
Personal loan is usually disbursed within 24 hours while gold loan takes time as it involves the bank officials valuing the collateral first

Gold loan offers greater flexibility in terms of loan repayment. Apart from EMI repayment mode, borrowers can opt for customised payment option

The growth in retail and agriculture loans hint at increased economic activities after relaxations in lockdown across states.

You may get gold loan for as low as 7% per annum from banks compared to a double-digit interest rate on personal loan in most cases

After running on the fast track in the second half of the previous fiscal, auto loans have gone on a slow track

The biggest advantage of a gold loan is that it is a secured loan with a lower interest rate compared to an unsecured personal loan

Experts advise borrowers to take gold loan if it is for funding short-term working capital needs and to cover up for a stretched payment cycle

Secured loans levy lower interest rates compared with unsecured loan options such as personal loan and credit card

There is a third option where only the customer pays only the interest at the end of the year and renews the loan for another year

Apart from the gold loans, SBI's Xpress Credit, another retail loan segment, showed a 36.5% growth