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Topic: Loans — 28 articles
Oct 25, 2026
Can you apply for a short-term loan without a CIBIL check?
The answer is yes! Individuals often need short-term financial solutions to address immediate concerns. Financial emergencies don't a...
Oct 22, 2026
How does a loan settlement affect your CIBIL score?
How loan settlement is reported to credit bureaus and what it means for future loan approvals in India.
Oct 22, 2026
HOW DOES CREDIT CARD SETTLEMENT AFFECT CREDIT CARD SCORE?
What credit card settlement means, how it affects your CIBIL score, and safer alternatives to consider first.
Oct 22, 2026
Collateral-Free CGTMSE Loan Scheme: Full Form, Eligibility, Coverage
Running a small enterprise in India's vibrant economy often means facing credit limitations due to no assets for assurance. That's w...
Oct 22, 2026
Exploring the Differences in Borrowing Habits Between Men and Women
Comparing Borrowing Habits: Examining Access to Credit, Default Rates, and Self-Monitoring in Men and Womenrn ## Introduction rn When it comes ...
Oct 22, 2026
Why Is Your CIBIL Score Important For A Personal Loan?
If you have unexpected bills and are short on cash, a personal loan might help you meet your financial responsibilities. This type of loan can be used...
Oct 22, 2026
Can’t keep up payments on your education loan? Your CIBIL score will suffer
Took an educational loan for your dream college abroad. Well, it’s all good unless you face issues with payment. Yes. You read that right, defaulting ...
Oct 22, 2026
Understand how your Cibil score impacts your personal loan application.
There are moments in life when you require additional funding in order to achieve your immediate and long-term objectives. While home renovations and ...
Oct 22, 2026
Know how good credit score help to get home loan
What is a good credit score? The Credit score ranges from 300 to 900. A good cre...
Oct 22, 2026
Know Your CIBIL Score Before You Opt For A Car Loan!
Who doesn’t want to drive their own car? It is a dream that everyone wants to become real even when they can’t afford it. But fortunately, there are c...
Oct 22, 2026
Loan rejection doesn’t have to be hard on you!
So you have the best CIBIL score for loan and you go ahead to apply for the same. But alas! It gets rejected. Shocked? Well, don’t be. There are plent...
Oct 22, 2026
Loan Settlement and Its Underlying Perils on Improving Your Credit Score
When you take a loan, it always remains on your priority to plan and repays it on schedule, as not doing so thrust a bitter strike on your credit scor...
Oct 22, 2026
The Role of CIBIL Score in the Loan Application Process
Looking for a loan? Have you looked at your CIBIL score? It might be a deal breaker! Many people are unaware that their CIBIL score is incredibly impo...
Oct 22, 2026
Understand how a loan and a CIBIL score are related
CIBIL is India's oldest and most trusted credit information provider, offering credit-related services across the country. CIBIL has been collecting a...
Oct 22, 2026
How Does Your Credit Score Hold Greater Significance in a High-Interest Rate regime?
Recently the banks have the RBI increased the repo rate. This has directly impacted the interest rate charged by the bank. With a higher interest rate...
Oct 22, 2026
What is a good CIBIL MSME Rank for Business Loan?
Businesses are always in need of funds to support day-to-day operations efficiently. One of the easiest ways to go ahead with this is a business loan....
Oct 22, 2026
How CIBIL Scores Affect the Loan Approval Process?
Let us understand, the link between the CIBIL SCORE & Loan Approval : When it comes to applying for a loan, whether it’s for a home, car, education, ...
Oct 22, 2026
How to Improve CIBIL Score after Credit Card Settlement
Finally that phase of worry has gone where you have settled your credit card accounts and now you are all set to build the cibil score from scratch, b...
Oct 22, 2026
How to Improve CIBIL Score after Loan/Debt Settlement
Table of content 1.Introduction 2.What is CIBIL score? 3.What is Loan/Debt Settlement & how does it work? 4.What are the Key Aspects of the Loan/D...
Oct 22, 2026
How to Improve CIBIL Score after Personal Loan Settlement
Your healthy credit history is in your hands no matter what the condition states or perceives. Be it a medical emergency or any financial crisis that ...
Oct 22, 2026
How to Improve CIBIL Score after Education Loan Settlement
Settling an education loan, while it may provide temporary relief, can leave a lasting mark on your credit report and CIBIL score for a longer period ...
Oct 22, 2026
Check Your Credit Rating Before Applying For Microloan
SMEs often depend on micro-loans, which are smaller-scale financial aids, to fuel their operations, expand their ventures, or navigat...
Oct 22, 2026
How Much CIBIL Score Is Required for a Home Loan
With home loan interest rates starting from 7.35% per annum across leading lenders in October 2025, thousands of families are steppin...
Oct 22, 2026
EMI Bounce Charges - Causes, Consequences, and How to Prevent Them
Most people assume paying late is the only thing to worry about with a loan. But if your account doesn't have enough money when the b...
Oct 22, 2026
CIBIL MSME Rank
For Indian businesses, loan approvals today are dependent less on projections and more on financial behaviour. Why should you - a bu...
Oct 22, 2026
RBI New Guidelines for Credit Card
If you’re like most credit card users, then you should know about the new rules RBI has put in place. Started from 1st October 2022, there are a few c...
Oct 22, 2026
Know why Loan Settlement is a bad idea!
When applying for a loan, you might have planned out your repayment for a certain period. But sometime later, due to unforeseen circumstances, you mig...
Oct 22, 2026
Personal Loan - Take it or Kick it?
We all fantasise about going on a relaxing vacation to Santorini, Goa, or Sikkim. We all fantasise of owning our ideal automobile or home at some poin...
Frequently Asked Questions
CIBIL is a repository of information that collects and maintains the data provided by Banks and NBFCs, where individual have or had loans in the past. It has information about individual past and present repayment history and the status of individual loan accounts, personal information such as individual identity information, employment history, contact information, etc. It also keeps track of all the enquiries that individual has made for credit from various banks and financial institutions.
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