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New Delhi: state Bank of India ,State Bank Of India), the country’s largest lender has increased the marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 5 basis points (bps) for all tenors, a move that will lead to an increase in EMIs for borrowers. With the increase, the EMI will go up for borrowers who have taken loans at MCLR and not for those whose loans are linked to other benchmarks.
As per information posted on SBI’s website, the revised MCLR rate is effective from July 15.
With the revision, the one-year MCLR has increased to 8.55 per cent from 8.50 per cent earlier.
Most of the loans are linked to the one year MCLR rate.
The overnight, one-month and three-month MCLR increased by 5 bps each to 8 per cent and 8.15 per cent, respectively, while the six-month MCLR increased to 8.45 per cent.
At the same time, the two-year MCLR also increased by 5 bps to 8.65 per cent, while the three-year MCLR stood at 8.75 per cent.
From October 1, 2019, all banks, including SBI, will have to lend only at an interest rate linked to an external benchmark such as the RBI’s repo rate or treasury bill yield. As a result, monetary policy transmission by banks has gained momentum.
The impact of the introduction of external benchmark-based pricing of loans on monetary transmission has been felt across various sectors, including even those not directly linked to external benchmark-based loan pricing.
