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SUN TV Network Monopoly

On the news today, once more incident of monopolistic attitude displayed by SUN TV Network. They are not sharing their feed with the rival Tata-Sky DTH.

Earlier incidents
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Home Loan : Calculating the Balance Sheet yourself

Off late I have been involved in home loans a lot. Just I wanted to understand the mystery behind the calculation of EMI, the prepayment and the balance computation. Since my home loan is with the Corporation Bank, and it being a PSU, I cannot expect the account statement to be shown online. By the way do any of you see such a facility with any private banks?

I took home loan of type fixed interest rate and monthly resting option. The following steps should help you calculate the monthly balance of your home loan

Step 1: Calculate EMI. I used the formula given by Ranjit.
Step 2: For the first month the balance can be calculated as
Balance Principal = Principal + (ROI * Principal) - EMI
Step 3: The balance principal becomes the principal for the next month. Repeat Step 2

Note: If you have done prepayment on a particular month, deduct the amount from the balance principal to get the actual balance.

I wrote a small java program to do the calculation for me. This can be extended for daily resting option and also for the floating rate of interest.

P.S: Apart from such minor nuances, I felt the relationship with the bank much better. There has been no hidden charges and the default options in the home loans are better tweaked to benefit the customers. I felt that with private banks unless the customer is alert, they ought shell out more.

Quote of the Day

"If you pay peanuts, you only get monkeys."

courtesy: A rediff.com reader
This reminds me of the TimesJob ad.

Photo Post

Some of the best photos covering the activities of over last 3 months

Munnar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajakumar/tags/munnar/

Cherai: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajakumar/tags/cherai/

Cochin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajakumar/tags/cochin/

Bannerghatta National Park: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajakumar/tags/bannerghattanationalpark/