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How Does Your CIBIL Score Affect Your Education Loan Eligibility

Finance : Education loans help students pursue higher studies without financial stress. However, lenders carefully assess your eligibility, ...

April 16, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

सिबिल स्कोर बना सिरदर्द: अब जागा आरबीआई और लागू किए सख्त नियम

Fema / RBI : आरबीआई और सिबिल स्कोर बनाएं सिरदर्द: अब आरबीआई और ...

November 23, 2023 4950 Views 0 comment Print

How to Improve Your Chances of Getting Approved for a Personal Loan with Low Credit Score

Finance : If you're trying to apply for a personal loan with a low credit score, the first step is understanding exactly what a credit score...

September 1, 2023 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum CIBIL Score for a Home Loan: What You Need to Know?

Finance : A CIBIL score is one of the critical factors that determine your home loan eligibility. Based on this 3-digit score, lenders decid...

August 28, 2023 1317 Views 0 comment Print

4 Ways in Which Disputing Errors in Your Credit Report Helps Your Credit Score

Finance : Your credit score and report form a crucial part of your financial profile. They also impact your ability to access funds quickly ...

June 28, 2023 762 Views 0 comment Print


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Misuse of CIBIL and Credit Scores By Banks: Govt Clarifies Regulations

Finance : The government addresses concerns about CIBIL scores, detailing how credit information companies are regulated and the steps taken...

August 16, 2025 56739 Views 1 comment Print

Challenges Faced By First Time Borrowers Due To CIBIL Score

Fema / RBI : Explore challenges faced by first-time borrowers and informal sector workers due to limited CIBIL scores, and measures to improve ...

February 12, 2025 1011 Views 0 comment Print

Auditor cannot share client info with Credit Rating Agencies unless permitted: ICAI

CA, CS, CMA : It is hereby clarified that under the provisions of Chartered Accountants Act,1949 it is not permissible to members to share clien...

January 5, 2021 7818 Views 0 comment Print

68% of borrowers are unaware of their CIBIL score, reveals Home Credit Survey

Finance : ♦ Patna reports lowest literacy levels with only 22% of borrowers aware of their CIBIL score, followed by Kolkata (25%) and Mumb...

December 3, 2020 4773 Views 0 comment Print

Steps to Bring Potential Borrowers under Credit Net

Fema / RBI : Eligibility for credit is a function of a potential borrower’s repayment capacity and creditworthiness. Repayment capacity is as...

July 23, 2019 3144 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Negative Credit Score Without Loan Triggers SC Probe into Bank Records

Corporate Law : The SC examined a complaint of adverse credit reporting despite no loan or default. Banks were directed to file affidavits clarify...

December 25, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC directs New PAN After CIBIL Damage from Duplicate PAN

Income Tax : The Court directed issuance of a new PAN after a duplicate allotment caused the petitioner’s financial record to be linked to an...

November 27, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

Ex-Directors Cannot Reopen Withdrawn Loan Cases to Alter Records: DRAT

Corporate Law : The DRAT set aside the DRT order directing the bank to update credit information, ruling that former directors and guarantors cann...

November 21, 2025 312 Views 0 comment Print

Education Loan cannot be denied merely for Low CIBIL Score of Co-Borrowers

Corporate Law : Kiran David Vs Assistant General Manager State Bank of India (Kerala High Court) The petitioners are aggrieved by the denial of ed...

May 18, 2022 8883 Views 0 comment Print

Educational Loan cannot be rejected for Unsatisfactory Credit Scores of parents

Finance : In the present case, the education loan application had been declined on the ground that the CIBIL report of the petitioner's fath...

July 3, 2020 4758 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Government Allows Aadhaar Authentication for Credit Reports on Voluntary Basis

Corporate Law : The Finance Ministry has permitted Aadhaar-based authentication for accessing credit information reports, subject to user consent ...

February 25, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

Credit Information Reporting Mechanism Post License/Certificate Cancellation by RBI

Fema / RBI : RBI mandates new credit info reporting rules for institutions post-license cancellation, ensuring borrowers' repayment histories r...

October 10, 2024 1872 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

SEBI : Gain insights into SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 for ESG rating providers. This analysis explores t...

July 3, 2023 5199 Views 0 comment Print

Basel III Capital Regulations – Eligible Credit Rating Agencies

Fema / RBI : Banks are advised to use ratings of following domestic credit rating agencies for risk weighting their claims for capital adequacy...

January 9, 2023 1374 Views 0 comment Print

Submission of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies – Dissemination of Credit Information of suit-filed accounts

Fema / RBI : Submission of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies – Defaulters of Rs. 1 Crore and above and Wilful Defaulters of ...

September 5, 2011 1303 Views 0 comment Print


Do you fall in the category of wilful defaulter?

September 16, 2016 7066 Views 0 comment Print

How do you know whether you are classified as a wilful defaulter? Quite simply, if you fit into any of the above four categories, as per the RBI definition you do. But if you’re unsure as to where exactly you fit in, your best bet would be to call for a copy of your credit report and go though it at length.

5 credit tips if you are joining the entrepreneur bandwagon

July 13, 2016 22291 Views 0 comment Print

Entrepreneurship is a dream that many young people in India harbour these days. Recognising the need to support the new wave of entrepreneurship there are many programmes, incubators and contests that serve as a launch pad for many a young entrepreneur who is offering a unique service or product.

Money Management Tips for Good Credit

May 18, 2016 3280 Views 0 comment Print

Whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know how to manage their funds and go for shopping. We all need money, good credit indeed, to fulfil our desires. All the things that bring quantitative satisfaction can be practically owned with money. Managing your funds is an art and those who master this art enjoy good credit throughout their life.

Factors that impact your CIBIL score

April 18, 2016 10144 Views 0 comment Print

Banks and financial institutions have a stringent process of screening the loan applications. They use the CIBIL score of an individual to check his credit worthiness. CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau of India) acts like a central database of loan and credit card information. Based on the payment records of customers it calculates a CIBIL Score and prepares a credit report which is then used by the banks to assess the loan eligibility. Given the fact that the CIBIL score is the first major deciding factor on whether you qualify for a loan or not it is imperative for you to have a good CIBIL score. Let’s understand the factors that affect your credit score.

Is the three-digit CIBIL score a big deal?

January 29, 2016 2164 Views 0 comment Print

The CIBIL score is an integral part of every individual’s financial life, and is viewed seriously by lenders today. What a score does, in a nutshell, is indicate a borrower’s creditworthiness to a bank or financial institution, which is taken into consideration while determining whether to accept or reject a loan or credit card application.

Free CIBIL score: on every Indian’s wishlist

January 5, 2016 13718 Views 31 comments Print

Credit score as an essential part of financial services has slowly caught up in India over the past few years. There are also more players in the market compared to as recently as a little over a decade ago. That said, in a shift from purely financial services, the usage of credit scores is now […]

Quick tips to improve your CIBIL score

December 17, 2015 8346 Views 7 comments Print

Your CIBIL score is a three digit number, in the range 300-900. In today’s date this number has assumed immense significance with banks unwilling to lend to anyone who does not have a score above 750. It is a good financial practice for you to make a constant effort to improve CIBIL score, as the […]

Free CIBIL Scores In India ?

October 7, 2015 5606 Views 7 comments Print

CIBIL scores are increasingly becoming important in our life. This three digit numerical expression of our credit wellbeing does not only impact the access to loans and funding, but has started to have a bearing on other financial aspects as well.  Thus, it becomes highly important for one to be able to maintain a good […]

CIBIL TransUnion conundrum, cleared

March 16, 2015 2028 Views 0 comment Print

CIBIL TransUnion score, a puzzle for many and hassle for some, cleared!!!! CIBIL stands for Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited, which, in association with Dun & Bradstreet and TransUnion provides information w.r.t. a person’s credit discipline to financial institutions looking forward to sanction loans and/or issue Credit cards.

How essential is getting a CIBIL Score?

September 4, 2014 2226 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Mehra was elated when he received an offer letter from a major multinational company with good package. Apart from moving cities, the next thing on his plate was to buy a home. He applied for a loan that  was linked to his salary account, yet the process took longer than expected. He didn’t have […]

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