RBI caps group entity exposure limit for banks at 25%

RBI allows a bank to lend up to 15% of its capital funds to a single borrower and 40% to a grou

An image of RBI headquarters in Mumbai (Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar)
An image of RBI headquarters in Mumbai (Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar)
Reuters Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 01 2016 | 9:40 PM IST
The Reserve Bank of India said on Thursday it will cap banks' exposure to a single entity to 20% of a lender's capital base and to 25% limit to a group of connected entities, according to a circular on Thursday.

Currently, the RBI allows a bank to lend up to 15% of its capital funds to a single borrower and 40% to a group.

The central bank also said that banks must classify the sum of all exposures of 10% or above as "large exposure" and report them to the RBI.

The rules will be effective April 1, 2019.
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First Published: Dec 01 2016 | 5:38 PM IST

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