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SFB Financial Disclosure: Related Party Exposure Norms

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2025-26/182 · issued 05 Jan 2026 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI mandates Small Finance Banks to disclose related party exposures in financial statements from April 1, 2026. Banks must report loans, contracts, and provisions for related parties in a prescribed table format.
The rule, in the simplest words
How it plays out — a real example

Rohit, a senior credit officer in Jaipur, opens the new related‑party exposure table each morning and adds the ₹ crore loan his team gave to a firm owned by the bank’s director, marking it as safe or bad and noting the provision amount, so the bank’s financial statement will be ready for the April 1, 2026 deadline.

What changed

RBI inserted a new sub-paragraph (ix) under paragraph 10(5) of the SFB Financial Statements Directions, 2025. This requires SFBs to disclose details of exposures to related parties as defined in the Credit Risk Management Directions, 2025. The disclosure includes a table with aggregate loan values, outstanding amounts, SMA/NPA classification, provisions, and contract values.

What it means for you

Small Finance Banks must now provide granular, standardized disclosures on related party transactions in their notes to accounts. This enhances transparency and aligns with credit risk management norms. Banks need to update their reporting systems to capture and present this data accurately from FY2026-27 onwards.

What you must do

Who it affects

Small Finance Banks, Compliance and finance departments of SFBs, Auditors reviewing SFB financial statements

❓ Common questions

When do these new disclosure requirements take effect?

The amendments come into force from April 1, 2026, though banks may choose to implement them earlier.

What specific information must be disclosed in the new table?

SFBs must disclose aggregate loans sanctioned and outstanding to related parties, their proportion of total credit exposure, SMA/NPA classification, provisions held, and details of contracts and arrangements with related parties.

Which regulation defines 'related parties' for this disclosure?

The definition of related parties is as per the Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Credit Risk Management) Directions, 2025.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
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On a review, consequent to the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2026 , and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sections 21 and 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter called the Reserve Bank) in this regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter specified. 3. The Amendment Directions modifies the Directions as under: 3(1) In Chapter-III ‘Disclosure in Financial Statements – Notes to Accounts’, a new sub-paragraph (ix) shall be inserted under sub-paragraph 10(5) on ‘Exposures’, as given below: 10(5)(ix) Exposures to Related Parties Details of exposures to related parties as defined in Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Credit Risk Management) Directions, 2025 shall be disclosed as per the following table: (Amount in ₹ crore) Sl No. Particulars Previous Year Current Year A. Loans to Related Parties 1 Aggregate value of loans sanctioned to related parties during the year 2 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties as on 31st March 3 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties as a proportion of total credit exposure as on 31st March 4 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties which are categorized as: (i) Special Mention Accounts as on 31st March (ii) Non-Performing Assets as on 31st March 5 Amount of provisions held in respect of loans to related parties as on 31st March B. Contracts and Arrangements involving Related Parties 6 Aggregate value of contracts and arrangements awarded to related parties during the year 7 Aggregate value of outstanding contracts and arrangements involving related parties as on 31st March 4. The above amendments shall come into force from April 1, 2026 . Banks may however decide to implement the amendments in entirety from an earlier date. 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Who does what — compliance checklist
💻 IT / Systems
  • Ensure systems capture data on loans, contracts, and provisions for related parties as per the prescribed format.
📜 Compliance
  • Update financial reporting templates to include the new related party exposure table.
  • Train finance and compliance teams on the new disclosure requirements effective April 1, 2026.
  • Review related party definitions under the Credit Risk Management Directions to ensure consistency.
Grouped from the action items above — a single circular may involve more than one team.
Worked example & action-note template

Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (Small Finance Banks, Compliance and finance departments of SFBs, Auditors reviewing SFB financial statements), your first concrete step on “SFB Financial Disclosure: Related Party Exposure Norms” is: “Update financial reporting templates to include the new related party exposure table.” (RBI issued this 05 Jan 2026).

  1. Circular: RBI/2025-26/182 -- SFB Financial Disclosure: Related Party Exposure Norms
  2. Issued: 05 Jan 2026
  3. Action required: Update financial reporting templates to include the new related party exposure table.
  4. Action required: Ensure systems capture data on loans, contracts, and provisions for related parties as per the prescribed format.
  5. Action required: Train finance and compliance teams on the new disclosure requirements effective April 1, 2026.
  6. Action required: Review related party definitions under the Credit Risk Management Directions to ensure consistency.
  7. Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
  8. Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
  9. Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
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