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In exercise of the powers conferred under Sections 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 3 read with Section 31A and Section 6 of the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, the Reserve Bank, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 45JA, 45K, 45L and 45M of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934, Sections 29A, 30A, 31 and 32 of National Housing Bank Act, 1987, Sections 3 (read with section 31A) and 6 of Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) in this regard

Securitisation involves transactions where credit risk in assets are redistributed by repackaging them into tradeable securities with different risk profiles which may give investors of various classes access to exposures which they otherwise might be unable to access directly.

RBI (‘Reserve Bank’) is statutorily mandated to operate the credit system of the country to its advantage. In line with the international practices and as per the recommendations made by the Committee on the Financial System (Chairman Shri M. Narasimham), the Reserve Bank has introduced, in a phased manner, prudential norms for income recognition, asset classification and provisioning for the advances portfolio of NBFCs so as to move towards greater consistency and transpare

RBI is statutorily mandated to operate the credit system of the country to its advantage. In pursuit of this mandate, the Reserve Bank encourages innovation in the financial systems, credit products and delivery mechanisms while ensuring orderly growth, financial stability and the protection of depositors’ and borrowers’ interest. With the progressive deregulation of credit, prudential norms primarily serve as regulatory safeguards.

Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), in the course of financial intermediation, are exposed to various financial and non-financial risks, of which credit risk is the one of the most significant risks. If not managed effectively, credit risk may have ramifications for a range of other risk categories too. As credit exposures of NBFCs encompass varied sectors, borrower types and products with their own idiosyncratic complexities as well as systemic implications due to inter

In exercise of the powers conferred by Chapter IIIB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and Sections 30A, 32 and 33 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) in this regard, RBI being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

Reserve Bank (RBI) having considered it necessary in the public interest, and being satisfied that, for the purpose of enabling the Reserve Bank to regulate the financial system to the advantage of the country and to prevent the affairs of any Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) from being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of investors and depositors

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 45JA, 45K, 45L, 45M and 45MA of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934), the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

The Reserve Bank had issued RBI (Credit Information Companies) Directions, 2025 (Credit Bureaus) for efficient functioning of credit information reporting system in the country. There is a need to further amend the same based on a review of the extant instructions.

The Reserve Bank had issued a press release dated December 01, 2022, on Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of Registration (CoR) by NBFCs (including HFCs) for cancellation enclosing application form and indicative checklist.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.70 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Seventy Thousand only) on Muthoot FinCorp Limited (the company) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Internal Ombudsman’.

RBI cancels Certificate of Registration (CoR) of 31 NBFCs Nine NBFCs surrender their (CoR).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 10, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹21 lakh

Following the launch of the next generation datawarehouse of the Reserve Bank of India i.e. Centralised Information Management System (CIMS), it has now been decided to commence the reporting of the following returns in CIMS:

The microsite also has a dedicated section for information on exchange of banknotes.

The most common validation errors encountered while filing the RBI DNBS 02 return relate to missing mandatory fields, incorrect formats, or mismatch with the prescribed XBRL taxonomy. Resolving these issues requires ensuring adherence to RBI's format, data completeness, and using the proper validation and pre-scrutiny steps before submission.

The FY2025 numbers tell a powerful story. NBFCs recorded a stunning 20% year-on-year credit growth, remarkably higher than the 12% clocked by traditional banks. The NBFC sector’s net advances soared to ₹24.5 lakh crore, and the overall balance sheet size ballooned to ₹28.2 lakh crore—both reflecting 20% annual growth. Borrowings also jumped 22% to ₹19.9 lakh crore, underlining their aggressive expansion and role as a key growth engine in Indian finance

RBI cancels Certificate of Registration of 16 NBFCs

These Directions shall be called Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025.