CIBIL Score For SBI Personal Loan

Personal Loan is an unsecured loan SBI decides the merit for considering the Personal Loan applications through the CIBIL score awarded to the applicant. However, SBI has not specified any minimum CIBIL score for SBI personal loan, more is the cibil score higher are the changes of loan approval. Still one must have CIBIL score more than 750 to get a personal loan. The reason is the applicants with a credit score of 750 and above are considered low-risk borrowers with a guarantee of repayment of the loan within the maturity time. 

In case the loan application is rejected for want of a good credit score, the applicant can follow a strategy as mentioned below to improve the score and approach the bank again for the loan. 

• Clear all the existing credit cards and loans overdue immediately and continue to pay the subsequent EMIs on time.
• Try to get the credit card limit upgraded to bring the utilisation level to less than 50%.
• Do not opt for revolving payment of credit card dues. 
• Avoid frequent loan and credit card enquiries.

In some cases, if the credit score is below the required SBI Credit Score for Personal Loan, the bank might consider other parameters like debt to income ratio, income from sources other than salary, stability of employment etc., besides the CIBIL Score for evaluating the loan application.

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CIBIL Score is the indicator of your chances to procure credit facilities from lenders. The CIBIL Score ranges from 300 to 900, and a higher score will prove you trustworthy and with a good financial status. SBI Bank Personal Loan CIBIL Score required is 750 and above. The higher the CIBIL Score is, the better will be the Personal Loan terms and the quicker will be the loan approval.

However, SBI may not totally deny Personal Loans to candidates with a score below the required SBI CIBIL Score for Personal Loan. In such cases, you might have to include a co-obligant who has a good credit score and has a stable income. Sometimes the bank may insist upon additional security.

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A good CIBIL score is important because it helps both borrower and lender in the following ways

• CIBIL Score helps the borrower to know his creditworthiness. A person with high CIBIL score has more chances of getting an SBI Personal Loan to the one with has low CIBIL Score.
• Another importance of maintaining a good CIBIL score is that SBI may give Personal Loan at lower interest rate that the one having bad or low CIBIL score. Also there are chances that there is special discount on processing fees and other related charges. However CIBIL score is not the only criteria, there are other factors responsible for your SBI personal loan approval.

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Here are the key factors that affects CIBIL score for SBI Personal Loan.

• False CIBIL Report.
• Missed or Delayed credit card dues or loan EMIs
• Paying the minimum due amount only
• Generating multiple credit report in short duration
• Outstanding Debts.

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