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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 If your credit score has not updated after loan closure, your lender may not have reported it yet, or the bureau may have rejected the data. Since 1 July 2026, lenders report changes weekly, so a closure should usually reach the bureaus within a couple of weeks. If it … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 The Reserve Bank of India’s RBI Ombudsman Scheme 2026 replaced the 2021 scheme on 1 July 2026. You still complain to your bank or NBFC first and wait 30 days, and you must reach the Ombudsman within 90 days after that. Compensation goes up to Rs 30 lakh for … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 The Reserve Bank of India regulates lenders, not apps. To verify the lender behind a loan app, find the bank or NBFC named in the app and loan papers, confirm it is regulated, and check that it has reported the app to the RBI. If you cannot name the … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 Household debt in India reached 45.5% of GDP by end-September 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Stability Report of June 2026. Most of the rise came from non-housing retail loans such as personal loans, credit cards and gold loans. Overall repayment quality has improved, but the … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 A personal loan balance transfer can still make sense while rates rise, but only if the interest you save is larger than the foreclosure charge, the new processing fee and GST combined. The rate gap, the tenure left and your credit score decide whether it works for you. How … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 An Account Aggregator is usually safe to use because it is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), cannot move your data without your explicit consent and cannot see the data it carries. The weak point is you approving a request you did not read, or sharing an … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 Should I prepay my loan? Prepaying usually saves money when your loan rate is higher than what your spare cash can safely earn, you already have an emergency fund, and there is no prepayment charge. Choosing a shorter tenure after prepaying usually saves more interest than choosing a lower … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 22 October 2026 A credit line on UPI is usually safe when it comes from a regulated bank and you link it yourself. The bigger risks are cost and habit: interest, fees and penal charges can add up quickly, and paying by UPI makes borrowing feel like spending your own money. This … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 16 October 2026 Loan settlement is an agreement in which your lender accepts less than the full amount you owe and closes your account. It ends the debt, but your credit report shows the loan as “settled” instead of “closed”, and future lenders read that as a warning sign. For most borrowers, … Read more
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By BillCutLast updated: 16 October 2026 NACH stands for National Automated Clearing House. It is the system banks use to move money automatically for repeat payments, such as a loan EMI leaving your account every month or a salary arriving in it. The NACH meaning that matters to a borrower is simple: once you sign … Read more
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You pay your credit card bill every month. You never miss a due date. And yet the balance looks the same every time the statement arrives. If that feels familiar, this case study is for you.It is based on one BillCut customer’s situation. It shows what was happening to his balance and what changed, not … Read more
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