RBI directions to Banks: Govt. accounts reporting window of March 31 shall be kept open till 12 noon on April 1

RBI on Tuesday notified that all government transactions done by agency banks for 2022-23 must be accounted for within the same financial year. All agency banks should keep their designated branches open for over the counter transactions related to government transactions upto the normal working hours on March 31, 2023, said RBI. It further said…

Opening and operating bank accounts of mentally ill, lunatic and insolvent persons

Dealing with accounts of mentally ill or lunatic or insolvent persons remains a delicate job for bankers. Whenever bankers learn that one of their customers is incapable of operating the account due to mental incapacity the operation of such a customer’s account shall be immediately suspended. While dealing with such accounts, bankers need be to…

Charge creation: Assignment, Lien, Set-off, Hypothecation, Pledge, Mortgage,Actionable claim, and Trust receipt

The article explains various types of charges created by banks to establish their rights over the specified security when the borrower defaults. The charge creation means establishing the lender’s right to recover from the specified assets of the borrower, in case the recovery is difficult in the normal course. The mode of bank charge on…

SARFAESI ACT 2002:Applicability,Objectives and process of NPA recovery

The SARFAESI ACT  is the acronym of Securitisation And Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002. The Act has been amended by the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Act 2004. The SARFAESI Act provides for Enforcement of Security Interest for the realization of the dues without the intervention of Courts or Tribunals which is treated as one…

Securitisation of stressed assets: RBI releases paper on regulatory purview

As per the current guidelines, Securitisation is allowed only in the case of standard assets while lenders have to largely rely on Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) for bad assets. Based on market feedback, stakeholder consultations, and the recommendations of the Task Force on Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans, RBI decided to introduce a…