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Mumbai, Aug. 31 Bank of Baroda reduced the rate of interest on housing loans up to 50 basis points. The bank today said the new rates would be applicable to all new housing loans sanctioned on or after September 1, 2007.

The new floating rates for loans up to Rs 20 lakh range from 10 to 11 per cent for periods from five years to 25 years. For loans of above Rs 20 lakh, the rates vary from 10.25 per cent to 11.5 per cent.

In case of fixed rate option, the revised rates on loans up to Rs 20 lakh range from 11.25 per cent to 12.5 per cent for periods from five to 15 years. For loans of more than Rs 20 lakh, the rates are between 11.5 and 12.75 per cent, the bank said.

A senior official from the bank said that the reduction in rates is merely to realign with the market.

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