Important Notice:
The RBI through its Circular No. RBI/2023-24/53 dated 18 August 2023 on ‘Fair Lending Practice - Penal Charges in Loan Accounts’, has advised banks that penalty if charged, for non-compliance with the material terms and conditions of the loan contract will be treated as penal charges and not be levied in the form of penal interest that is added to the rate of interest charged on the loans or advances. The RBI has further advised that there will be no capitalisation of penal charges i.e. no further interest will be computed on such penal charges. However, the above mentioned shall not affect the normal procedure for compounding of interest in the loan account.
The above guidelines are effective from 01 April 2024 and applicable for all fresh loan facilities executed from 01 April 2024. In case of an existing loan facility, the switchover to the new penal charges regime shall take place by the next review or renewal date or before 30 June 2024, whichever is earlier. The revised charges are as below:
| Type of Credit facility | Interest Rate and charges applicable |
|---|---|
| Cardless EMI Interest Rate | 13.60% to 21.92% |
| Processing Fee | Nil |
| Service Charges | |
| Charges for Amortisation Schedule | ₹200 for physical print out, Nil for digital channels |
Charge for duplicate no objection certificate or no due certificate | ₹250 per instance |
| Charge for prepayment or foreclosure statement | ₹200 for physical print out at the branch |
| Charges for Statement of Account | ₹200 for physical print out at the branch |
| Charge for repayment mode swap | ₹500 per instance |
| Charge for Prepayment or Foreclosure | 5% of amount being prepaid |
| Penal charges | |
| Penal Charge for late payment | 5% per annum will be charged on the overdue EMI until repayment plus applicable taxes which may be payable pursuant to the applicable laws and terms and conditions |
| Penal Charge for dishonour of Cheque or AD or ECS or NACH per transaction | ₹500 charges per instance of bounce/return/dishonour of cheques and/or any payment instruction including AD/ECS/NACH/E-mandate |
| Legal and incidental charges | Incidental charges are those expense that are not budgeted or specified but are incurred by ICICI Bank Limited on behalf of the Borrower. At actuals. |
Note:
Interest Rate Range for Oct - Dec 2026:
| Type of Credit facility | Minimum | Maximum | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardless EMI | 13.60% | 21.92% | 17.51% |
Note: Mean rate = Sum of rate of all loan accounts/number of all loan amounts
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