Provisions to be made on an expected credit loss (ECL)
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday released the draft guidelines for banks to make provisions on an expected credit loss (ECL) basis as against the current framework of incurred loss method. It means banks have to shift away from the current method – where loan loss provisions are made after a default – to…
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What is the difference between loans and advances?
In general terms, loans and advances are synonyms for fund-based credit facilities. However, they are differentiated by the banks as loans and advances on the basis of the purpose of a facility, tenure and repayment system, and nature of prime security available to the credit facility, etc. The word ‘Loan’ refers to the sum paid…
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UPI transactions can be done by NRE/NRO account holders using their international mobile number
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday (January 10, 2023) instructed members of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem to allow non-resident account types such as non-resident external (NRE)/ non-resident ordinary (NRO) accounts having international mobile numbers to get on-boarded and transact through UPI. Till now, the service was only available for accounts…
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List of eligible credit rating agencies in India for the risk weighting banks’ claims for capital adequacy purposes
The Securities and Exchange Board of India canceled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited as a Credit Rating Agency (CRA), on October 6, 2022. In view of that RBI on October 9, 2022, advised Regulated Entities/ Market Participants that in respect of ratings/credit evaluations required in terms of any…
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Account holders need not visit bank to update KYC, says RBI
Bank account holders are no longer required to visit their bank branches to update ‘know your customer’ (KYC) details provided they have already submitted valid documents and have not changed their address. The process for the periodic updation of KYC (re-KYC) under the prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and rules framed thereunder was…
The complaints under Ombudsman Schemes rise to 4.18 lakh in 2021-22: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India today (04.01.2023), released the Annual Report of the Ombudsman Schemes for the period April 01, 2021 – March 31, 2022. Some highlights from the Annual Report are as follows: *Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) was launched on November 12, 2021. Under the RB-IOS, 2021, a CRPC was…
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