Even the most disciplined borrowers can struggle when finances take an unexpected hit. A job loss. A medical emergency. A sudden drop in income. Any of these can throw carefully planned EMIs off track.
With the easy availability of loans, many people consider borrowing to meet different financial needs. However, lenders don’t approve loan applications without proper evaluation.
Last week, Neha mentioned something she had almost forgotten about. Her loan EMI went through on time again, without any reminders or follow-ups. The payment happened quietly in the background, exactly as it does every month.
Around the same time, her friend Rohit faced a very different moment. He missed an insurance payment and realised it only after a penalty appeared. The payment slipped his mind completely, even though he uses online banking every day.
Did you know why interest rates change? It usually happens due to two key tools RBI uses- the repo rate and the reverse repo rate. These rates serve as the deciding factor for how much banks lend, how expensive loans become, and how money moves through the economy.