Microfinance Loans: RBI issues Master Direction 2022 for Regulatory Framework
A microfinance loan is defined as a collateral-free loan given to a household having annual household income up to Rs300000 (Rupees Three Lakhs). For this purpose, the household shall mean an individual family unit, i.e., husband, wife, and their unmarried children. The collateral-free loan under microfinance shall be irrespective of end-use and mode of application/…
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Right of subrogation: Right of Guarantor against principal borrower on whose behalf loan is repaid
The right of subrogation is an equitable and natural right of the guarantor against the principal borrower on whose behalf he has paid the money. Section 128 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 provides that the liability of the guarantor is co-extensive with the principal debtor. It means the guarantor of a loan is liable…
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RBI clarifies on new definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The government of India (GoI), vide Gazette Notification S.O. 2119 (E) dated June 26, 2020, has notified new criteria for classifying the enterprises as Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises. The new criteria came into effect on July 1, 2020. According to the new notification, these enterprises are reclassified under composite criteria (investment and turnover). and…
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RBI clarifies perception over the definition of ‘out of order’ and ‘standard assets’ under Prudential Norms
RBI today clarified banks and other financial institutions about the definition of ‘out of order’, as clarified in the earlier circulars, shall be applicable to all loan products being offered as an overdraft facility, including those not meant for business purposes and/or which entail interest repayments as the only credits. “The ‘previous 90 days period’…
Read article NBFC-ICCs can do NBFC Factor business and TReDS have to assign receivables: RBI
In terms of the recently amended Factoring Regulation Act, 2011which widens the scope of companies that can undertake factoring business, permits Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) to file the particulars of assignment of receivables transactions with the Central Registry on behalf of the Factors for operational efficiency. The Act empowers the Reserve Bank of India…
Meaning of Spread/Mark up in Bank loan rates
In banks, the markup is the value added to the cost of funds used for lending as Spread or mark-up broadly: profit. Banks are free to decide the mark-up or spread over the cost of funds. As per RBI guidelines, banks shall adopt the following broad components of spread: (i) Business strategy: The component shall…
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