Entries by Team Finserv

Defaulters at will, and defaulters of size: RBI proposes new Directions

Middle and Upper Layer NBFCs also part of the system Team Finserv, finserv@vinodkothari.com (updated as on March 30,2024) Introduction The Reserve Bank of India on September 21, 2023 has issued the Draft Master Directions on Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters (‘Proposed Directions’). The Directions, when finalized, will replace the existing Master circulars (referred […]

UPIs become virtual credit cards: A game changer in credit delivery

– Vinod Kothari & Abhirup Ghosh | finserv@vinodkothari.com The recent notification[1] by the RBI permitting banks to provide pre-sanctioned credit facilities to be used by Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is a game changer. The full dimensions of this new mode of extending credit will possibly take some time to develop or demonstrate, but clearly, as […]

Loan Penal Charges: Accounting and GST implications

Abhirup Ghosh, Qasim Saif & Aanchal Kaur Nagpal  | finserv@vinodkothari.com Background Levying of penal charges or late payment charges are claimed as ‘just’, owing to the underlying breach of contract under the Contract Act, 1972. A breach or a non-performance by one party entitles the other party to receive compensation for any loss or damage […]

FAQs on Penal Charges in Loan Accounts

– Team Finserv | finserv@vinodkothari.com Updated as on 22nd December 2024 The Circular is applicable from April 01, 2024. Please feel free to drop your queries in the comment box below and we will try our best to reply at the earliest. RBI on August 18, 2023 came up with the circular Fair Lending practice […]