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Close extra bank accounts

Three or four accounts are enough for one family. Having more increases paperwork and can be misused as well. It’s a problem that most salaried people face. When shifting jobs or cities, the new company would ask you to open an account with their bank. So, what should you do with the old account? Most of us just forget about it.But, it could come back to haunt you. For instance, when you are filing income tax returns, the assessing officer may seek data of all your accounts or as the ... Rediff.com, 1 week ago

RBI bars loan against gold ETF and MF

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) would not be allowed to extend loans against units of gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) and gold mutual funds. The move is aimed at curbing rising demand for ...

Smart Investor, 3 weeks ago

Forced to prepay gold loan? Here's what you can do

Last week, Kochi-basedAnjanaBadoor discovered that the option to prepay a loan does not rest with the borrower after all. "I had taken a loan of Rs 50,000 last year from a public-sector bank against jewellery roughly worth Rs 75,000. Though the loan ...

Economic Times, 3 weeks ago

Home, and not so alone

Kusum Gokarn, 77, shifted into a society built specially for senior citizens in 2006. After her husband passed away in 2010, she now lives alone in a two-BHK 'independent living' flat. On days when she doesn't wish to cook, she informs the society ...

Smart Investor, 1 month ago

Sanction of Home Loan to Mathadi Union by CBI

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Noodls, 1 month ago

Get your dream home now

If ever there was a good time to take a home loan, this is it. For, home loan interest rates that were in the range of 12-12.5 per cent between 2009 and 2011, are now being offered at 10-10.5 per cent by most banks. It is widely anticipated that the ...

Financial Chronicle, 1 month ago

Cyberwarzone

Secure your digital assets

India has the third largest internet population, with about 150 million users. Many Indians also carry out a lot of their financial transactions online. Since people carry out their financial transactions through more than one net-banking account, ...

Smart Investor, 1 month ago Cyber Law Experts: Secure Your Digital Assets Cyberwarzone, 1 month ago

Forest-dwellers fears don't echo in poll campaign

The marginalised barely ever make themselves heard in the cacophony of election campaigns, and the plight of people living in the 13 hamlets (tandas) of Konchavaram forest in Gulbarga district's Chincholi taluk is a case in point. The ...

The Hindu, 1 month ago

Bank-auctioned homes may be cheaper

Shashi Nair, a Mumbai-based advocate, bought two houses in Chembur and Vasai in 2005 and 2010, respectively, through two different bank auctions. Nair purchased these properties from banks that opted to take recourse under Section 101 and the (DRT) ...

Sify, 1 month ago

Rediff.com

Gold loans are too expensive

What explains the popularity of gold with retail borrowers? It's the belief they can sell it quickly or raise money against it. In fact, both banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) have been aggressively promoting gold loans. The rate ...

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