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RBS Credit Policy
RBS Credit Policy
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................ 3
Departments of RBS................................................................................................ 4
Marketing Department of RBS:............................................................................. 4
Credit Risk Management department of RBS:......................................................5
Credit Administration Department RBS:...............................................................5
Secured loans.......................................................................................................... 8
Conventional Mortgages:..................................................................................... 8
CHARGES:................................................................................................................ 8
N cash facility (Business Finance):.......................................................................10
WHEELS................................................................................................................. 11
Charges:............................................................................................................. 11
Cash near Cash..................................................................................................... 12
Loan against Shares.............................................................................................. 12
Personal Loans...................................................................................................... 13
Credit Cards Facility............................................................................................... 14
CREDIT POLICY:
GENERAL DEFINITION:........................................................................................... 16
OBJECTIVES:.......................................................................................................... 16
SBPS REQUIREMENT:............................................................................................ 16
Credit Standards Followed By RBS:.......................................................................17
CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY:.................................................................................... 18
FUNDED AND NONFUNDED FACILITIES..................................................................18
SECTORAL BASED LENDING.................................................................................. 18
NICHE MARKETING................................................................................................ 19
UNAPPROVED SEGMENTS...................................................................................... 19
TIME REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF LOAN.............................................................19
PATTERN OF INSTALLMENTS.................................................................................. 19
CREDIT CARD........................................................................................................ 19
NPL Ratio............................................................................................................... 19
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INTRODUCTION
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has grown from small beginnings nearly
300 years ago to become the second largest financial services group by
profit, in the world. With an AA credit rating, RBS group has more than 40
million customers worldwide, operating profit in 2007 10.3 billion, and total
assets, as at 31 December 2007, of GBP 1,900.5 billion. Today the situation is
different. Due to worldwide recession bank had a massive loss. According to
unaudited quarter report i.e30th June 2009 bank had a net loss of RS.584,
090,0001, compare to net loss of RS.59, 703,0002 on 30th June 2008.now MCB
Bank has bought the Pakistan operations of the Royal Bank of Scotland
(RBS), paying a price of PRs7.2 billion ($87.4 million) for a 99.37% stake in
RBS Pakistan3. RBS brands operate around the globe and down the street to
provide banking services for individuals, businesses and institutions.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Royal Preferred Banking offers its clients an unmatched blend of
personalized banking and wealth maximization opportunities.
PRODUCTS
Alongside a comprehensive range of premium banking products and
services, RBS offers fully integrated financial planning and investment advisory
capabilities.
PRIVILEGES
From luxurious lounges to personalized attention, Royal Preferred
Banking delivers its clients exclusive services.
1 Unaudited half year income statement 2009Source: www.rbs.com.pk
3 Source:financeasia.com
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Departments of RBS
RBS has a centralized banking system. Facilitating a loan is a continuous process
here which linked up THREE major departments namely;
MARKETING
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Marketing Department of RBS:
Following are the duties of this department:
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Secured loans
Conventional Mortgages:
Following are the different mark-up rates for mortgages.
MARKUP:
Slabs
Benchmark
KIBOR
Sprea
Total
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Up to 4,999,999
1 year KIBOR+4.25%
12.93%
4.25%
17.18
%
1 year KIBOR+3.75%
12.93%
3.75%
16.68
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1 year KIBOR+3.5%
12.93%
3.50%
16.43
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1 year KIBOR+3.25%
12.93%
3.25%
16.18
%
CHARGES:
Documentation, Stamp
Duty & Government Levies
Actual
Legal Charges
3500
Processing Fee
Rs. 5,000/-
Enhancement Fee
Rs. 5,000/-
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Benchmark
KIBOR
Sprea
Total
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Up to 4,999,999
3 Month
12.60%
4.00%
KIBOR+4.00%
Between 5,000.000 & 14,999,999
3 Month
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12.60%
3.75%
KIBOR+3.75%
More than 15,000,000
3 Month
16.60
16.35
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12.60%
3.50%
KIBOR+3.50%
16.10
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Charges
Enhancement case
processing fee
Benchmark
KIBOR
Sprea
Total
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Up to 4,999,999
1 year KIBOR+4.00%
12.93%
4.00%
16.93
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1 year KIBOR+3.75%
12.93%
3.75%
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1 year KIBOR+3.50%
16.68
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12.93%
3.50%
16.43
%
Charges:
Enhancement case
processing fee
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WHEELS
RBS cherishes the relationship with its customers; they will be accommodated with
assistance from Relationship Managers who will facilitate them through the
procedure until they find exactly what they want.
Markup of Wheels
Slabs
Benchmark
KIBOR
Sprea
Total
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Less than 600 K
1 year KIBOR+4.50%
12.93%
4.50%
17.43
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1 year KIBOR+4.00%
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16.93
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Charges:
Processing Fee
Up to Rs. 5,000/-
Up to Rs. 1,000/-
Partial Prepayment :
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Acquire funds against your existing deposits or near cash instruments without liquidating
them.
Earn income from your pledged deposit or near cash instrument without it being
disturbed.
Slabs
Branch/Preferred Customers
RBS Staf
Charges
Balance Confirmation Certificates
Mark up Settlement
Charges:
Financing against shares
1) Pledged Share Scrips
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BTF is the most convenient, flexible, economical and easy-to-use loan facility designed to suit
customer needs and gives them the power to control their finances. It offers a variety of features
that provide the spending convenience a customer actually craves for.
Markup of BTF
Slabs
Benchmark
26.0%
29.9%
Schedule of Charges
Enhancement Fee
Up to Rs. 1,500/-
Up to Rs. 150/-
Personal Loans
Whether a customer want s to reorganise their finances, pay for a major purchase
such as a car or home improvements or simply give themselves more financial
flexibility, RBS offer a range of affordable loan options.
Markup of Personal Loans
Slabs
Benchmark
Salaried A&B
22.0%
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Salaried C
25.0%
22.0%
29.99%
Unapproved Segment
28.0%
Schedule of Charges:
Processing fee*
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Slabs
Benchmark
39.0%
39.0%
18.0%
Schedule of Charges:
Annual Fees
Primary Cards
Supplementary Cards
Joining Fees*
Primary Cards
Supplementary Cards
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Tenure in months
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
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CREDIT POLICY
GENERAL DEFINITION:
Credit Policy is the clear, written guidelines that set the following basic things:
(1) The terms and conditions for supplying goods on credit
(2) Customer qualification criteria
(3) Procedure for making collections
(4) Steps to be taken in case of customer delinquency.
It is also called collection policy4.
OBJECTIVES:
SBP regulations and economic conditions are kept in mind while designing
the techniques and objectives for credit management strategy. Following
are some of the objectives of SPCBs credit policy:
o Enable the bank to develop long-term business plans.
o Equip the bank to face the ever changing competitive scenario more effectively
and act proactively rather than reactively.
o To be a source of confidence to the lending officers and enable them to operate
more effectively within the framework of approved delegated authority.
o Provide a framework of reference and standards and to enable the bank to
provide uniform treatment to the borrowing customers.
o Provide guidance for what to do, not how to do.
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Properly serve the credit needs of current customers by satisfying them and
establish long-term relationship with them.
4 Source:businessdictionary.com
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changes in the level of deposits, advancement ratio and their loan portfolio.
Total amount of loan advancement is totally dependent on SPCBs credibility
situation.
DIVERSIFICATION:
RBS being a clever financial institution doesnt invest
in just one sector. It follows the basic rule i.e.
Agriculture
financing is just 12% because SBP
makes it essential
for the bank.
LIMIT OF LOANS
50 million
50-350million
Above 350 million
SAFETY:
RBS focuses on 3cs:
RBS follow the SAFETY-FIRST principle i.e.
CHARACTER,
Money given as loan must be used properly.
The credit risk management department
handles this principle.
The following five elements(Cs) help a banker in arriving at the
conclusion regarding safety.
Character: Borrowers intention to repay the advance, since his
honesty and integrity is of significance.
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CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY:
The decision making power regarding credit policy and any loan approvals is
centralized in RBS. They are moving toward the hub concept. This has a negative
impact on potential or prospective customers because any person wanting to
acquire a small loan in a few days time has to wait a lot and as a result a number of
applicants cannot be satisfied. RBS credit policy hinders such activity because
having no power and setup to verify credentials etc, the process at the head office
takes minimum 15days. But this step is also going to show the confidential output
by bank.
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Both funded and non-funded facilities are provided by RBS but the preference is to
provide non funded facilities as it involves lower risk.
RBS extends loan to almost all the sectors except for certain unapproved segments.
However, RBS focuses on consumer, commercial, corporate, agriculture,
construction, engineering, automobiles and fertilizers sector. No loans are available
for textile sector this time because of the bad conditions of this sector. RBS is
moved the directions of its credit policy toward the recovery of its loans.
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NICHE MARKETING
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Their marketing objectives and techniques are based on niche marketing. They
target on salaried class which they have named as Category A. This is because
salaried class is more conscious about making the payments on time and it is easier
to recover loan from them as compared to any other class. In current economic
conditions of Pakistan and worldwide recession, its the basic pillar of RBS which is
not only secured but also profitable but because of rapidly unemployment, RBS not
advancing loans to this sector but again we will say that they are not destroying
their customers of this sector even at the time of recovery. They are providing their
non funded facility mostly to salaried based sector after all they are golden pillars of
RBS.
UNAPPROVED SEGMENTS
Unapproved segments are the segments to which bank does not extend loan due to
some reasons. These include lawyers, journalists, farmers, money changers,
politicians.
PATTERN OF INSTALLMENTS
RBS prefers quarterly payments as part of their selling terms set with the customers
in advancement of the loan. However, such terms may vary from customer to
customer and situation to situation.
CREDIT CARD
Client can withdraw cash up to 75% of the available shared credit limit (if he is
holding more than one RBS Credit Card). For example, if your shared credit limit is
PKR 300,000 and your cash withdrawal limit is 75%, you can withdraw up to PKR
225,000.
NPL Ratio
RBS NPL ratio is comparatively good if we consider the financial crisis and current
position of the bank. Reason behind this is that they dont accrue their revenues
.Instead they are recorded when actually incurred. Thats why their books show the
good position.
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The credit policy is revised at least quarterly to incorporate the economic and
financial changes in the country. Similarly, any change in the prudential regulations
by the State Bank of Pakistan and socio-economical factors can prompt the bank to
revise its policy in the given scenario accordingly.
Their policy also changed according to risks and opportunities in the market like
payment incentives 54(flat rate, computed rate) and low risk credit policies
(advance payment & LC). So according to this policy, now a day RBS is working with
flat rate
INCOME REQUIREMENT
Minimum Income of Salaried, SEB, SEP, NTI & Branch Banking Segment are:
Segments
A,B,C,
Unapproved
Contractual
SEP
SEB/ NTI *
Branch Banking
Where;
SEB
stands
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Self-Employed
Businessman
SEP
stands
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Self-Employed
Professional.
NTI stands for New to the industry.
A includes bankers and clients with a good pay back history. They are given
credit up to 4times of their salary.
B includes all the employees related to the textile sector. They are given
credit up to 3times of their salary.
C includes the government employees. They are given credit up to 2times of
their salary.
Unapproved are given credit up to2 times of their salary.
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Demand finance: 1 to 5 years maximum time period for this loan because it
fulfilled the specific need of the customer like construction.
Term finance: 5 to 10 years maximum time period but in this loan the installment
is involved.
LC FACILITY
RBS focused on hypothecate based facility.
SAFTY MARGIN:
If government has to stop the imports of anything to support the local production,
SBP ordered to increase this safety margin. For critical items like perishable items
this safety margin can be 100%.
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SPREAD:
RBS is stated to be charging around 2%-4% spread to its customers with
negotiations or bargains with customers even though they might not always be
providing ancillary business to RBS. This depends on the customers track record
and his credibility.
RBS invests extensively in mortgages and as fewer mortgage investments are
present, RBS has the opportunity to charge high mark ups. The high charges cover
the costs incurred on those who have defaulted.
PAYMENT INCENTIVES:
RBS deals with flat rate because flat rate does not consider TIME VALUE
CONSTRAINT. Being customer friendly it helps the customer to forecast his budget
.this is rate is not affected by economic conditions.
Call report
Id card.
Address and other business related information.
BBFS (Borrower Basic Fact Sheet).
E-CIB report.(Electronic Credit Information Bureau Report)
Credit Worthiness Report
Bankers Report
Call report
Id card.
Address and other business related information.
BBFS (Borrower Basic Fact Sheet).
E-CIB report.(Electronic Credit Information Bureau Report)
Partnership deed.
Credit Worthiness Report
Bankers Report
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Partnership:
Company:
Call report
Basic Information Report
Companys e-CIB report.
Id cards of Directors.
Financial Statements.
Directors search and Assets Charges search report.
BBFS (Borrower Basic Fact Sheet).
Credit Worthiness Report
Bankers report
Security Based:
Based on different securities, bank requires the following documents:
Cash deposit: Letter of Lien on cash deposit with the signature of borrower.
Govt. securities: Letter of Lien on Govt. securities e.g.; T-Bills etc.
Shares: Letter of Lien obtained by bank with the help of ID assigned by SECP.
Property:
Title document:
o Sale deed
o Lease deed
o Transfer letter
Memorandum of deposit of title deed.
Personal guarantee by third party.
Letter of Lien on property.
Approved map of the location where the property is located.
General Power of Attorney (GPA).
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PT-1 form is required for old cities, which had been settled by Settlement
Commission during partition.
Mortgage Deed (except DHA).
Faard and Letter of Lien are required from registrar in case of agriculture
land.
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SUGGESTIONS
A strong forum of all the stakeholders should be made, where the state
representatives, industrialists, bankers and the concerned people can
gather together and give valuable suggestions for the betterment of the
whole financial system e.g.; Federal Reserve of U.S.A.
SECP should be more helpful to the banks; it should work more efficiently in
providing the details of Ranking charges and Pari-Pasu charges.
Keeping the current economic scenario of the country, RBS must also focus
on agriculture sector because Pakistan is an agricultural country and
providing loans to this sector will lead towards prosperity.
RBS should give a customer friendly credit facilities at most in each of its
branches so that the customer feels more convenient.
RBS should held meetings and seminars for their customers to give them
suggestions and advices to improve their credit worthiness. Moreover to
guide the customers about their loan products and procedures.
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CONCLUSION
Due to worldwide recession RBS has faced huge losses in current times; RBS
in Pakistan is not advancing long-term loans to corporate sector or other
sectors as well due to the bad social and economic conditions in the country.
When RBS re-branded the name of ABN-AMRO formally last year, total
branches of RBS in Pakistan were 85 but now the number has reduced to 73.
Similarly the net value of assets of RBS in Pakistan has also been reduced to
23 billion PKR from 73 billion PKR. Moreover, more than 90% share of RBS
Pakistan has been purchased by MCB and this take over will be completed in
the upcoming year. In the current business environment with reduced sales
and threats of recession RBS is under great pressure to manage their cash
flows productively; in this regard RBS has kept somehow a lenient credit
policy (in consumer financing i.e. short-term) as compared to other banks so
that it may be able to retain its customers in future for upcoming year.