CGTMSE guarantee for credit facility covered by collateral security

The Credit Guarantee fund Trust for Micro Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) has been providing guarantee coverage to any collateral / third party guarantee free credit facilities extended by eligible institutions (Member lending institutions (MLI) like banks, financial institutions, select NBFCs and Small Finance banks etc.).  Hitherto, all activities* that come under manufacturing and service sector as…

Effects of NPA on profitability

The assets of the bank, classified under NPA cease to generate income to the bank. In addition to stoppage of income generation to the banks, banks are required to make provision for NPA. Therefore NPA is a double edged razor; damaging the profit, weakening the capital structure and reducing the rating of the bank. Measures…

What is credit spread?

In banking jargon the word ‘spread’ is used in issuance of corporate bonds,interest levied on loans and in foreign exchange transactions. In foreign exchange transactions the difference between the buying rate and selling rate is referred as spread or margin.  The term ‘credit spread’ is used in the fixed income corporate bonds and bank loans.…

What is Commercial Real estate

In simple words, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) can be described as any property which is used for non-residential purposes such as housing buildings, hotels, restaurants, gymnasiums, hospitals, condominiums, shopping malls, office blocks, theatres, amusement parks, cold storages, warehouses, educational institutions, industrial parks etc. In terms of Basel II definition if  the repayment primarily depends on…

Collateral free agricultural loan limit enhanced up to 1.60 lakh

Currently the banks are mandated to extend collateral-free agriculture loans up to Rs.1 lakh. This limit of Rs.1 lakh was fixed in the year 2010.In view of overall inflation and rise in agriculture input cost since 2010, Reserve Bank of India vide its circular RBI/2018-19/118 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.13/05.05.010/2018-19 dated February 7, 2019 advised all the scheduled commercial…

Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries

Pursuant to the announcement in the interim budget 2019, the Reserve Bank of India carried out circular asking banks to extend the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Animal Husbandry farmers and Fisheries to help them meet their working capital requirements. According to RBI circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.12/05.05.010/2018-19 dated Feb 4, 2019, the new KCC facility…