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Cheapest home loan interest rates after RBI repo rate cut: 6 banks charging 8% or less in June 2025

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3 min read | Updated on June 06, 2025, 12:07 IST

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SUMMARY

The RBI's decision to further reduce the repo rate by 50 bps will help reduce the repo-rate-linked home loan interest rates and, in turn, EMIs of borrowers.

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RBI has reduced the repo rate by 50 bps. | Image source: Shutterstock

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) or 0.5% to 5.5%. With this, the central bank has reduced the policy rate by 100 bps (1%) in quick succession since February 2025.

"It is imperative to continue to stimulate domestic private consumption and investment through policy levers to step up the growth momentum. This changed growth-inflation dynamics calls for not only continuing with the policy easing but also frontloading the rate cuts to support growth. Accordingly, the MPC voted to reduce the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 per cent," RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.
The repo rate cut has positively impacted repo-rate-linked home loans as EMIs of borrowers have reduced in the last four months. Banks have already passed on the benefit of the rate cuts till now to borrowers.

The 50 bps cut in repo rate on Friday (June 6) will further help reduce the repo-rate-linked home loan interest rates and, in turn, EMIs of borrowers.

As banks are likely to pass on the benefit of today's repo rate cut to borrowers soon, this article looks at some of the banks offering the cheapest home loan interest rates to borrowers with high credit scores.

BankStarting interest rate (p.a. onwards)
Union Bank of India7.85%
Central Bank of India7.85%
State Bank of India8.00%
LIC Housing Finance8.00%
Canara Bank7.90%
Bank of Maharashtra7.85%
Punjab National Bank8.00%

Source: Respective bank websites as of June 6, 2025

Who can get cheapest interest rates?

Banks generally offer their cheapest home loan interest rates to borrowers having very high credit scores, generally 800 or above. The home loan rates also vary based on the employment status of a borrower. It is generally less for salaried employees compared to non-salaried self-employed individuals.

As the RBI has just cut the repo rate, banks may take around a month to adjust their existing home loan rates. It is expected that the above banks will also reduce their starting home loan interest rates by 50 bps soon. While this will benefit existing borrowers, new borrowers may wait for some time to book their home loans even at a lower rate.

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