RBI/2016-17/219 DNBR.CC.PD.No. 084/22.10.038/2016-17 February 02, 2017 To All NBFC-MFIs, Madam/Sir, Review of Guidelines on “Pricing of Credit” As per extant instructions on “Pricing of Credit” issued to NBFC-MFIS under “Master Direction-Non-Banking Financial Company-Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016” and “Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit t

RBI/2015-16/417 DNBR.CC.PD.No.082/03.10.001/2015-16 June 02, 2016 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies Dear Sirs, Refinancing of Project Loans Please refer to circular DNBS.(PD).CC.No.371/03.05.02/2013-14 dated March 21, 2014, issued by Department of Non-Banking Supervision on Early Recognition of Financial Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders: Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy. 2. In view of the references re

RBI/2015-16/408 DNBR.CC.PD.No.081/03.10.01/2015-16 May 26, 2016 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/Sir, Review of Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy and Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) has issued various guidelines aimed at revitalising the stressed assets in the economy. The measures taken by the Bank include Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism, Framework to Revitalise the Distr

RBI/2015-16/381 DNBR(PD).CC.No. 079/03.10.001/2015-16 April 21, 2016 All Infrastructure Debt Fund- Non-Banking Financial Companies (IDF-NBFCs) Madam/ Sir, Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) Please refer to the Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 issued vide Notification No.DNBS.233/CGM(US)-2011 dated November 21, 2011 (the Directions) prescribing detailed guidelines on the regulatory framework for NBFCs to sponsor IDF

RBI/2015-16/370 DNBR.CC.PD.No.078/03.10.038/2015-16 April 13, 2016 To All NBFC-MFIs, Dear Sir/Madam, Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 – Acting as Channelizing Agents for Schemes operated by Central/State Government Agencies Please refer to the Non-Banking Financial Company -Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 (the Directions) issued by Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) vide Notif

RBI/2015-16/363 DNBR (PD) CC.No.077/03.10.001/2015-16 April 7, 2016 All Systemically Important Non- Deposit accepting or Holding Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC-NDSI) Madam/ Sir, Applicability of Concentration of Credit/ Investment Norms In terms of second proviso to sub para (1) of para 24 of the Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015, any non-banking financial c

RBI/2015-16/336 DNBR (PD) CC.No.076/03.10.001/2015-16 March 10, 2016 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding RNBCs) Madam/ Sir, Review of risk weights assigned to sovereign debt In terms of the extant directions, deposit accepting NBFCs, systemically important non-deposit taking NBFCs, all NBFC-MFIs and all NBFC-IFCs shall maintain a minimum capital ratio consisting of Tier I and Tier II capital which shall not be less than 15 per cent of its aggregate risk wei

RBI/2015-16/324 DNBR (PD) CC.No. 073/03.10.001/2015-16 February 18, 2016 All Non-Banking Financial Companies Madam/ Sir, Undertaking of Point of Presence (PoP) Services under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority for National Pension System (NPS) The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) has received proposals from Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), seeking approval for undertaking of Point of Presence (PoP) Services under Pension Fund Regulatory and Dev

RBI/2015-16/326 DNBR.CC.PD.No.074/03.10.01/2015-16 February 18, 2016 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) – Factors. NBFC – Factors (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2012 – Review The Reserve Bank of India had reviewed the guidelines on provision of factoring services by banks and specified certain conditions under which banks can departmentally undertake factoring activities. To ensure against regulatory gaps/ arbitrage if any, arising from differential regulation

RBI/2015-16/302 DNBR(PD).CC.No. 072/03.10.001/2015-16 January 28, 2016 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Dear Sirs, Provision of Safe Deposit Locker facility by NBFCs The Bank has received proposals from NBFCs seeking approval for offering safe deposit locker facilities. In this regard it may be noted that providing safe deposit locker facility is a fee based service and shall not be reckoned as part of the financial business carried out by NBFCs. NBFCs offe

RBI/2015-16/250 DNBR.CC.PD.No. 071/03.10.038/2015-16 November 26, 2015 To All NBFC-MFIs Madam/ Sir Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) – Directions DNBS.PD.No. 234/CGM (US)-2011 dated December 2, 2011 and DNBR.CC.PD.No. 027/03.10.01/2014-15 dated April 08, 2015 – Revision of the loan amount with tenure not less than 24 months In the light of the representations received from the ‘sector’ on the captioned subject, it is advised that lim

RBI/2015-16/214 DNBR.CC.PD.No. 070/03.10.01/2015-16 October 29, 2015 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/ Sir, Early Recognition of Financial Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders: Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy - Review of the Guidelines on Joint Lenders' Forum (JLF) and Corrective Action Plan (CAP) The Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy was issued by the Reserve Bank

RBI/2015-16/144 DNBR.CO.PD.No. 067/03.10.01/2015-16 July 30, 2015 All NBFCs excluding Primary Dealers Dear Sirs, Review of Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by NBFCs Please refer to the circulars DNBS.CO.PD.No.367/03.10.01/2013-14, dated January 23, 2014 and DNBR.CO.PD.No.011/03.10.01/2014-15 dated January 16, 2015, on the captioned subject. 2. In terms of the extant instructions contained in the above mentioned circulars, revisions of the date of DCCO and conse

RBI/2015-16/137 DNBR.CC.PD.No.066/03.10.01/2015-16 July 23, 2015 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/ Sir, Early Recognition of Financial Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders: Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy - Review of the Guidelines on Joint Lenders' Forum (JLF) and Corrective Action Plan (CAP) The Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy was issued by the Reserve Bank on

RBI/2015-16/122 DNBR (PD) CC.No. 065/03.10.001/2015-16 July 09, 2015 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Primary Dealers) Dear Sirs, Requirement for obtaining prior approval of RBI in cases of acquisition/ transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Please refer to DNBS (PD) CC.No.376/03.10.001/2013-14 and Notification No. DNBS(PD) 275/GM(AM)-2014 dated May 26, 2014 on the ‘Non-Banking Financial Companies (Approval of Acquisition or Trans

RBI/2015-16/114 DNBR (PD) CC.No. 064/03.10.001/2015-16 July 02, 2015 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Primary Dealers) Madam/Sir Applicability of Credit Concentration Norms In terms of section 45IA(7)(I) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, for calculation of Net Owned Fund (NOF), the loans given to/ investments made in companies in the same group/ subsidiaries by NBFCs, inter alia, shall be reduced to the extent such amount exceeds 10 per cent of the

RBI/2014-15/605 DNBR.CC.PD.No.036/03.10.01/2014-15 May 21, 2015 To All NBFCs (excluding PDs) Dear Sirs, Lending against security of single product - Gold Jewellery Please refer to the circulars DNBS.CC.PD.No.356/03.10.01/2013-14 dated September 16, 2013 and DNBS.CC.PD.No.365/03.10.01/2013-14 dated January 08, 2014 on the captioned subject. 2. The Bank has prescribed that the valuation of gold jewellery for arriving at the Loan-To-Value (LTV) shall be done at the avera

RBI/2014-15/578DNBR. (PD).CC.No. 033/03.10.001/2014-15 April 30, 2015 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Dear Sirs, Distribution of Mutual Fund products by NBFCs Please refer to the Circular No. DNBS (PD) CC. No.84/03.10.27/2006-07 dated December 04, 2006 on the captioned subject. 2. On a review, since the distribution of Mutual Fund products by the NBFCs is on non-risk sharing basis and purely as a customer service, it has now been decided to dispense wi

RBI/2014-15/552DNBR (PD) CC.No.029/ 03.10.001/ 2014-15April 10, 2015All NBFCs (excluding Primary Dealers) Dear Sirs,Guidelines on Corporate Governance - ReviewPlease refer to the Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs issued vide DNBR (PD) CC.No.002/ 03.10.001/ 2014-15 dated November 10, 2014 (the Framework). Corporate Governance and Disclosure norms for NBFCs, contained in para 9 of the Framework, have been reviewed based on the feedback received from industry partic