SBI Gold Loans: Interest Rate, Eligibility And Other Details

Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 13:26 [IST]

Personal loans help fund the immediate needs of an invidual without having to break their emergency fund or sell their assets. As Indians, we do traditionally hold some gold with us as financial security and this can be put to good use at the time of urgent personal or business needs.

Whether it is to fund a marriage or an expensive gadget or purchase a machinery for your office, one can avail an SBI gold loan against the gold they own. You can borrow as Rs 20 lakh from the State Bank of India.

The loan can be taken in the form of a lumpsum or as an overdraft facility. Following are the details on the eligibility and other features of the SBI personal gold loan:

Eligibility for SBI gold loan

The applicant needs to be at least 18 years or older. Any individual (singly or jointly) with steady source of income can apply for the loan.

At present this loan facility is only available to existing customers of SBI.

Limit on loan amount and security on loan

The maximum limit on the loan is Rs 20 lakh and the minimum amount has to be Rs 20,000. Note that the minimum amount limit could be lower in rural areas. Please confirm it at your branch.

As for security, gold ornaments can be pledged after they are duly verified for quality and quantity. gold coins issued by SBI can also be pledged.

Documents needed

At the time of applying for loan:

Application for the gold loan
Two copies of photographs
Valid ID proof of address
Witness letter in case of illiterate borrowers

At the time of disbursement

DP note and DP Note Take Delivery Letter
Gold Ornaments Take Delivery Letter
Arrangement Letter

Interest rate and fees

Interest rate: Interest rate will be 1.25 percent above the 1year MCLR (this rate changes according tot RBI's repo rate). Currently SBI MCLR rate for 1-year period with effect from 10 April 2019 has been fixed at 8.50 percent. The personal gold loan will, therefore, attract 9.75 percent interest rate.

Processing Fees: 0.50 percent of the loan amount + applicable GST. The fee is subject to a minimum limit of Rs 500 + applicable GST

Others: Gold appraiser charges will be paid by the applicant.

Repayment

According to SBI's website, there are three modes of repayment on its gold loans:

Gold Loan: The repayment of principal and interest will be commence from the month
following the month of disbursement.
Liquid Gold Loan: Overdraft Account with transaction facility and monthly interest is to be served.
Bullet Repayment Gold Loan: On or before the term of the loan/ on closure of account.

Maximum repayment period