MUMBAI: Lenders may no longer be able to tinker with loan spreads over the benchmark rate to offer new borrowers better deals than existing customers. Draft RBI rules seeking to standardise interest-rate setting across banks, NBFCs and cooperatives require lenders to maintain the spread between the benchmark rate and the loan rate for at least three years.

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed new rules for loan interest rates. These directions aim to harmonize lending practices across various financial entities. Benchmark-linked…

RBI introduces draft guidelines for harmonizing interest rates on loans, effective April 2027, impacting all major lenders.

The Reserve Bank of India is harmonizing interest rate determination methods for regulated entities. New guidelines will define internal benchmarks and loan pricing components…