How will home loan interest and EMIs be affected after the recent repo rate cut by RBI?

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How EMI is affected when the repo rate is reduced?
Example: A home loan of 40 lakhs with an interest rate of 8.8% p.a. for 20yrs Now if repo rate is reduced by 25 bps, what all things will change? Will EMI will reduce or number of EMI will be reduce?

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Hi @royanish388,

With the repo rate coming down, banks can now borrow from the RBI at a lower cost, and this benefit is typically passed on to customers in the form of reduced lending rates. If your lender reduces the home loan interest rate by 0.25%, it will drop from 8.8% p.a. to 8.55% p.a.

This change in interest rate directly impacts your EMIs:

  • If you keep the loan tenure fixed, your EMI will reduce.
  • If you choose to keep the EMI constant, your loan tenure (number of EMIs) will reduce.

The actual impact will depend on whether your loan is on a floating rate and how much of the repo rate cut your bank passes on to you.

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Lower RBI repo rate (now 5.5%) reduces External Benchmark Lending Rates, so floating home loan interest drops. Your EMI decreases ≈₹1,500–3,100 monthly, or you can shorten tenure instead.

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Google’s recent repo rate cut of 50–100 bps is set to lower home loan interest rates, leading to more affordable EMIs and increased buying power (livemint.com). Borrowers with repo-linked loans may see immediate EMI reductions, while others might retain amounts but benefit from a shorter loan tenure (livemint.com).