Indian Bank hikes lending rates by up to 25 bps

NEW DELHI:State-owned Indian Bank on Monday increased lending rates, including the
marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR), by up to 25 basis points. The new rates are
effective from January 3, Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing.
The Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO) of the bank has reviewed the Marginal Cost
of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR), Treasury Bills Linked Lending Rates (TBLR), Base Rate
and Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) and decided for an upward revision in MCLR,
TBLR, Base Rate and BPLR across various tenors, it noted.
The one-year rate is used to fix most consumer loans, such as auto, personal and home loans.
The overnight MCLR rate has been revised upward by 25 basis points to 7.75 per cent, while
that of one month to six months tenure hiked by 20 basis points, the bank said.
For one-year maturity, it said the new rate will be increased to 8.30 per cent against 8.20 per
cent.
Besides, the lender also revised the treasury bills benchmark lending rate (TBLR) in the range
of 6.40 per cent to 6.85 per cent for various tenors.
The base rate has been revised upward by 25 basis points to 9.10 per cent while Benchmark
Prime Lending Rate to 13.35 per cent.