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Financial Literacy News: Are you being overcharged on loan interest? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has identified instances of unfair lending practices by banks and other financial institutions when it comes to charging interest on loans.

Date for interest charging by banks: The Reserve Bank of India did onsite review of banks and other financial institutions to check how lenders are charging interest on loans issued to borrowers. The central bank found four instances where banks were following unfair lending practices. Read on to know more about this and what RBI has asked banks to do.

In August 2023, the RBI issued a circular on how banks can levy penalties on loan accounts. The new guidelines were supposed to come into effect from January 1, 2024. However, considering that certain clarifications were needed in this regard and additional time was required by banks and NBFCs the implementation date is extended.

The move is one of the measures to enhance the customer centricity and also to enhance transparency measures. The possibility of levying any hidden charges by a lender on a loan will be greatly reduced because of this. The actual annualised interest rate will also include one-time charges and other charges that are levied by the banks and NBFCs. ​

Policymakers also voted to continue with its stance on the withdrawal of accommodation

Monetary and fiscal policies have put in place conditions for a phase of steady growth and moderate inflation

RBI KFS: The Reserve Bank of India orders all regulated entities to provide a key fact statement to borrowers for all retail and MSME loans to enhance transparency and financial literacy.

Actual interest rate on loans in Key Fact Statement: When a borrower takes a loan from a bank or NBFC, apart from interest rate, the lender levies other charges as well such as documentation charges, processing fees etc. Now the lender is required to inform all the charges levied on loan upfront to the prospective buyer. This announcement was made by the RBI governor today while announcing the monetary policy decisions.

India Business News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is introducing new measures to enhance transparency in the annualised interest rates paid by loan borrowers. Find out more about the RBI's initiatives and how they can benefit you.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has requested banks and NBFCs to provide borrowers from retail and micro and small enterprises with a key fact statement (KFS) detailing loan agreement information, including all-in-cost. The move aims to increase transparency and disclosure in loan pricing by regulated entities.