REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The increase in interest rates by Bank Indonesia (BI Rate) by 50 basis points (bps) to 6.5 per cent will be responded to by the finance company (finance) to raise interest credit. However, the increase will be done after Eid.Mandiri Tunas Finance (MTF) and BCA Finance, for example, plans to raise interest rates in August.
That is because the number of requests ahead of Eid. "It was counted to help people who want to Eid," said President Director of Mandiri Tunas Finance, Ignatius Susatyo, Monday (15/7).MTF plans to raise interest rates by 50-75 bps. The company hopes to increase credit by not raising interest before Eid.
Ignatius said fixed interest at MTF would make customers who bought the car before Eid will not increase interest rates.
In addition, the cost of funds (COF) MTF is still insufficient to August. In June, MTF has issued bonds amounting to Rp 500 billion. "So for us COF still enough to not go up," he said.However, in general, he said the impact of the BI Rate will not be significant. "The increase is not smpe Rp 50 thousand per 1 million.
Not significant. If the rate increased 2-3 percent may be considerable turmoil," he said.
He also believes increase in interest rates would not have a major impact on the market. According to him, the market will go down in August because it only operates on 14 business days.
The market will return to normal in September and October.Until July, the MTF has not raised interest rates.
Even the BI rate hike in mid-June and has not responded. MTF rates offered for new cars ranging from 3.99 percent for the year flat to flat 6.99 percent for five years.
Meanwhile, for used cars, interest offered 1.5 percent higher than the rate for new cars.Meanwhile, BCA Finance has raised interest rates by 0.25 percent after rising BI flats in mid-June.
Bank interest is offered by 1 July at 3.79 per cent flat for a period of one year, 3.89 per cent flat for two years, 3.99 per cent flat for three years, and 4.49 percent flat for four years.President Director of BCA Finance, Roni Haslim, says BCA Finance will raise rates again after Eid. "Again discussed with the bank," said Roni.
The rate hike was calculated. However, he is sure there will be a rate hike.The rate hike is predicted to have an impact on the purchase of a car, especially for lower-middle-class cars. Interest that is too high will cause people to put off buying a car. "Medium down more sensitive to interest," he said.
official sources : .republika.co.id