Home loan to become cheapest in 6 years as SBI, other banks slash rates

Home loan rates have fallen to their lowest level in six years with the State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, cutting the effective rate to 8.6% from 9.10%. While the SBI cut its one-year marginal cost of lending rate (MCLR) — the benchmark to which home loans are linked — to 8%, against 8.9% earlier, it kept the spread above MCLR at 60 basis points, against 20 basis points earlier. So, home loans up to Rs 75 lakh, earlier available at 9.1%, can now be taken at 8.6. Private sector banks like ICICI Bank are expected to follow suit.

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