India's RBI caps loans against shares at Rs 1 crore
Bank credit teams must cap individual share‑backed loans at Rs 1 crore
Change
India's Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped loans to individuals for purchase of shares and other eligible securities at Rs 1 crore per borrower system‑wide, limited loans for subscribing to initial public offerings, follow‑on offers and employee stock option plans to Rs 25 lakh per individual, and deferred the rollout of revised capital‑market exposure rules to July 1.
Why it matters
Banks must secure a corporate guarantee from the acquiring company before extending acquisition finance to a subsidiary or special purpose vehicle. Acquisition finance is defined to include mergers and amalgamations and is limited to deals that result in control of a non‑financial target company.
Implications
- — Bank credit and loan‑origination teams at Indian banks must refuse or block share‑backed loan applications above Rs 1 crore and IPO/ESOP financings above Rs 25 lakh immediately — failing to apply the caps exposes the bank to regulatory non‑compliance.
- — Bank compliance and risk teams at Indian banks must update borrower exposure aggregation and internal limit frameworks immediately to reflect the new system‑wide per‑borrower caps — failure to adjust exposures risks supervisory scrutiny or enforcement for excess concentrated exposures.
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