The idea to insert a clause with explicit mention of passing it on to the borrower is in line with RBI’s strict stance of making loan documents transparent,” said one of the persons cited above. Secondly, when the regulator increases provisioning norms so sharply, it expects banks to pass them to the borrower, otherwise the purpose of raising the provision is defeated, he added.
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MUMBAI: State Bank of India (SBI) may insert a clause in loan documents that would give them an option to pass on the cost of higher provisions on project loans to the borrowers, people with knowledge of the matter told ET..
