Regulating Non-Banking

RBI/ 2023-24/125 DoR.FIN.REC. 77/ 03.10.123/ 2023-24 February 22, 2024 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Madam/ Dear Sir,

RBI/2023-24/112 DOR.CRE.REC.70/21.01.003/2023-24 January 15, 2024 All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies Madam/ Dear Sir, Credit/Investment Concentration Norms – Credit Risk Transfer

RBI/2023-24/111 DoR.MCS.REC.61/01.01.001/2023-24 December 29, 2023 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All NBFCs (including HFCs) and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID)

RBI/2023-24/77 DoR.FIN.REC.53/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Dear Sir/ Madam, Joining the Account Aggregator Ecosystem as Financial Information User Please refer to the Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016.

RBI/2023-24/76 DoR.FIN.REC.52/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Financial Information Provider (FIP) under Account Aggregator Framework Please refer to the paragraph 3(1)(xi) of Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 defining the term ‘Financial Information Provider’.

RBI/DoR/2023-24/106 DoR.FIN.REC.No.45/03.10.119/2023-24 October 19, 2023 (Updated as on May 05, 2025) (Updated as on February 27, 2025) (Updated as on October 10, 2024) (Updated as on March 21, 2024) (Updated as on November 10, 2023) Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company– Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 The Reserve Bank of India, having considered it necessary in the public interest, and being satisfied that, for the purpose of enabling the Reserve Bank to regulate the financial system to the advantage of the country and to prevent the affairs of any Non-Banking Financial Company from being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of investors and depositors or in any manner prejudicial to the interest of such NBFCs, and in exercise of the powers conferred under sections 45JA, 45K, 45L and 45M of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934) and section 3 read with section 31A and section 6 of the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 (Act 12 of 2012), hereby issues to every NBFC, in supersession of the Non-Banking Financial Company–Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 and Non-Banking Financial Company–Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 (the Directions), hereinafter specified. (J P Sharma) Chief General Manager

RBI/DoR/2023-24/105 DoR.FIN.REC.40/01.02.000/2023-24 September 21, 2023 (Updated as on February 17, 2025) Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter called the Reserve Bank) being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest and in the interest of financial sector policy so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

RBI/2012-13/62 UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No. 5 /13.05.000/2012-13 July 2, 2012 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular- Management of Advances - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No.5/13.05.000/2011-12 dated July 1, 2011 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines issued on the subj

REF: No. MPD. BC.244/07.01.279/ 2003-04 November 5, 2003Kartika 14, 1925(S)To All Primary DealersDear Sirs,Primary Dealers' Access to Call/Notice Money MarketPlease refer to Paragraphs 62 and 63 of the Governor’s statement on Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04 enclosed with his letter No. MPD. BC.241/07.01.279/2003-04 dated November 3, 2003 (copy of the paragraphs enclosed). 2. It may be recalled that following the annual policy Stateme

REF: No. MPD. BC.244/07.01.279/ 2003-04 November 5, 2003Kartika 14, 1925(S)To All Primary DealersDear Sirs,Primary Dealers' Access to Call/Notice Money MarketPlease refer to Paragraphs 62 and 63 of the Governor’s statement on Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04 enclosed with his letter No. MPD. BC.241/07.01.279/2003-04 dated November 3, 2003 (copy of the paragraphs enclosed). 2. It may be recalled that following the annual policy Stateme

RBI/2023-24/41 DOR.CRE.REC.21/21.07.001/2023-24 June 08, 2023 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks), Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, Central Co-operative Banks; and Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/ Dear Sir, Guidelines on Default Loss Guarantee (DLG) in Digital Lending A reference is invited to Para (3.4.3.1) of Section C of Annex-II to the RBI Press Release “Recommendations of th

RBI/2023-24/40 DOR.STR.REC.20/21.04.048/2023-24 June 08, 2023 Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, Framework for Compromise Settlements and Technical Write-offs The Reserve Bank of India has issued various inst

RBI/2023-24/14 DOR.SFG.REC.10/30.01.021/2023-24 April 11, 2023 All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks and Payments Banks) All Deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) Madam/Dear Sir, Framework for acceptance of Green Deposits Climate change has been recognised as one of the most critical challenges faced by the global society and economy in th

RBI/2023-24/102 DoS.CO.CSITEG/SEC.1/31.01.015/2023-24 April 10, 2023 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Local Area Banks; Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks; Non-Banking Financial Companies; Credit Information Companies; and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Direction on Outsourcing of In

RBI/2022-23/145 DOR.MRG.REC.87/00-00-020/2022-23 December 1, 2022 Operations of subsidiaries and branches of Indian banks and All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) in foreign jurisdictions and in International Financial Services Centers (IFSCs) - Compliance with statutory/regulatory norms As you are aware, Reserve Bank had vide circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.89/21.04.141/2008-09 dated December 1, 2008 and circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.111/21.04.157/2013-14 dated May 12, 2014 issu

RBI/2022-23/140 DoR.FIN.REC.82/03.10.123/2022-23 November 23, 2022 To All Regulated Entities of the Bank Madam/Dear Sir, Inclusion of Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) as a Financial Information Provider under Account Aggregator Framework Please refer to the Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 dated September 02, 2016. 2. With a view to facilitate cash flow-based lending to MSMEs, it has been decided

RBI/2022-23/127 DOR.FIN.REC.No.73/03.10.117/2022-23 October 11, 2022 All Standalone Primary Dealers (SPDs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Diversification of activities by SPDs – Review of permissible non-core activities – Prudential regulations and other instructions Please refer to the circular DOR.FIN.REC.No.72/03.10.117/2022-23 dated October 11, 2022 allowing SPDs to undertake foreign exchange activities as part of their non-core activities. In this connection, SPDs shall adhere

RBI/2022-23/126 DOR.FIN.REC.No.72/03.10.117/2022-23 October 11, 2022 All Standalone Primary Dealers (SPDs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Diversification of activities by SPDs – Review of permissible non-core activities A reference is invited to circular DNBR (PD) CC.No.094/03.10.001/2018-19 dated July 27, 2018 in terms of which SPDs, as part of their non-core activities, are permitted to offer foreign exchange products, as allowed from time to time, to their Foreign Portfolio Inve

RBI/2022-23/111 DOR.CRE.REC.66/21.07.001/2022-23 September 02, 2022 All Commercial Banks, Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, District Central Co-operative Banks; and Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/ Sir, Guidelines on Digital Lending A reference is invited to para 7 of the RBI Press Release “Recommendations of the Working Group on Digital Lending – Implementation” dated August 10, 2022. Detailed gu