A $40-billion merger between the Housing Development Finance Corp and HDFC Bank is set to conclude next month. Deepak Parekh, Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) said that the merger of the corporation with HDFC Bank will be effective 1 July 2023. However, later in the evening through an exchange filing, the Corporation clarified that the dates cited by the chairman Parekh are tentative as they are still awaiting a few more approvals. "We wish to clarify that both -- HDFC and HDFC Bank -- are working towards completing all the necessary formalities for completion of the proposed amalgamation as per the aforementioned dates.
"However, the above dates for merger and record date for share swaps are tentative and subject to completion of certain formalities, including those which are beyond the control of HDFC or HDFC Bank," the company informed the exchanges.
HDFC twins merger will create India's second-largest financial institution by assets after the country's top lender State Bank of India (SBI).
A person having fixed deposits (FD) with HDFC Ltd should first check whether their FD investment is done via auto-renewal or not. The merged entity, which will be known as HDFC Bank, is likely to offer the depositors of the housing finance company an option to either withdraw their money or renew deposits.
HDFC offers interest rates ranging from 6.56% to 7.21% for 12 months to 120 months. These rates are effective from 21 June. HDFC Bank offers an interest rate of 3% to 7.25% on FDs maturing in 7 days to 10 years. These rates are effective from 29 May.
“The deposit holders of HDFC Ltd would be impacted by the combination of HDFC Bank and HDFC Ltd. The mortgage company's depositors may be given the choice by the bank to withdraw their money or have their deposits renewed at the prevailing interest rate at that time,” said Vinit Khandare, CEO and Founder, MyFundBazaar.
“I believe that from the customer's point of view, the merger will mean that they will have now access to more product range. The products of HDFC Bank like credit cards and cms solutions , personal loan car loans business loans, etc will be now available to HDFC Ltd customers,” said Milan Sharma, Founder, 35North Ventures.
After the merger, once customers renew their deposits, it will be safer because they will be insured under the Deposits Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) for a maximum of up to ₹5 lakh.
HDFC bank customers will now have access to home loan solutions products of HDFC Ltd. “The existing home loan borrowers will not face any challenges as the loans will be shifted to this merged entity and will continue as before. also, the fixed deposits will now be of the merged entity /bank,” said Milan Sharma.
Thus, once the merger goes through it may happen that the interest rate on your home loan will undergo revision. All banks are required to link interest rates on all floating-rate retail loans to an external benchmark with effect from October 2019.
HDFC is currently offering home loan interest rates starting from 8.50%* p.a. as per the HDFC Ltd website.
Shareholders will get shares of HDFC Bank share in the swap ratio as decided in this merger.
At least 60 equity mutual fund schemes will see their combined exposure to HDFC Bank and HDFC overshoot the 10% cap, Reuters reported on 15 June.
As per the rules of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), a mutual fund scheme cannot invest more than 10% in a single security. However, exchange-traded funds and funds that invest in particular sectors are exempt.
Last year, in April, HDFC Bank announced that parent HDFC will merge with the bank
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