Penalty on loan accounts: RBI tweaks norms, asks banks not to use levy to boost revenue

On August 18, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised the standards for banks imposing penalties on loan accounts due to the borrower’s breach of contractual terms. The central bank said banks could not handle such penalties to increase revenue. The RBI said banks must treat penalties for non-compliance as a “penalty fee” and not …

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