What is a Bridge Loan?

Bridge loan is a temporary short term loan taken by a person or company for a period ranging from 2-3 weeks to 52 weeks. Such loans are known as bridge loan because the loan helps in bridging the gap between short-term cash requirements and long-term loans or permanent source of funding. Bridge loans are also…

Resolution of Stressed Assets: RBI scraps all existing debt restructuring schemes

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday (12.02.2018) scrapped  all existing frameworks for revitalizing distressed assets such as Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) scheme , Flexible restructuring of long-term project loans(5/25) scheme, Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme, Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets(S4A). The Joint Lendes’ Foroum (JLF) as an institutional mechanism for resolution of…

PMEGP-Frequently Asked Questions

We have been receiving lots of queries from our readers about Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). Some of the frequently asked questions are answered here. Q: I’m in the business of readymade garments, hosiery goods, other articles of clothing and clothing accessories such as gloves, ties, braces etc. Whether I’m eligible for loan under…

Different Types of Bank Borrowers

There are different types of bank borrowers. They may be classified as individuals, partnership firms, private limited, public limited companies, large corporate, public sector undertakings, multinational companies etc. The financial and non-financial credit facilities required to the above customers are many. We can divide them in to retail borrowers and corporate borrowers. Retail Borrowers: The…

Bank finance of different types

(This posts elucidates different types of credit facilities extended by the banks) You may be aware that banks lend various types of credit facilities to their customers  viz.Demand Loans,  consumer loans, home loans, education loans, term lending,  working capital finance,  export credit, Bank Guarantee, Letter of credit, etc. Bank finance to their customers is not…

Conversion of debt into equity by the Asset Reconstruction Companies reviewed

At present, the Asset Reconstruction companies viz. the Securitization Companies / Reconstruction Companies (SC/RCs) are permitted to convert a portion of debt into shares of the borrower company as a measure of asset reconstruction subject to a condition that their shareholding does not exceed 26% of the post converted equity of the company under reconstruction.…

How commercial Banks sanction Personal Loan, Consumer Loan & Vehicle Loan?

Commercial Banks extend varieties of credit facilities to individuals like salaried persons, professionals, businessmen by way of personal loan, vehicle loans and consumer loans. Personal loan  will be granted for any legitimate purposes like  whatsoever (e.g. expenses for domestic or foreign travel, medical treatment of self or a family member, even in medical contingencies, meeting…