DFS advises banks to invoke personal guarantees and initiate IBC proceedings against the guarantors whenever possible

According to the sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has written a letter to Chairmen and heads of the banks on August 26, asking them to consider setting up of an IT system to collate such data, The IBC code amendment 2019 allows creditor to permits file insolvency…

Review/renewal of credit facilities should be brought under the scope of concurrent/internal audit/internal control mechanism: RBI

On Risk Management System in Banks, Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) and Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) are required to put in place a board-approved credit policy, which, among other things, should prescribe the periodicity and methodology of review/renewal of credit facilities. As per RBI guidelines, regular and ad-hoc credit limits need to be reviewed/regularised not later…

Who is required to register security interests with CERSAI after the SARFAESI amendment 2019?

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…

Operational Risk Management measure: Facility of Price / Yield range setting in e-Kuber

Operational risk is defined as the risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from breakdowns in internal procedures, people, system and external events. Examples of operational risk are frauds, system failure, error in financial transactions, failure to discharge demand of contractual obligations due to insufficient funds, etc. RBI on Thursday (12-12-2019) notified that the bank…