Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued the directions on treatment of wilful defaulters and large defaulters. To whom shall the directions be applicable? The directions shall be applicable to the following Regulated Entities (REs) – Commercial Banks Small Finance Banks (SFBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Rural Co-operative Banks – State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) regulated by RBI – Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) National Housing Bank (NHB) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) categorized as Middle Layer and above layers – Deposit taking NBFC (NBFC-D) NBFC-Investment and Credit Companies (NBFC-ICC) NBFC-Factor NBFC-Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MF...
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued directions on credit information reporting by the regulated entities. What are Credit Information Companies (CICs)? Credit Information Companies (CICs) mean companies that have been granted a certificate of registration by RBI under section 5 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulations) Act, 2005 (CICRA). The following CICs are registered with RBI – CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited Experian Credit Information Company of India Private Limited TransUnion CIBIL Limited What are Credit Institutions (CIs)? Credit Institutions (CIs) mean the following institutions – Commercial Banks Small Finance Banks (SFBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Rural Co-operative Banks – State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) regulated by RBI – Export I...