Effective from 20 July 2020, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 which replaces the more than three decades old Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The new Consumer Protection Act 2019 seeks to revamp the process of administration and settlement of consumer disputes, with strict penalties, including jail term for adulteration and misleading ads by firms. Among other…
Updated till 24.01.2020: Section 17 to Section 19 of the 2016 Act have been notified on December 26, 2019, by the Ministry of Finance in the official gazette (“SARFAESI Amendments”) and come into effect from January 24, 2020. In accordance with Sections 17 to Section 19 of 2016, inter alia Section 23 has been amended…
The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002(SARFAESI Act 2002) provide for Enforcement of Security Interest for the realization of the dues without the intervention of Courts or Tribunals for recovery of NPAs by banks under various laws. In 2016 NBFC is included under the definition of the financial institution through…
Q: Which are the banks authorised to exchange notes coins? R: All the bank branches in entire India are mandated to provide facility for exchange of notes and coins to the members of public. Banks are also directed by the banking regulator (RBI) to issue fresh/good quality notes and coins of all denominations whenever customers…
The Government of India on Wednesday July 1, 2020, has approved a scheme to improve the liquidity position of NBFCs/HFCs through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to avoid any potential systemic risks to the financial sector. The Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFCs), including Microfinance Institutions that are registered with the RBI, under the Reserve Bank of…
While issuing guidelines, on digital lending platforms on Wednesday (June 24, 2020) the Reserve Bank of India directed banks, NBFCs and digital lending platforms to disclose full information upfront on their websites to customers. The direction comes against the backdrop of several complaints relating to exorbitant interest rates and harsh recovery measures, among others, against…
Reserve Bank in its press release today (June 22, 2020) said that the bank has set up many digital awareness campaigns for the users of digital transactions. The initiation in this regard has been continuously and actively undertaken in the print and Audio-Visual media, including through Central Bank’s flagship programme RBI Kehta Hai, it said.…
(Many people have a confusion over why do officials ask for the left thumb impression(LTI) in the case of males and the right thumb (RTI) impression in the case of female while offering consent upon the matter written upon the paper. This article clarifies on law and practice on this topic.) The purpose behind getting…
Reserve Bank of India today placed a draft of the changes proposed to be prescribed for HFCs. These are as follows: Classifying HFCs as systemically important (asset size of ₹500 crore & above) and non-systemically important (asset size less than ₹500 crore); Reserve Bank’s directions on Liquidity Risk framework &, LCR, securitisation, etc., for NBFCs,…
Reserve bank of India proposes revision in definition of securitisation and lowered the stake the originating bank or non-banking finance company has to keep in the securitised asset. The Banking Regulator has placed on its website two draft documents for public comments – the ‘Draft Framework for Securitisation of Standard Assets’ and ‘the Draft Comprehensive…