Government Notifies insolvency law for financial service providers

In the backdrop of instances of various FSPs facing problems, the Corporate Ministry, Government of India on Friday (November 15, 2019) notified rules under the insolvency law to deal with the resolution of financial service providers, excluding banks. According to the statement of Corporate Ministry, the new rule “Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings…

Brief on different categories of non-banking financial companies

Micro Finance Companies: MBFC is any non-banking financial company licensed under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. These companies are engaged in micro-financing activities. With effect from November 08, 2019 the eligibility criteria for classification under ‘Qualifying Assets’ for NBFC-MFIs are revised. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in it’s circular dated November 08,…

RBI raises the limit for borrowing from NBFC-MFIs

Effective from November 08, 2019 the eligibility criteria for classification under ‘Qualifying Assets’ for NBFC-MFIs are revised. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in it’s circular dated November 08, 2019 increased the household income limits for borrowers of NBFC-MFIs from the current level of ₹1,00,000 for rural areas and ₹1,60,000 for urban/semi-urban areas to ₹1,25,000…