceApnaloan.com Research Bureau
10 Aug 2007
I have recently taken a home loan for Rs 18 lacs from a private sector bank. The loan repayment is through Auto-debit to my salary account with the same bank. Yet the bank is insisting on getting 3 undated cheques for Rs. 6,00,000 as Security PDCs for use if I default on the loan. Why is the bank insisting on these PDCs?
It is a standard banking practise in India to ask for post-dated cheques for the retail loan repayments in India. In this case since your repayment is by way of auto debit to the account the bank has taken post dated cheques for the full loan amount. The main reason for the practise of seeking post dated cheques by banks is that it is far quicker for the banks to recover moneys due in a cheque dishonour case than in a regular civil case for recovery of loan dues. Hence the practise has persisted over the years.
Things to watch out for...
Once you have soiled the sleeve with all the groundwork, you'd want to know non-financial parameters you need to watch out for.
The lender should give you an official receipt of the list of property documents lodged with them as security. This receipt is important if you want to switch your loan to another Bank as the new Bank will require to know what documents your existing lender is holding as security for the home loan. Additionally original property documents in India are valuable and though it is rare, the lender may misplace your documents, and if this happens, it would be difficult for you to prove that the said documents had indeed been handed over to the Bank.
Borrow from a Bank that gives a detailed statement of account. Although most Banks give a tax certificate by March 31, not all Banks give a detailed statement of account. This statement helps in demonstrating your repayment track record, should you wish to take any other loan in future or in the event you wish to switch your lender.
Taxation Certificate: All Banks send a certificate to its customers specifying the interest and the capital paid/payable during the previous financial year to enable you to get the relevant tax benefits. Banks provide this certificate as a matter of course. However in the case of co-borrowers, where both need to claim tax benefits, you will need two separate original copies of the certificate. Find out if your Bank is willing to issue 2 separate taxation certificates.
Electronic Clearing System (ECS): Does your Bank allow an ECS? Some Banks accept an authority letter to debit your Bank account for a fixed sum, in lieu of taking post-dated cheques. An ECS allows the Bank to send debit instructions to your existing Bank account, making it a convenient system of payment.
Banks insist on payment of a fee along with the application form. This fee is normally non-refundable if you choose not to avail the sanction even though the terms may not be in line with your requirements. It is always advisable to agree with the Bank upfront about your requirements and take a letter from the Bank/its agents that the entire fee will be refunded if the sanction is not in line with your requirements or if your case gets declined for any reason.
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