RBI slashes Repo rate by 35 Basis points
RBI decided to cut interest rate by 35 basis points. With this cut RBI reduced Repo rate for the fourth time in a row. The Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI released its third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2019-20 today (August 7, 2019). The revised key policy rates are as under. CRR (Cash Reserve…
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Banks are prohibited from levying foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties
Reserve Bank of India on Friday (August 02, 2019) reminded all the commercial banks that they are not permitted to charge foreclosure charges / pre-payment penalties on home loans / all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers. The above norm of prohibiting banks charging foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on floating rate loan is already…
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The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 passed in Lok Sabha
The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 was passed in Lok Sabha on Tuesday July 30, 2019. The Bill proposes setting up of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CCPA) and forums at the District, State and National levels for adjudicating consumer complaints. The above Bill once becomes law (after passing in Rajya Sabha and President of India’s…
Read article What is an expansionary monetary policy?
In the macroeconomic sense, an expansionary monetary policy is a form of monetary policy used by central banks that aims to surge the rate of monetary expansion to stimulate growth during a recession or in anticipation of a recession. When interest rates are already high, the central bank focuses on increasing the money supply and…
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Objectives of Open market operations (OMO)
Open market operations (OMO) refer to buying and selling of government securities and treasury bills in the open market by the central bank of the country in order to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. The primary aim of open market operations is to regulate the money supply in the…
What are BPLR, Base Rate, MCLR, and Repo-linked lending rate(RLLR)?
Banks & Financial Institutions are generally free to determine the lending rates on loans and advances. The method to arrive at Lending Rate has changed drastically over the last decade. The Lending Rate like BPLR, Base Rate, and MCLR internal benchmark rates are used by individual banks to determine the interest rates on their credits.…
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