Lenders face a tough operating environment in the near term, with a spike in stressed loans and write-offs due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
Since simple interest keeps accumulating, your outstanding at the end of the moratorium will be higher than at the start
Case hearing adjourned to Oct 13 by when Centre and RBI will submit additional affidavits to chalk out steps to bring shape to proposals made on waiver of interest on interest for small borrowers
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Most stressed lenders should go into restructuring with the IBC being its bedrock
The company has been in financial distress, primarily due to alleged misappropriation of funds by erstwhile promoters Shivinder Singh and his brother Malvinder Singh
Loan restructuring scheme is a process used by companies and individuals facing financial distress or on the brink of insolvency to lower/renegotiate their debts
The accumulated interest will increase the principal and you will have to pay a higher interest rate on it
Any concessions provided during the resolution period will result in right of recompense
Except for a few, most PSBs face major challenges in raising capital from the market, given the low premium
The RBI has operationalised guidelines based on K V Kamath-led panel's recommendations, which give relief to 26 listed sectors affected by the pandemic
The debt restructuring process involves a reduction of the interest rates on loans or an extension of its repayment tenure, or both
Developers revive stalled projects faster, but someone will have to take a haircut, say industry players
These exclude banks, insurers, and NBFC
In an interview to Abhijit Lele, Kamath said challenges faced by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) should be dealt separately by the regulator
Analysts remain skeptical of the timeline to implement the restructuring guidelines and the number of companies that may meet the eligibility criteria
Bankers estimate loans worth Rs 4-4.5 trillion would need recast going by the panel rules
There are enough filters in the Covid-19 loan restructuring scheme to prevent misuse, but is it a tool to delay the growth in banks' bad loans? We will know after two years
The panel was formed to advise the RBI on the debt restructuring of corporate borrowers facing stress due to the pandemic.
The average debt size of these companies in CRISIL's rated portfolio, excluding outliers, is around Rs 25-30 crore