There are several major centrally sponsored schemes under which credit is provided by banks and subsidy is received through Government Agencies. Credit flow under these schemes is monitored by RBI. Under each of these, there is a significant reservation/relaxation for the members of the SC/ST communities. SCLCSS for under the National SC/ST hub scheme: The…
RBI on April 3, 2023, issued a Master circular, consolidating the instructions/guidelines issued to banks on the housing finance issued up to March 31, 2023. According to the above instruction, individuals are eligible for housing finance for the construction of building/ready-built houses for the following purposes. In light of the observations of the Delhi High…
(This article envisions what are the title deeds of a property, how to examine them, and how to find out if the construction is legal and authorized, etc.) Identifying a property for purchase is not just about the price of the property, locality, or amenities like a gym, club swimming pool, etc. Along with identifying…
In terms of Section 15 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005(CICRA), every credit institution shall become a member of at least one Credit Information Company. Normally to adhere to the above regulation most of the Banks and Financial institutions become members of CIBIL to seek CIR of the borrower entity, all the partners,…
The main concern of a bank is that security available to it should be good enough to fall back upon, in the event of adverse circumstances. The role of loan documentation in the bank is to establish a legal relationship between the lender and the borrower when the dispute goes to a court of law.…
(This article explains how the actional claim, bailment, charge creation, hypothecation, lien, right of set-off, pledge, assignment, Trust receipt, etc. establish the right to recover from the specified assets of the borrower.) The charge creation means the establishment of the lender’s right to recover from the specified assets of the borrower, in case the recovery…
The interest rate on advance levied by banks comprises the BPLR, Base rate, MCLR rate, or external benchmarks like Repo-linked lending of the respective bank, and the ‘Spread’ over the cost of lending is decided by the bank’s Board. The determination of ‘Spread’ varies on each category of advance depending upon the tenure of the…
(This article gives the details like rights of secured creditors, Application of mind and care is required in the service of notice of SARFAESI DEMAND NOTICE, POSSESSION NOTICE & SALE NOTICE, Special care to be taken while taking possession of movable properties, method of sale of secured property by way of inviting tenders from the public or by…
In the case of running accounts like current accounts or cash credit accounts, normally there is no specific appropriation of funds to exact debit. In such cases, it is the first item on the debit side that is discharged or reduced by the first item on the credit side. This principle was originally formulated in…
The banker’s right to combine different accounts of a person against the debt it holds against the same person is called the right to set off. The right of set-off is available to the bank only when the money owed to the bank is a certain sum, which should be due at the time of…