RBI directions to Banks: Govt. accounts reporting window of March 31 shall be kept open till 12 noon on April 1

RBI on Tuesday notified that all government transactions done by agency banks for 2022-23 must be accounted for within the same financial year. All agency banks should keep their designated branches open for over the counter transactions related to government transactions upto the normal working hours on March 31, 2023, said RBI. It further said…

Opening and operating bank accounts of mentally ill, lunatic and insolvent persons

Dealing with accounts of mentally ill or lunatic or insolvent persons remains a delicate job for bankers. Whenever bankers learn that one of their customers is incapable of operating the account due to mental incapacity the operation of such a customer’s account shall be immediately suspended. While dealing with such accounts, bankers need be to…

Tools of establishing banker’s right over assets of the borrower

(This article explains how the actional claim, bailment, charge creation, hypothecation, lien, right of set-off, pledge, assignment, Trust receipt, etc. establish the right to recover from the specified assets of the borrower.) The charge creation means the establishment of the lender’s right to recover from the specified assets of the borrower, in case the recovery…

Full details of the recovery process through SARFAESI ACT 2002

(This article gives the details like rights of secured creditors, Application of mind and care is required in the service of notice of SARFAESI DEMAND NOTICE, POSSESSION NOTICE & SALE NOTICE, Special care to be taken while taking possession of movable properties, method of sale of secured property by way of inviting tenders from the public or by…

Securitisation of stressed assets: RBI releases paper on regulatory purview

As per the current guidelines, Securitisation is allowed only in the case of standard assets while lenders have to largely rely on Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) for bad assets. Based on market feedback, stakeholder consultations, and the recommendations of the Task Force on Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans, RBI decided to introduce a…