Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2020-21/104 DOR.No.CRE.BC.45/21.01.003/2020-21 February 24, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework – Exemptions Please refer to circular No.DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on Large Exposures Framework (LEF) 2. Paragraph 3 of the Annex to the above circular specifies the exposures that are exempt from the LEF. On a r

RBI/2020-21/95 DOR.No.LRG.BC.40/21.04.098/2020-21 February 05, 2021 All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks,Local Area Banks and Payments Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) Please refer to our circular DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.04.098/2017-18 dated May 17, 2018 on Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards - Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)-Final Guidelines (‘NSFR Guidelines’) and circular DOR.BP.B

RBI/2020-21/93 DOR.CAP.BC.No.34/21.06.201/2020-21 February 5, 2021 All Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations- Review of transitional arrangements Please refer to circular DOR.BP.BC.No.15/21.06.201/2020-21 dated September 29, 2020 on ‘Basel III Capital Regulations- Review of transitional arrangements’. 2. In view of the continuing stress on account of COVID-19 and in order to aid in

RBI/2020-21/86 DOR.No.CRE.BC.33/21.06.007/2020-21 January 27, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Payment Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline - New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF) - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies – CRISIL Ratings Limited Please refer to the Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.4./21.06.001/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital

RBI/2020-21/79 DOR.No.BP.BC.30/21.04.048/2020-21 December 14, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to the circulars DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020 and DOR.No.BP.BC.27/21.04.048/2020-21 dated November 2, 2020 on the captioned subject. On a review, it has been decided to permit banks to open specific accounts which are stipulated under vario

RBI/2020-21/76 DOR.RRB.No.28/31.01.001/2020-21 December 4, 2020 All Regional Rural Banks Madam/ Sir, Introduction of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) In order to provide an additional avenue for liquidity management to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), it has been decided that Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) will be extended to Scheduled RRBs meeting the followi

RBI/2020-21/75 DOR.BP.BC.No.29/21.02.067/2020-21 December 4, 2020 All Commercial Banks and All Cooperative Banks, Madam / Dear Sir, Declaration of dividends by banks Please refer to our circular DOR.BP.BC.No.64/21.02.067/2019-20 dated April 17, 2020, on the captioned subject. 2. In view of the ongoing stress and heightened uncertainty on account of COVID-19, it is imperative that banks continue to conserve capital to support the economy and absorb losses. In order to

RBI/2020-21/62 DOR.No.BP.BC.27/21.04.048/2020-21 November 02, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to our circular DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020 on the captioned subject. 2. In this connection, a reference is invited to Para 4 of the circular referred to above, wherein the banks were advised that in respect of existing current and CC/OD a

RBI/2020-21/61DOR.No.BP.BC.26/21.04.048/2020-21 October 26, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and s

RBI/2020-21/56 DOR.No.BP.BC.24/08.12.015/2020-21 October 16, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including Small Finance Banks, Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Individual Housing Loans – Rationalisation of Risk Weights Please refer to paragraph 6 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 9, 2020 on rationalization of@@NBSP@@ risk weights on Individual Housing Loans. 2. In terms of circular No. DBR.BP.