{"id":53543,"date":"2025-07-05T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T06:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=53543"},"modified":"2025-07-05T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:48:59","slug":"reserve-bank-of-india-pre-payment-charges-on-loans-directions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/reserve-bank-of-india-pre-payment-charges-on-loans-directions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RBI recently announced Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025, prohibiting banks and other regulated lenders from charging prepayment penalties on floating-rate loans availed by individuals for non-business purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t <\/span><b>prohibited banks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other <\/span><b>regulated lenders from charging prepayment penalties on floating-rate loans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> availed by individuals for non-business purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It benefits borrowers of home loans and other floating-rate loans, allowing them to <\/span><b>repay loans ahead of schedule without additional fees.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new rules will be<\/span><b> enforced on all loans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are <\/span><b>sanctioned or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The directive will<\/span><b> apply to commercial banks and regulated entities (REs) such as NBFCs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>excluding specific banks like Small Finance Banks and Regional Rural Banks unless they issue loans up to Rs 50 lakh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exemption<\/span><b> applies regardless of whether the loan is repaid fully or partially,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>source of funds, or the presence of co-obligants.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also<\/span><b> includes dual and special rate loans if they are on a floating rate<\/b> <b>at the time of repayment.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>No minimum lock-in period is required.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>loans not covered under this r<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ule,<\/span><b> lenders must disclose any prepayment charges in the sanction letter, loan agreement, and Key Facts Statement.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should a bank fail to include this information, it cannot levy any prepayment charge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/money\/personal-finance\/no-prepayment-penalty-on-business-loans-rbi-s-big-relief-for-individuals-and-small-enterprises-11751619333408.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LMINT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025 prohibited banks and other regulated lenders from charging prepayment penalties on floating-rate loans availed by individuals for non-business 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