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MCLR methodology credit positive for Indian banks: Moody’s

22 Dec 2015 Evaluate

Global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has said that Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new uniform methodology for calculating base rate on marginal cost of funds is ‘credit positive' for Indian banks as it would ease pressure on their balance sheet. It said that RBI’s new guidelines for banks to calculate their lending rates will reduce pressure on their net interest margins (NIMs).

Moody’s said that Indian banks currently set their base rates on either their average cost of funds, or marginal cost of funds. However, because the marginal cost of funds would result in a lower cost of funds amid declining policy rates, banks have not used it. The rating agency further said that the interval between rate resets can be up to one year. This provides an additional layer of flexibility for banks to align their overall portfolio lending rates to their overall portfolio deposit costs.

MCLR will be a tenor-based benchmark instead of a single rate. The tenor-based lending rates will enable banks to price their loans more efficiently based on their funding composition and strategies, Moody’s said. This allows banks to more efficiently price loans at different tenors based on different MCLRs, according to their funding composition and strategies.

The new calculation methodology applies only to new loans after April 1, 2016 instead of all existing loans and banks will have a tenor-based benchmark. For new loans approved from April 1, banks will also be allowed to specify interest reset dates, which are linked either to the date the loan was approved or the date of MCLR review. Under the existing base-rate framework, banks can use any appropriate benchmark to determine their cost of funds, including the average cost of funds method.

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