Interest Rate & Pricing Policy

(Approved by the Board of Directors at meeting held on 10th October,2020)

Introduction

Reserve Bank of India Vide its Notification No. DNBS. 204 / CGM (ASR)-2009 dated January 2, 2009 has directed that the Board of each NBFC shall approve an Interest rate model for the Company, taking in to account relevant factors such as cost of funds, margin and risk premium etc and determine the rate of interest to be charged for loans and advances. Further, the directives states that the rate of interest and the approach for gradation of risk and the rationale for charging different rates of interest for different category of borrowers should be communicated to the borrowers / customers in the sanction letters to them. The Interest rate model is also required to be made available on the website of the Company so as to enable the customers to understand the logic and methodology of the lending rates charged to them. In compliance with the said RBI directives, the Interest rate model for the Company is given below:

Principle for determining Interest rate of Loans:

Keeping in view the RBI guidelines as cited above, the following internal guiding principles and interest rate model are therefore laid out that need to be taken cognizance of while determining interest rates and other charges.

  1. The average yield on product and minimum rate of interest under each product line would be decided from time to time by the company
  2. These rates would be based on the cost of borrowed funds, matching tenor cost, market liquidity, refinance avenues, RBI policies on credit flow, offerings by competition, tenure of customer relationship, market reputation, cost of disbursements, cost of capital required, inherent credit and default risk in the products and customer per se arising from customer segment, profile of the customers, professional qualification, stability in earning and employment, subventions and subsidies available, deviations permitted, ancillary business opportunities, future potential, group strength and value to lender group, overall customer yield, nature and value of primary and collateral securities, past repayment track record of the customers, external ratings of the customers, industry trends, switchover options, canvassed accounts etc.
  3. The Company shall adopt discrete interest rate model / policy whereby the rate of interest for same product and tenor availed during same period by customers would not be a standardized one but could be different for different customers depending upon consideration of any or combination of a few or all factors listed out in above point.
  4. The annualized rate of interest would be intimated to the customer.
  5. The interest rates would be offered on fixed, floating, variable basis.
  6. The interest re-set period would be decided by the Company from time to time.
  7. The interest would be charged on monthly or longer rests.
  8. Interest rates would be intimated to the customers at the time of sanction/ availing of the loan and the EMI apportionment towards interest and principal dues would be made available to the customer post activation of contract.
  9. The interest shall be deemed payable immediately on debits and no grace period for payment of Interest unless otherwise specifically mentioned in the finance agreement entered / to be entered with the customer.
  10. Besides normal interest, the Company may levy additional interest for adhoc facilities, penal interest for any delay or default in making payments of any dues. These additional or penal interests for different products or facilities would be decided by the above mentioned committees.
  11. Interest changes would be prospective in effect and intimation of change of interest or other charges would be communicated to customers in a mode and manner deemed fit.
  12. Besides interest, other financial charges like processing fees, cheque bouncing charges, pre-payment/foreclosure charges, part disbursement charges, cheque swaps, cash handling charges, RTGS/ other remittance charges, commitment fees, charges on various other services like issuing NO DUE certificates, NOC, letters ceding charge on assets/ security, security swap & exchange charges etc. would be levied by the Company wherever considered necessary
  13. Besides the base charges, the service tax and other government charges would be collected at applicable rates from time to time. Any revision in these charges would be from prospective effect.
  14. In case deemed fit the Company may consider necessary moratorium for interest payment and repayment of principal with proper built-in pricing.
  15. The interest rate models and other charges applicable from time to time to be hosted on the website (after it is developed and available) and updated from time to time.
  16. In case of staggered disbursements, the rates of interest would be subjected to review and the same may vary according to the prevailing rate at the time of disbursements or as may be decided by the Company.
  17. No claims for refund or waiver of such charges/ penal interest / additional interest would normally be entertained by the Company and it is the sole discretion of the Company to deal with such requests, if any.