Preamble:
Reserve Bank of India vide its notification No. DNBS. 204 / CGM (ASR)-2009 dated January 2, 2009 and vide its Guidelines on FPC for NBFCs DNBS.CC.PD.No.266/03.10.01/2011-12 dated March 26, 2012 have directed all NBFCs to
- Communicate the annualised rate of interest to the borrower along with the approach for gradation of risk and rationale for charging different rates of interest to different categories of borrowers.
- Make available the rates of interest and the approach for gradation of risks on the web-site of the companies.
Rate of interest:
The Company intimates the borrower, the loan amount and rate of interest at the time of sanction of the loan along with the tenure and amount of the monthly instalment.
General
Approach for gradation of risk:
The decision to give a loan and the interest rate applicable to each loan account is assessed on a case to case basis, based on multiple parameters such as the type of asset being financed, borrower profile and repayment capacity, borrower’s other financial commitments, past repayment track record if any, the security for the loan as represented by the underlying assets, loan to value ratio, mode of payment, tenure of the loan, geography (location) of the borrower, end use of the asset etc. Such information is collated based on borrower inputs and field inspection by the company officials.
Interest Rate Policy:
The annualised rate of interest* generally charged to our customers shall be as below:
Product Segment | Range |
New Assets (except 3 Wheelers) | 8% – 25% |
Pre-Owned Assets, 3 Wheelers | 8% – 40% |
Personal / Consumer Loans ^ | 8% – 40% |
SME / working capital financing (except Unsecured Loan) | 7% – 20% |
SME / working capital financing (Unsecured Loan)( including Co-lending arrangement) | 8% – 40% |
*Annualised rate of interest rate does not include processing charges, subvention received from dealer or any such income in relation to said loan.
^ Interest rate for loan given towards Value added services ( VAS) such as insurance product (premium) under product segment – personal/consumer loans can be below approved range upto 0%.
The tenure for Asset financing is usually between 1 year to 7 years (except LAP which is upto 15 years), while personal/working capital loans could have a lower tenure as well. There may be special schemes/rates offered by the Company from time to time/exception basis at different terms with the approval of management. The rates of interest are subject to change as the situation warrants and are subject to the discretion of the management on a case-to-case basis.