Secured Credit Card is a Blessing in Disguise. Why i said this because Life is unforgiving and so as Poor CIBIL Score / Credit Score. Once an individual is in this sad situation, it is very difficult to come out. A borrower is at the mercy of a lender for CIBIL Score. There is no place for human emotions in the mortgage industry. In many cases, i observed that there was "No" intent of a borrower to default on payment. Such a default is also known as non-willful default. The irony is that both willful and non-willful defaulters are being beaten with same the stick. In case of non-willful ... Read More
5 Golden Rules of Home Loan EMI
Home Loan EMI is an important part of borrower's life till Home Loan is closed. Entire family think, eat, drink and sleep Home Loan EMI. I mean to say, all imp decisions of family revolve around this income "guzzler". As home loan is long term commitment therefore we come across various situations and turning points where we don't know how to handle Home Loan EMI. Any mishandling can have long term financial implications. In this post on "5 Golden Rules of Home Loan EMI", we will discuss 5 such imp rules which should be guiding light to decide. Rules for Home Loan EMI 1. Home Loan EMI as a ... Read More
7 Risks Associated with Subvention Scheme
Last week, 3 Big Hoardings caught my attention "NO EMI For 24 Months", "Book Your Dream Home at Just 8% Interest Rate" and "Book Now Pay Later". It seems to be some divine intervention which is helping / supporting me to fulfill my dream of owning a flat. "HOLD ON" signals my mind to my heart. Remember the Golden Rule of Finance "There are No Free Lunches in this World". This divine intervention is named as "Subvention Scheme". Word Subvention is derived from Latin word "Subventus". It means Monetary Help or Support. Subvention Schemes were banned by RBI on 3rd September, 2013. These schemes ... Read More
How to read CIBIL Score and Risk Index?
How to read CIBIL Score and Risk Index is one of the most common query from my readers. In layman terms CIBIL Score is nothing but risk assessment / credit worthiness of a potential borrower based on past credit history. Though CIBIL Score and Risk Index is the 1st level shortlisting criterion by the Mortgage Lender. Executives of financial institutions who have access to this data are not competent enough to explain the CIBIL Score / risk index to borrowers. It create panic situation among borrowers. Recently one of my client called me and told that his consumer loan is rejected because his ... Read More
Impact of Low Value Loan on CIBIL Score
Loan in any form is not good for financial health of an individual specially low value loan. I don't believe in Good Loan or Bad Loan, it should be avoided (If possible). Rather i believe in credit discipline and good credit practices to improve CIBIL score. I do agree that for an asset like property, an individual cannot be save such a huge amount to buy property without home loan. Barring few exceptions i.e. high value assets, we can manage our finances to avoid low value loan / borrowing. In my opinion, a Loan should be availed if following 2 conditions are fulfilled (a) Purchase / Buy ... Read More
Days Past Due (DPD) in CIBIL Report
CIBIL Report is X Ray of one's credit health. It is must that credit health should in good shape. A good credit health in turn is critical for your personal finance / financial health. For example if you have low CIBIL score in CIBIL report then you cannot avail Home Loan. What it implies is that you cannot own your dream home till you save enough to buy house without Home Loan. This scenario seems impossible because of high cost. As we know that any default in payment impacts your CIBIL score negatively. Sometimes through intelligent and timely intervention, we can control the damage to CIBIL ... Read More
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