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12 February, 2022

Distinguish between loan interest remission and loan write off. Between these two which one is beneficial for that Bank? Discuss

 Write off of bad debt of a bank that is declared non-collectable (such as a loan on a defunct business or a credit card due that is now in default), removing it from their balance sheets.

 In course of conducting credit operations by banks the quality of a portion of

their loan portfolio, in many cases, deteriorates and uncertainty arises in realizing such loans and advances. These loans are adversely classified as per existing

rules and necessary provision has to be made against such loans. Writing off bad loans having adequate provision is an internationally accepted normal phenomenon in banking business. Owing to the reluctance of banks in Bangladesh in resorting to this system their balance sheets are becoming unnecessarily and artificially inflated. In order to avoid possible legal complications in retaining the claims of the banks over the loans written off section 28 ka has been incorporated in 2001 in the Bank Company Act, 1991

Discuss loan write-off rules set by Bangladesh Bank. Does it have any effect on banks balance sheet? Explain

NEW LOAN FACILITY AFTER RESCHEDULING

 a) The borrower whose credit facility has been rescheduled may avail a new loan facility or enhance existing credit facility subject to fulfillment of the followinconditions:-

i. The borrower must pay at least 15% of the Outstanding Balance (outstanding amount after excluding the down payment on rescheduling) to avail any further credit facility from the rescheduling bank.

 ii. In case of borrowing from other banks, the same rule will be applicable, i.e. the borrower must pay at least 15% of the Outstanding Balance (outstanding amount after excluding the down payment on rescheduling), then, will be allowed to take regular facility from other banks subject to the submission of No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rescheduling bank or financial institution.

b) Exporters may be granted further credit facility (after being identified as not-a- willful defaulter), if required, subject to settling at least 7.5% of the Outstanding Balance (outstanding amount after excluding the down payment on rescheduling). They will be allowed to take the regular facility from other Banks subject to the submission of a NOC from the rescheduling bank or financial institution.

c) Prior approval of Bangladesh Bank shall have to be obtained if the loan is related to the director of any bank.

d) Information on such rescheduled loan accounts shall be reported to the CrediInformation Bureau (CIB) of Bangladesh 


e) While reporting to the CIB, the rescheduled loans/advances should be shown as RS-1 for first time rescheduling, RS-2 for second time rescheduling and RS-3 for third time rescheduling. If rescheduling facility is availed through interest waiver, reporting should be RSIW-1 for first time rescheduling, RSIW-2 for second time rescheduling and RSIW-3 for third time rescheduling.

f) Number of rescheduling should be mentioned in the sanction letter as well as in the date column of sanction/last renewal/rescheduling in the basic CL form as RS-1/RS-2/RS- 3 or RSIW-1/RSIW-2/RSIW-3.


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.