RBI repo 5.25% · Best new rate 7.15% · Updated 2026-04-16

Find out exactly how much your bank is overcharging you.

Three fields. Zero forms. No call from a bank. See your monthly overpayment, what it costs you over the remaining tenure, and the three steps to cut it.

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₹5L₹5Cr
7.00%14.00%
1 yr30 yrs
You could save
₹4,632
every month
Per year
₹55,585
Over remaining tenure
₹11.12 Lakh
Rate drop
160 bps

Based on moving to 7.15% — today's best advertised new-customer rate across our 23-lender tracker.

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If you're overpaying, here's what to do.

You have three levers. Most people skip the first two and jump to the third — which is usually the wrong order.

1

Ask for a rate reset

The cheapest option. Write to your existing bank citing their current EBLR offer and ask to re-price. A conversion fee of 0.10–0.25% of outstanding principal is typical. No MOD, no legal, no valuation.

Works best when your bank's own new-customer rate is well below yours.

2

Switch from MCLR to EBLR

If you took your loan before October 2019, you are likely still on MCLR — an internal benchmark that resets slowly. Switching to an EBLR-linked loan lets you benefit from RBI repo cuts almost immediately.

Typically saves another 25–50 bps on top of a rate reset.

3

Move to Home Loan OD

Home loan overdraft products (SBI Maxgain, ICICI Home Overdraft, HDFC OD, etc.) let idle cash in your linked account reduce the daily interest calculation — while the money stays fully withdrawable. Rate is 20–40 bps higher than a regular home loan but often saves more.

Best fit: bonuses, business cashflow, freelancers with irregular income.

4

Balance transfer

Move the loan to a different lender offering a lower rate. Pays for itself quickly on loans above ₹30 lakh with 5+ years remaining. No foreclosure charges on floating-rate home loans (RBI Pre-payment Charges Directions, 2025).

Use the reset quote from step 1 to negotiate harder with the new bank.

Why you probably haven't heard this before

Most "reduce your EMI" advice is wrong

Pay an extra EMI every year. Increase EMI by 5%. Nudge the tenure down. Those tips assume your rate is fair. If you're 100–150 bps above market, you are pouring money into interest that a simple letter can kill.

Your bank will never tell you first

Banks don't proactively re-price old accounts down to new-customer rates. They will lower it if you ask — but only if you ask. That is by design.

Pre-payment is no longer penalised

Since 2012 (and reinforced by the RBI Pre-payment Charges Directions, 2025 effective January 1, 2026), banks and NBFCs cannot charge foreclosure fees on floating-rate home loans to individual borrowers. If yours tries, escalate to the RBI Ombudsman.

A rate audit is free. Inaction is not.

The audit above takes 60 seconds and costs you nothing. Waiting six more months on a 9% loan when you could be at 7.25% costs a typical ₹50L borrower over ₹50,000.

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