Waheed Mahmood
Banks/ DFIs told to ensure loan limit
Staff Reporter
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has amended certain provisions of Prudential Regulations for Consumer Financing with immediate effect. According to a Circular (BPRD Circular No 1) issued here on Thursday, State Bank has revised Regulation R-7 pertaining to Maximum Card Limit.
Under the revised regulation, banks/ DFIs shall ensure that overall credit card and personal loan limit, both on secured as well as on unsecured basis, availed by one person from all banks/DFIs in aggregate should not exceed Rs5,000,000, at any point in time, subject to the condition that the overall unsecured/ clean facilities on account of credit card and personal loan of that individual do not exceed Rs2,000,000.
Similarly, in Regulation R-23, a new paragraph has been added as under:
“Banks/DFIs shall ensure that overall personal loan limits and credit card limits, both on secured as well as on unsecured basis, availed by one person from all banks/DFIs in aggregate should not exceed Rs5,000,000, at any point in time, subject to the condition that the overall unsecured/ clean facilities on account of personal loan and credit card of that individual do not exceed Rs2,000,000.” Following the above-mentioned amendment, instruction concerning secured personal loans (other than secured against liquid assets) mentioned in Regulation R-23 stands withdrawn, the circular added. The State Bank has also amended Regulation R-3 by adding a new provision which states as under: “Banks/DFIs may waive the requirement of 50 per cent debt burden in case a credit card and personal loan is properly secured through liquid assets (as defined in prudential regulations) with minimum 30 per cent margin.”
Similarly, in Regulation R-23, a new paragraph has been added as under:
“Banks/DFIs shall ensure that overall personal loan limits and credit card limits, both on secured as well as on unsecured basis, availed by one person from all banks/DFIs in aggregate should not exceed Rs5,000,000, at any point in time, subject to the condition that the overall unsecured/ clean facilities on account of personal loan and credit card of that individual do not exceed Rs2,000,000.” Following the above-mentioned amendment, instruction concerning secured personal loans (other than secured against liquid assets) mentioned in Regulation R-23 stands withdrawn, the circular added. The State Bank has also amended Regulation R-3 by adding a new provision which states as under: “Banks/DFIs may waive the requirement of 50 per cent debt burden in case a credit card and personal loan is properly secured through liquid assets (as defined in prudential regulations) with minimum 30 per cent margin.”
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