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Minimum loan amount₹25,000View source
The page says gold loans start at ₹25,000. The calculator also labels ₹25,000 as its minimum input; its ₹1 crore slider maximum is not treated as a product maximum.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Loan processing details; Loan Amount
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- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Starting interest rateStarts from 11.91% p.a.; the bank says approval and the rate of interest are at its sole discretion, and the offered rate varies with loan duration, amount and borrower profile.View source
The live product page advertises a starting rate of 11.91% p.a. and says terms apply. The linked September 2026 charges page says customer rates differ with duration, amount and profile. This is not an individual sanction quote or a maximum rate.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Get Your Gold Loan at Affordable Interest Rates; Important Notes
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Published tenure range6–42 monthsView source
The product page states Gold Loans are available for a tenure ranging from 6 to 42 months. The sanction letter governs the selected facility.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Loan Benefits — Tenure
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Facility and repayment choicesThe bank lists term loan, overdraft and bullet repayment facilities. Customers may repay interest monthly or use regular EMI; the page says bullet repayment requires principal and interest after 1 year. The one-year bullet example is not reconciled on the page with the separate 6–42-month general tenure range; confirm the sanctioned option and schedule.View source
The page describes term loan, , bullet and -based repayment; its bullet example says repay principal and interest after 1 year, while its general tenure statement is 6–42 months.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Loan Benefits & Features; Repayment terms; Frequently Asked Questions — How do I repay
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Age, residence and customer typesIndian residents aged 18–75 who are businessmen, traders, farmers, salaried or self-employed individuals may apply, subject to HDFC Bank approval and the pledged-gold requirements.View source
The gives the residence, age and occupation criteria. The page separately states that approval is at Bank's sole discretion.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Frequently Asked Questions — Who is eligible to get a Gold Loan; Important Notes
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Documents listed by HDFC BankPAN plus one listed identity/ address document (valid passport, valid driving licence, Voter ID or Aadhaar), or Form 60; one passport-size photograph; agriculture/ allied-occupation documentation for agriculture customers using bullet repayment; gold jewellery/ ornaments for appraisal and pledge.View source
The documentation page lists passport, driving licence, Voter , Aadhaar, with one of the listed documents or Form 60, one photograph and agriculture/allied-occupation proof in the specified case. Gold collateral is required by the product page and contract.
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- Documents Required to Apply for Gold Loan at Bank
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- Documents required for Gold Loan
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- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
How pledged gold is valuedThe jewellery/ ornament is weighed in the customer's presence; stones, beads, lac, enamel, solder and other non-gold components are deducted. Purity is assayed and recorded in carats. The page says the reference price uses IBJA rates on the valuation date, based on the average of the previous 30 working days.View source
The bank describes customer-present weighing, deductions for non-gold elements, purity assessment and an IBJA reference price based on the preceding 30 working days.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- Gold Loan Valuation Methodology — Determination of Net Weight; Purity Assessment; Price Used for Valuation
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Published use restrictions — page conflictThe Important Notes say the loan is for agricultural, business or personal purposes and cannot fund gold coins/jewellery, land or speculative purposes. A later 'More About Gold Loan' feature twice says there are no end-use restrictions. These statements conflict on the same official page; preserve the specific Important Notes and confirm the permitted purpose in the sanction documents.View source
The feature section says no end-use restrictions, but the Important Notes impose named purpose limits and exclusions. No unqualified 'no restriction' claim is published.
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- Gold Loan — Bank
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- More About Gold Loan — No End-Use Restrictions; Apply for a Gold Loan — Important Notes
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Processing chargeMaximum 1% of the disbursal amount plus applicable taxes. Micro and Small Enterprises with facilities up to ₹5,00,000 are exempt if they submit a Udyam Registration Certificate before disbursal.View source
The September 2026 page states maximum 1% of disbursal plus taxes and a nil-processing-fee exception for facilities up to ₹5 lakh with Udyam registration before disbursal.
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- Gold Loan Rate of Interest and Charges — September 2026
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- Current Charges — Loan processing charge; processing-fee waiver note
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Asset verification and valuation charge₹350 + tax for loan amount up to ₹2,00,000; ₹750 + tax above ₹2,00,000 through ₹10,00,000; ₹1,500 + tax above ₹10,00,000. Charged per packet per loan.View source
The schedule specifies the three loan-amount bands and says the fee is per packet per loan; applicable tax is extra.
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- Gold Loan Rate of Interest and Charges — September 2026
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- Current Charges — Asset Verification & Valuation charge
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- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Premature closure / part-payment charges — source conflictSeptember 2026 charges page: 2% + applicable tax within 30 days; 1% + tax after 30 and through 180 days; nil after 180 days. Exception: qualifying fixed-rate MSE loans up to ₹50,00,000 are exempt when closed/ part-paid from own funds. The product-page FAQ instead says 1% + GST within 6 months and nil after 6 months; follow-up is required to reconcile this conflict for the applicable loan type.View source
The September 2026 schedule has 30/180-day tiers. The product states a different single 6-month tier. The own-funds exception is separately stated in the current page notes.
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- Gold Loan charges — September 2026, compared with Gold Loan product-page
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- Premature closure charges (full or part payment); product-page — Can I foreclose or prepay my Gold Loan?
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- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Late instalment and payment-return chargesThe September 2026 schedule lists ₹450 + tax for a returned payment. It says interest on a late EMI is charged at the contracted loan rate for the days late. The same page's FAQ separately states a delayed-instalment charge at 18% p.a. plus applicable government taxes on the overdue instalment; the exact interaction of these statements is not explained.View source
The page contains a contracted-rate-for-days-late explanation and an rate of 18% p.a. on the overdue instalment, plus the ₹450 returned-payment charge. They are retained separately rather than assumed to be identical.
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- Gold Loan Rate of Interest and Charges — September 2026
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- Payment Return Charges; late note/example; — penalty/charge for late payment of interest
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- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Other published chargesRenewal (term loan/ overdraft/ rear-end): ₹500 + tax up to ₹5,00,000; ₹750 + tax above ₹5,00,000. Overdraft TOD charge: 18% p.a. Stamp duty/ statutory charges: actuals. CIBIL: ₹50/ report. Legal/ incidental: actuals. Auction: ₹1,500 newspaper advertisement charge as incurred. Overdue notice: ₹200 per loan recall/ auction notice. Applicable GST/ government taxes are extra.View source
The schedule lists each charge and its amount/tier. The bank says and other government levies are additional at prevailing rates.
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- Gold Loan Rate of Interest and Charges — September 2026
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- Current Charges — Renewal; TOD; statutory; ; Legal and Incidental; Auction; Overdue Notice
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Historical Gold Loan portfolio rates — not an individual offerQ4 FY 2025–26 (January–March 2026): IRR 9.00%–19.00%, average 10.86%; APR 9.01%–19.08%, average 11.10%. Portfolio disclosure only; not a current product quote or a rate for every borrower/ variant.View source
The page explicitly gives the historic portfolio IRR and ranges and averages. These are cohort statistics, not individual-product pricing.
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- Gold Loan Rate of Interest and Charges — September 2026
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- Interest rate offered during -'25-26 — Jan'26–Mar'26
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Selected contractual conditions from the linked termsThe linked T&C says interest and repayment obligations follow the application/ sanction documents; the bank may demand the outstanding dues within 48 hours. If collateral falls below the required margin, the borrower must provide added security or repay within 7 days, reduced to 2 days in the specified sudden/ drastic/ steady gold-price-fall case. The bank reserves audit rights over purity/ quality/ value, including opening packets or cutting ornaments, at the borrower's cost. Release follows full payment and at least 7 working days' notice; collection is due within 15 working days, after which service charges apply, and after 3 months the bank may dispose of uncollected gold to recover charges. Default sale notice is normally 7 days, reducible to 2 days in specified gold-price conditions.View source
Text for all 11 pages was reviewed. The web screenshot tool returned no page images and some page screenshots returned Cache miss; local download also failed. These clauses are published as text-extracted evidence but the product remains uncertified pending visual-source verification.
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- Bank Gold Loan — Terms and Conditions
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- clauses on repayment/recall, gold-security margin, audit, release and event of default/auction (pages 3–8)
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- medium
Loan typeGold loanView source
The official product name identifies this as “ Bank Gold Loan”.
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- Bank Gold Loan — official product page
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- Official product name and loan classification
- Accessed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Maximum amountGold-backed term-loan or overdraft facility from ₹25,000, with a published starting rate of 11.91% p.a. and a 6–42-month tenure range. HDFC Bank does not publish a general maximum loan amount on the reviewed product page; the sanctioned amount depends on gold valuation and the bank's assessment.View source
The manually reviewed product summary states: “Gold-backed term-loan or overdraft facility from ₹25,000, with a published starting rate of 11.91% p.a. and a 6–42-month tenure range. Bank does not publish a general maximum loan amount on the reviewed product page; the sanctioned amount depends on gold valuation and the bank's assessment.”.
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- Bank Gold Loan — official product page
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- Published loan terms in product summary
- Accessed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Confidence
- high
Geographic limitsIndian residents aged 18–75 who are businessmen, traders, farmers, salaried or self-employed individuals may apply, subject to HDFC Bank approval and the pledged-gold requirements.View source
The manually reviewed product record states: “Indian residents aged 18–75 who are businessmen, traders, farmers, salaried or self-employed individuals may apply, subject to Bank approval and the pledged-gold requirements.”.
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- Bank Gold Loan — official product page
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- Published product metadata
- Accessed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- Term loan, overdraft and bullet-repayment choices are listed
- Repayment can use monthly interest, or bullet repayment, subject to the sanctioned facility
- Gold valuation is described using purity and net eligible gold weight
Eligibility
- The product page lists Indian residents aged 18–75, including salaried, self-employed, business, trade and farming customers.
- The borrower must pledge gold jewellery/ornaments; the contractual terms require clear ownership/title to the pledged gold.
- No minimum-income threshold is stated on the reviewed product page, documentation page or linked current charges page.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- card plus one listed identity/
address document (valid passport, valid driving licence, Voter or Aadhaar), or Form 60 - One passport-size photograph
- Agriculture/allied-occupation documentation when an agriculture customer selects bullet repayment
- Eligible gold jewellery/ornaments for appraisal and pledge