SBI hikes lending rates, loans to get dearer Mumbai: Country's largest lender SBI on Tuesday announced a hike in lending rates by 75 basis points (bps), making housing, auto and other loans dearer for both new and existing borrowers.



State-owned SBI has increased the base rate, or the minimum lending rate, by 75 bps (0.75 per cent) to 9.25 per cent. The new rate is effective from May 12, the lender said in a statement.

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08:23 PM, May 10, 2011