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RBI Directions for Urban Co-operative Banks - Credit Facilities

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/DOR/2025-26/277 · issued 28 Nov 2025 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI issues comprehensive directions for urban co-operative banks on credit facilities, covering digital lending, gold and silver collateral, microfinance, project finance, housing finance, export credit, and more.
The rule, in the simplest words
How it plays out — a real example

A gold-loan officer in Surat reviews a customer's gold jewelry and calculates the loan amount using the new LTV limit (maximum 75% of gold's value), then updates the bank's lending policy to match the RBI's 2025 directions, ensuring no penalties later.

What changed

The RBI has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025, consolidating instructions on various credit facilities for urban co-operative banks, including digital lending, gold and silver collateral, microfinance, project finance, housing finance, export credit, and other areas.

What it means for you

The updated guidelines will impact urban co-operative banks in terms of their lending practices, risk management, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Banks must ensure that they adhere to the new guidelines to avoid any potential risks or penalties.

What you must do

Who it affects

Urban co-operative banks

❓ Common questions

What are the key changes in the updated guidelines?

The updated guidelines consolidate instructions on credit facilities for urban co-operative banks, covering digital lending, gold and silver collateral, microfinance, project finance, housing finance, export credit, and more.

How do I ensure compliance with the new guidelines?

You must review and update existing lending policies and procedures to align with the specific requirements in the directions, including board-approved policies, digital lending rules, and other provisions.

What are the penalties for non-compliance?

The source does not specify penalties; compliance is required to avoid regulatory action.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
Change in DCCO Date of Change, reason for change, extended DCCO, revised project debt, revised project total cost, increase in cost, cost overrun, % of total increase financed by equity, % of total increase financed by debt, revised D/E, revised DSCR, revised repayment tenor, revised repayment start date, revised repayment frequency, revised external credit rating.
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/DOR/2025-26/277 · issued 28 Nov 2025. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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Who does what — compliance checklist
💰 Credit
  • Adhere to specific provisions on gold and silver collateral lending, microfinance, project finance, and other credit facilities
📜 Compliance
  • Review and update existing lending policies and procedures to align with the new directions
  • Ensure that all digital lending arrangements comply with the updated requirements
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 (Urban co-operative banks), your first concrete step on “RBI Directions for Urban Co-operative Banks - Credit Facilities” is: “Review and update existing lending policies and procedures to align with the new directions” (RBI issued this 28 Nov 2025).

  1. Circular: RBI/DOR/2025-26/277 -- RBI Directions for Urban Co-operative Banks - Credit Facilities
  2. Issued: 28 Nov 2025
  3. Action required: Review and update existing lending policies and procedures to align with the new directions
  4. Action required: Ensure that all digital lending arrangements comply with the updated requirements
  5. Action required: Adhere to specific provisions on gold and silver collateral lending, microfinance, project finance, and other credit facilities
  6. Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
  7. Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
  8. Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
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