Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2013-14/603 UBD. CO. BPD. PCB. Cir. No. 64/12.05.001/2013-14 May 26, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Levy of foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalty on Floating Rate Term Loans Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD (PCB).Cir.No.41/12.05.001/2011-12 dated June 26, 2012 on ‘Home Loans- Levy of Fore-closure Charges/ Pre-payment Penalty by UCBs’. 2. A reference is invited to Part B of the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Stat

RBI/2013-14/604 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 9/14.01.062/2013-14 May 26, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer, All AD Category I Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/ Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – Harmonization of KYC norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) – Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2013-14/601 DBS.OSMOS.No.14703/33.01.001/2013-14 May 22, 2014 The Chairman / Chairman & Managing Director All India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions Dear Sir/Madam Reporting to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) We draw your attention to RBI Guidelines on “Early Recognition of Financial Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders: Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy” issued on Jan

RBI/2013-14/599 Ref: DBOD. No.Ret. BC.112/12.07.138/2013-14 May 21, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited We advise that the name of “Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DBOD.BP. No.15936/21.07.002/2013-14 dated March 25, 2014, published in the Gazette of India (Part I

RBI/2013-14/598 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.113/09.07.005/2013-14 May 21, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Need for Bank Branches / ATMs to be made accessible to persons with disabilities Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.123 /09.07.005/2008-09 dated April 13, 2009 on the captioned subject, wherein banks were advised to provide, inter alia, ramps in all existing and future ATMs, and make at least one third of new ATMs installed as talk

RBI/2013-14/593 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB) Cir No. 63/13.05.000/2013-14 May 16, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Undertaking of activity by the Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) as PAN Service Agent (PSA) for providing PAN issuance services to its customers by entering into tie-up with authorized Agencies Please refer to circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.38/13.05.000/2013-14 dated November 14, 2013 wherein Financially Sound

RBI/2013-14/592 UBD.BPD.Cir.No.62/13.03.000/2013-14 May 15, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam Levy of Penal Charges on Non-Maintenance of Minimum Balances in Inoperative Accounts Please refer to Part B of the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 announced on April 1, 2014, proposing certain measures towards consumer protection such as non-levy of penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance i

RBI/2013-14/588 DBOD.No.BP.BC.111/21.04.157/2013-14 May 12, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) & All India Term-Lending & Refinancing Institutions Madam / Sir, Operations of foreign branches and subsidiaries of the Indian banks – Compliance with statutory/regulatory/administrative prohibitions/restrictions Please refer to the Circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.89 /21.04.141/2008-09 dated December 1, 2008 on the captioned subject. In terms of par

RBI/2013-14/587 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No 61/13.01.000/2013-14 May 12, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Opening of Bank Accounts in the Names of Minors Please refer to our circular UBD.(DC) 1148/V.1-84/85 dated February 22, 1985, in terms of which banks were advised to allow minors’ accounts (fixed and savings deposit accounts) with mothers as guardians to be opened, subject to safeguards in allowing operations in such

RBI/2013-14/586 UBD.CO.BPD.PCB.Cir.No.60/13.05.001/2013-14 May 9, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Advance against Pledge of Gold/ Silver Ornaments Please refer to circular UBD.PCB.Cir.No.24/13.05.001/ 08-09 dated November 10, 2008, wherein Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) were advised to observe safeguards in order to mitigate the inherent risks attached to sanction of loans and advances against Gold / Silver