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RBI delays loan recovery agent rules to January 2027
The Reserve Bank of India has pushed its new loan recovery norms to January 2027, three months after the original deadline. The rules aim to stop banks and their agents from using…
The Story in Brief
The Reserve Bank of India has pushed its new loan recovery norms to January 2027, three months after the original deadline. The rules aim to stop banks and their agents from using harsh methods against defaulters. Announced on 6 August after two draft rounds, they follow a February proposal that drew on memories of aggressive recovery tactics by private banks in the late 2000s, Livemint reports.
Under the guidelines, banks must monitor recovery agencies, check agents' antecedents, and ensure they hold certificates from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. Abusive language, threats, excessive calls, and posting borrowers' details on social media are deemed harsh. Borrowers will gain protection against harassment, though enforcement across millions of interactions remains a key test.
The Indian Opinion
The three-month delay is a small mercy, but the real test is enforcement. RBI has drawn a clear line between recovery and harassment, yet that line means nothing if banks look the other way. Watch how quickly the regulator acts on the first complaints under the new norms. Will it name and shame repeat offenders, or issue quiet warnings? That will tell borrowers if this is reform or just paperwork.
Source: livemint.com
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