 "United Bank of India cuts lending rate by 0.25%")
State-owned United Bank of India today slashed base rate or minimum lending rate by 0.25%.
It has been decided to reduce the base rate of the bank from 10.50% to 10.25% with effect from March 24, United Bank of India said in a filing on the BSE.
All new loans, including home and car loans, would become cheaper by 0.25% with reduction in base rate.
Earlier this month, another public sector lender Allahabad Bank, however, raised base rate by 0.05% to 10.20% from 10.25%.
In its Third Quarter Review of Monetary of Policy, the RBI in January raised the key repo rate to 8% in a bid to curb inflation.
The central bank's move was expected to translate into higher EMIs and push up borrowing costs for corporates.
It has been decided to reduce the base rate of the bank from 10.50% to 10.25% with effect from March 24, United Bank of India said in a filing on the BSE.
All new loans, including home and car loans, would become cheaper by 0.25% with reduction in base rate.
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Earlier this month, another public sector lender Allahabad Bank, however, raised base rate by 0.05% to 10.20% from 10.25%.
In its Third Quarter Review of Monetary of Policy, the RBI in January raised the key repo rate to 8% in a bid to curb inflation.
The central bank's move was expected to translate into higher EMIs and push up borrowing costs for corporates.