Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2022-23/92 DoR.AUT.REC.No.27/24.01.041/2022-23 April 21, 2022 Master Direction – Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 35A and Section 56 of the Banking Regula

RBI/2022-23/27 DOR.CRE.REC.23/21.08.008/2022-23 April 19, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Consolidated Circular on Opening of Current Accounts and CC/OD Accounts by Banks Please refer to circular DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020 on Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline and associated circulars thereon1. The Annex consolidates all instructions/ guidelines issued on the subject till date.

RBI/2022-23/25 DOR.LRG.REC.19/21.04.098/2022-23 April 18, 2022 Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Please refer to our circular DOR.BP.BC.No.65/21.04.098/2019-20 dated April 17, 2020 on Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). 2. In terms of the circular ibid, the assets allowed as Level 1 High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLAs) for the purpose of computing the LCR, inter alia, incl

RBI/2022-23/20 DOR.CRE.REC.13/08.12.015/2022-23 April 8, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir, Individual Housing Loans – Rationalisation of Risk Weights Please refer to circular DOR.No.BP.BC.24/08.12.015/2020-21 dated October 16, 2020 on rationalization of risk weights on Individual Housing Loans in terms of which risk weights were rationalised irrespective of the amount, for all new housing loans s

RBI/2022-23/19 DOR.AUT.REC.12/22.01.001/2022-23 April 7, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks & Payments Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Establishment of Digital Banking Units (DBUs) In recent times, digital banking has emerged as the preferred banking service delivery channel in the country along with ‘brick and mortar’ banking outlets. Reserve Bank has been taking progressive measures to improve availability of digital i

RBI/2022-23/16 DOR.CRE.REC.No.06/08.12.001/2022-23 April 01, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular – Housing Finance Please refer to the Master Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.87/08.12.001/2021-22 dated February 18, 2022 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till February 17, 2022 relating to Housing Finance. This Master Circular consolidates instructions on the above matter issued up to March 31, 2022. Your

RBI/2022-23/15 DOR.STR.REC.4/21.04.048/2022-23 April 1, 2022 All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances Please refer to the Master Circular DOR.No.STR.REC.55/21.04.048/2021-22 dated October 1, 2021 consolidating instructions / guidelines issued to banks till September 30, 2021 on matters relating to prudential norms on income recognition, as

RBI/2022-23/12 DOR.CAP.REC.3/21.06.201/2022-23 April 1, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banksand Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations Please refer to the Master Circular No. DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015, consolidating therein the prudential guidelines on Basel III capital adequacy issued to banks till June 30, 2015. 2. This Master Circular consolidates

RBI/2021-22/189 DOR.CAP.REC.No.97/21.06.201/2021-22 March 31, 2022 Dear Sir/ Madam, Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts - Amendments to Prudential Guidelines The Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”), has been notified by the Government of India vide Gazette Notification No. S.O. 3463(E) dated October 1, 2020. The Act provides a legal framework for enforceability of bilateral netting of qualifi

RBI/DOR/2021-22/89 DoR.FIN.REC.95/03.10.038/2021-22 March 14, 2022 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) (Updated as on July 25, 2022) All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Microfinance Institutions and Housing Finance Companies) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022 Please refer to paragraph 8 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies announced as a part of the Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2020-21 dated February 5, 2021, regarding review of the regulatory framework for microfinance.