HDFC Bank Raises MCLR Rate; Loans, EMIs Get Costlier; Check Details
News 18HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender, has raised its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate, effective from December 7, 2022, thus making home, vehicle and personal loans expensive. The bank’s one-month MCLR has been raised by 5 basis points from 8.25 per cent to 8.30 per cent, while its three-month and six-month MCLRs not stand at 8.35 per cent and 8.45 per cent, respectively. According to HDFC Bank’s website, its benchmark one-year MCLR now stands at 8.60 per cent, the two-year MCLR has been increased to 8.70 per cent, and the three-year MCLR has risen to 8.80 per cent from 8.75 per cent earlier. With the latest hike, its benchmark one-year MCLR now stands at 8.10 per cent, compared with 8.05 per cent earlier. In the consecutive fifth hike this year, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday raised the repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect, making loans expensive.