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RBI Discontinues Quarterly Housing Finance Disbursement Reporting

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Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2007-2008/120 · issued 22 Aug 2007 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI has discontinued the requirement for scheduled commercial banks to submit the quarterly statement on housing finance disbursements, effective from the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Banks no longer need to file this report.

What changed

Previously, banks had to submit a quarterly statement on housing finance disbursements in a specified format to RBI's Department of Banking Supervision. RBI has now reviewed and decided to discontinue this reporting requirement, effective from the quarter ended June 30, 2007 onwards.

What it means for you

Banks are relieved of a recurring compliance burden related to housing finance data submission. This reduces administrative overhead and allows focus on core lending operations. However, banks must still maintain internal records as per other regulatory requirements.

Historical instruction — do not use for current compliance. This is what was required at the time; it no longer reflects current RBI requirements. If no replacement rule is linked above, that only means none is recorded on our register yet — it does not prove no later applicable rule exists. Confirm on the official RBI source below.

What banks were required to do at the time

Who it affects

All scheduled commercial banks, Compliance departments handling regulatory reporting, Housing finance teams

❓ Common questions

Regulatory timeline

Built from our lineage records — each fact carries its provenance; missing history simply is not shown (never guessed).

Which specific report has been discontinued?

The quarterly statement on housing finance disbursements, which was required under paragraph 7.2 of the Master Circular DBOD.No.DIR.(Hsg)BC.02/08.12.01/2007-08 dated July 2, 2007, has been discontinued.

From which quarter is the discontinuation effective?

The discontinuation is effective from the quarter ended June 30, 2007, and all subsequent quarters.

Do we need to submit any alternative report for housing finance?

No, the circular only states that the specific quarterly statement is discontinued. No alternative reporting requirement has been introduced in this notification.

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Repealed by RBI/2025-26/100 — Consolidation of Regulations — Withdrawal of circulars (28 Nov 2025)
RBI’s words: “Official withdrawal register entry #2354: DBOD.Dir.(Hsg.)BC.No.27/08.12.01/2007-08 — "Submission of Quarterly Statement on Housing Finance Disbursements - Discontinuance" dated August 22, 2007”
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2007-2008/120 Ref.DBOD.Dir.(Hsg.)BC.No. 27/08.12.01/2007-08 August 22, 2007 Sravana 31, 1929(Saka) To All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Submission of Quarterly statement on Housing Finance disbursements - Discontinuance Please refer to paragraph 7.2 of our Master Circular  DBOD.No.DIR.(Hsg)BC.02/ 08.12.01/2007-08 dated 2nd July 2007  in terms of which banks are required to submit statement on housing finance disbursement on a quarterly basis indicating details of disbursement made by them towards housing finance, to the Department of Banking Supervision, RBI, CO, in the format given in Annexure 2 to the Master Circular. 2. The need for submission of this statement has since been reviewed, and it has been decided that the quarterly statement may be discontinued. Accordingly, it is advised that the above statement for the quarter ended 30th June 2007 and the subsequent quarters need not be submitted by the banks to RBI. Yours faithfully, (A.Sreekumaran) General Manager
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2007-2008/120 · issued 22 Aug 2007. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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