Revised Guidelines for Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositors and Locker Hirers

There are two possibilities in a bank account maintained by a customer viz. (i)  a deposit account is opened in a bank with a valid nomination or with the survivorship clause like ‘either or survivor’, or ‘anyone or survivor’, or ‘former or survivor’ or ‘latter or survivor’ etc.  (ii) A deposit account is opened in…

Procedure for claim settlement of FCNR/NRE deposits to non-resident nominees and others

Based on the Reserve Bank of Indi (RBI) advisory, Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) had circulated a Model Operational Procedure (MOP) for settlement of claims of deceased depositors. IBA had also finalized the guidelines for settlement of claims in respect of deceased locker- hirers/depositors of safe custody articles. All the Banks were advised to have a…

What are the papers examined by banks for credit appraisal?

Commercial Banks extend varieties of credit facilities to different types of customer viz. Individual, Sole Proprietor, Partnership firm, HUF, Trust, Club, Societies, Association, Limited Company, Public Sector Undertaking, Consortium advance etc. Depending upon type of borrower and nature of credit facilities required, bank will call for certain non-financial papers to examine along with financial papers.…