One might describe it as a concern regarding unsecured lending; in our perspective, the central bank has implemented a decisive and well-timed action to control unsecured lending.
Observing a significant increase in particular areas of consumer credit, the RBI recently held discussions with senior bankers. These bankers purportedly conveyed to the central bank that the situation was manageable. Nevertheless, it seems that these assurances did not alleviate the RBI’s concerns. Through its notification dated November 16, 2023, the RBI has implemented various corrective measures.
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
โ Consumer credit exposure of commercial banks :
A resolution has been made to elevate the risk weights for consumer credit exposure of commercial banks, encompassing both existing and new portfolios.
โ Consumer credit exposure of NBFCs:
It has been decided that the consumer credit exposure of NBFCs categorized as retail loans shall attract a risk weight of 125%.
โ Credit card receivables:
It has been decided to increase the risk weights on such exposures by 25 percentage points to 150% and 125% for SCBs and NBFCs, respectively.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ก๐๐๐๐
It has been decided to increase the risk weights on such exposures of SCBs by 25 percentage points in all cases where the extant risk weight as per the external rating of NBFCs is below 100%.
๐ฏ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
The REs shall review their extant sectoral exposure limits for consumer credit. The limits so fixed shall be strictly adhered to and monitored on an ongoing basis by the Risk Management Committee.