Banks Increase Lending Rates Making Loans Costlier

Banks including private and government-run, like HDFC, ICICI, Punjab National Bank to name a few, have increased their lending rates, making loans costlier. ICICI bank has increased its lending rate by 0.30% or 30 basis points and Punjab National Bank has increased its lending rate by 0.15% or 15 basis point. Meanwhile, HDFC increased its retail prime lending rate by 0.05% or 5 basis points.