Taking a cue from biggies like SBI,ICICI Bank and HDFC,state-owned IDBI Bank joined the home-loan war by offering 8.25 per cent fixed rate for all its new loans till March 2012.
The offer is applicable to all new home-loan customers applying on or before March 31,2010,and taking a part or full disbursement during the offer period,an IDBI Bank press release said.
After the offer period,interest rate will be charged based on the then prevailing floating rates,the bank said.
Presently IDBI Bank is offering 8.75 per cent for loans up to Rs 30-lakh,9 per cent for loans between Rs 30- lakh and up to Rs 50-lakh and 9.25 per cent for loans above Rs 50-lakh.
A host of lenders,including market leaders State Bank of India and ICICI Bank had announced similar schemes in the recent past to woo aspiring home buyers.






