Repo vs MCLR Benchmarking
Consumer durable loans are short-tenure (3 to 24 months) point-of-sale credit facilities. When marketed as "Zero Cost EMI", the merchant or manufacturer pays a subsidy (subvention) to the financier. However, lenders often charge an upfront processing fee plus 18% GST which turns a nominal 0% deal into an effective 2% to 6% annualized borrowing cost.