SBI Loans To Get Cheaper As Bank Reduces Key Lending Rate

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After the revision, SBI's one-year MCLR has come down from 8.50% p.a
to 8.45% p.a.State Bank of India (SBI) said on Friday that it has reduced its MCLR (marginal cost of funds-based lending rate) by 5 basis
points across all tenors
One basis point is equivalent to 0.01 per cent or 1/100th of a per cent
After the revision, the state-run lender's one-year MCLR stands lowered to 8.45 per cent per annum from 8.50 per cent
Effectively, the interest rates on all loans linked to MCLR will be reduced by 5 bps with effect from May 10, 2019, SBI further said in its
statement.With Friday's MCLR cut, the reduction in the home loan rates since April 10, 2019 till date is 15 bps, according to
SBI.TenorExisting MCLR (In %)Revised MCLR (In %)Over night8.158.1One Month8.158.1Three Month8.28.15Six Month8.358.3One Year8.58.45Two
Years8.68.55Three Years8.78.65(Source: sbi.co.in)Last month, the bank had reduced its benchmark lending rates by five basis points across
all tenors
30 lakh
short-term funds to commercial bank.From May 1, SBI reduced its interest rates applicable to savings bank accounts with balances above Rs
1 lakh
That means SBI customers with Rs
1 lakh or more in their savings accounts with the bank will now earn interest at the rate of 3.25 per cent, as against 3.5 per cent
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