SBI Begins Home Loan Utsav at Bangalore

State Bank of India (SBI) is organizing a three day event called SBI Utsav at the bank’s local head office on St Mark’s Road in Bangalore. The second edition of the loan utsav will be flagged off on Friday. The event is powered by the Times Red Cell.

The bank will showcase a bouquet of home loan products . Around 60 real estate developers /builders and auto dealers will participate in the utsav. The bank is offering a 0.25% concession in interest rate from the fourth year of the home loan if it is availed at the SBI Utsav.

Soundara Kumar, chief general manager (Karnataka) of SBI, said the bank was looking to generate a business of Rs 550-600 crore from the threeday event. “We expect the ticket size of home loans to be in the order of Rs 20-25 lakh. IT professionals and people employed with public sector companies will drive the demand for home loans,” she said.

Those buying flats in real estate projects for which SBI has extended loans can avail home loans in four days. The Utsav is open from 4pm to 7pm on Friday and 11am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.