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After IDBI, Oriental Bank of Commerce cuts deposits rates
As borrowers go, FD rate cuts might be comforting news, reason being, only after a bank reduced rates for term deposits, does it take a call on reducing rate on loan. #ToWhatEffect #fixed deposits #IDBI #Orient Bank of Commerce
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FYI: Why you should invest in FDs now
Investing in dynamic bonds funds/ income funds may work too, but we suggest, you look into your individual asset allocation and get in touch with your planner before investing. #OBC #PersonalFinance #PNB #fixed deposits #bank rates #Lending rates
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SBI plans 3-day FDs, may end up eating mutual funds' lunch
Why is the SBI getting into three-day fixed deposits? Will this dent the flows into liquid mutual funds? #Mutual Funds #State Bank of India #Smart Money #Savings #SBI 3-Day Fixed Deposits
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5 ways to reduce the Indian appetite for gold
If reducing gold imports is an important short- or medium-term goal, here is the right way to go about it in gold-craxy India #Gold #P. Chidambaram #RBI #ETF #fixed deposits #The Gold Bug
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How to increase savings by plugging leaks
Investing in wrong financial products is a very high source of leakage from your savings. Insurance policies are the worst form of leakages as costs can be as high as 50% if you are not careful. #Financial markets #Banks #PersonalFinance #Savings #fixed deposits #insurance policies
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Daily Mail - UKReturn of the super-cheap 95 per cent mortgage
Mortgage rates are falling for buyers with a smaller deposit, giving hope to first-time buyers and movers with little equity in their home. Banks and building societies have low-cost deals for those with just a 5 per cent deposit, while rates for those w #Bank of England #Barclays #Yorkshire Building Society
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Mirror.co.ukBig mortgage dilemma: Home in quick on falling rates or hold back?
Mortgage rates have been falling, but should you lock into a fixed-rate deal now... or wait and see in case rates drop even further? The Government’s Funding For Lending scheme, which has provided banks with cheap funds to pass on, has been responsib #Mark Harris #Nationwide Building Society #London
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Daily Mail - UKSantander launches record-low 10 year fixed mortgage under 4%
Santander has launched a record-low 10 year, fixed-rate mortgage at under four per cent. Those with a 40 per cent deposit can lock into a 3.94 per cent rate for a decade. On a typical £150,000 loan, monthly repayments will work out at £787. The total c #