Search

12 February, 2022

CLASSIFICATION AND INTEREST SUSPENSE OF RESCHEDULED LOANS

 Rescheduled loans may be put into any category of classification by the bank

considering the existing financial soundness and repayment capacity of the borrower, subject to the accumulated amount in interest suspense account not being taken into income account, unless actually realized. Upon classification, applicable provisions have to be maintained, according to the Master Circular: Loan Classification and Provisioning (BRPD Circular No. 14/2012). However, a rescheduled loan will not be considered a "defaulted loan," and the borrower will not be considered a "defaulted borrower" as these terms are understood in the context of section 27KaKa(3) of the Banking Companies Act, 1991, unless such loan has not been repaid after reaching the maximum number of allowable reschedulings.  Interest accrued on rescheduled loans will be subject to the accounting treatment that is appropriate for the classification category of the

loan, in line with the Master Circular: Loan Classification and Provisioning

(BRPD Circular No. 14/2012) just as if the loan had not been rescheduled.