Loan Against Securities

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What Is A Loan Against Securities?

Loan Against Securities (LAS) is a kind of overdraft facility that allows you to pledge your securities as collateral to avail a loan. It is an easy way to receive a line of credit without selling your securities during a market downturn. Now leverage your investment capacity and receive a loan up to 80 per cent on a wide range of financial instruments.
Enjoy instant liquidity without any forecloser charge and pay interest only on the amount you have used. Loan against securities is a unique financial service that allows you the dual advantage of maintaining ownership on your investment and at the same time reaping their benefits.

Types Of Collaterals For LAS

DEMAT and physical shares
Non-convertible debentures (NCD)
LIC policies
NABARD and UTI Bonds
Mutual fund units (not exempt from capital gain tax)
National Savings Certificate (NSC)
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)
Gold deposit certificates

Why Use Loan Against Securities?

Using loan against securities offers you a wide range of benefits.

You retain the ownership on your investment
You continue to receive the benefits like dividend and bonus on your investment
Loan against securities allows you to receive a high loan value, up to 80 percent of collateral deposited
Quick eligibility, without an additional document or proof of income, and easy renewal
Add instant liquidity, improves your investment potential manifold
Flexible repayment facility and penalty-free foreclosure
With an easy online application process, now apply for a LAS anytime. There is no need to visit a branch

Features Of Loan Against Shares

Loan against shares is a secured form of loan forwarded against the securities held in your account. Following are the key features of loan against securities.

Volume of the loan: Loan amount can go up to 80 percent of the collateral value.
Loan against securities interest rate: The interest rate is between 9 percent to 12 percent.
Tenure: The loan tenure is typically one year, but you can also foreclose or extend it.
Loan against shares eligibility: Indian resident individuals, HUFs (Hindu Undivided Families), NRIs, private and partnership firms, sole proprietorship, and public limited companies are eligible to receive a loan against securities.
Charges: There are initial processing fees, including AMC, stamp duty, and the like. Also, there could be additional costs in case of an overdraft.

How To Apply For A Loan Against Securities

You can apply for a loan against securities from your Angel One console or reach out to your agent to know the formalities. The loan amount will get directly credited to your account.
A loan against security gives you immediate access to additional funds without letting go of your current investment. Now apply for a loan against securities and enjoy extra leverage.

Benefits

Buy shares without selling long-term investments

Investment opportunities

Easier and faster processing

Loan with easy renewal facility

Dividends and other corporate benefits like bonus

Appreciation in securities value allows boost in drawing power

FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the various types of Loans Against Securities?

Loan against securities is a secured type of loan, sanctioned against the securities/stocks in your account. The following types of securities qualify as collateral.

Demat and physical shares

Non-convertible debentures (NCD)

LIC policies

NABARD and UTI Bonds

Mutual fund units (not exempt from capital gain tax)

National Savings Certificate (NSC)

Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)

Gold deposit certificates

Can I foreclose my Loan Against Securities a/c?

Yes, you can foreclose the loan against securities by paying the interest and the principal amount

Is there any charge in the LAS Account if there are no limits?

Typically, to offer you no limit overdraft facility, the bank or the broker will charge specific fees as service charge, plus taxes. Zero limit LAS allows you to avail credit facilities anytime without liquidating your securities.

Do I get statements for my account?

You will receive a monthly statement on your LAS account. You can check loan statement in your console or opt to receive it in your inbox.

How can I get my securities released?

You can release the securities held in LAS account partially or wholly by filling a release request form with the certificate number, FAS number, and LAS account number. Download the form from Angel One website and submit it personally to any of our loan against securities desk, your agent, or a branch which offers overdraft service.

Can I make part payment on my Loan Against Securities?

Don’t worry! You can make partial payments in advance against the loan against securities. There is no forecloser or pre-payment penalty collected for advanced repayment.

What are the minimum and maximum loan amount in Loan Against Securities?

Different lenders can have different limits for a loan against securities. You can receive a loan up to Rs 10 crores against shares (equity shares, DEMAT share, and more), mutual funds, insurance policies at a convenient rate.

How do I repay the loan?

You can repay the loan by transferring the outstanding amount (principal + interest) in favour of Angel One. You can receive the bank account details from your agent.

This service is provided by AFPL

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Interest rate Policy

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide its Circular DNBS PD/CC No.95/03.05.002/2006-07 dated May 24, 2007 advised that Board of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC's) lay out appropriate internal principles and procedures in determining interest rates, processing and other charges.
With a view to institute fair and transparent dealings in the lending business, the company has adopted and put in place the following Interest Rate Policy parallel to the company’s Fair Practice Code, in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India circular no. DNBS.CC.PD.No.266/03. 10.01/2011-12 dated March 26, 2012.
RBI further advised NBFC's to adopt appropriate interest rate model taking into account relevant factors and to disclose the rate of interest, gradations of risk and rationale for charging different rate of interest.
Keeping in view the RBI's guidelines as cited above, and the good Grievance Redressal practices being followed by AFPL, the following internal guidelines, policies, procedures and interest rate model have been adopted by AFPL. These need to be taken into cognizance while determining interest rates and other charges, and changes thereto.

The interest rates are decided by the Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO) of the Board. The average yields and the minimum rate of interest is decided from time to time, giving due consideration to the following factors;

The weighted average cost of funds of our aggregate borrowings from a consortium of financial institutions, as well as costs incidental to those borrowings, taking into consideration the average tenure, market liquidity and refinancing avenues.
Operating cost in our business.
Inherent credit and default risk in our business, particularly trends with sub-groups/customer segments of the loan portfolio. Subventions and subsidies available, if any.
Risk profile of customer - professional qualification, stability in earnings and employment, past repayment track record with us or other lenders, external ratings of customers, credit reports, customer relationship, future business opportunities etc.
Industry trends – offerings by competition.
Nature and value of collateral securities.

The company shall adopt a discrete interest rate policy which means that the rate of interest of same product and tenure availed during the same period by separate customers would not be standardized but could vary within a range depending amongst other things, the factors mentioned above.

The interest rates offered could be on fixed basis or floating / variable basis. Changes in interest rates would be decided at any periodicity, depending upon market volatility and competitor review.
The interest re-set period for floating / variable rate lending would be decided by the company from time to time, applying the same decision criteria as considered for fixing of interest rates.
Interest shall be deemed payable immediately on due date as communicated and no grace period for payment of interest is allowed.
Interest would be charged and recovered on monthly or quarterly basis. Specific terms in this regards would be addressed through the relevant product policy.
AInterest rate would be intimated to the customers at the time of sanction /availing of the loan and the EMI apportionment towards interest and principal dues would be made available to the customers.
Besides normal interest company may levy additional interest for adhoc facilities, penal interest for any delay or default in making payments of any dues. The levy or waiver of this additional or penal interest for different products or facilities would be decided within the boundaries prescribed by the product policy.
The rate of interest may vary however the range of interest rate for the clients would fall between 13% to 19% per annum. Interest changes would be prospective in effect and intimation of change in interest or other charges would be communicated to customers in a manner deemed fit as per terms of the loan documents.
Besides interest, other financial charges like processing fees, cheque bouncing charges, pre payment/foreclosure charges, part disbursement charges, RTGS/ other remittance charges etc.would be levied by the company wherever considered necessary. Besides base charges, the service tax and other cess would be collected at applicable rates from time to time. Any revision in these charges would be with prospective effect. These charges would be decided upon collectively by the management of the company.
In case of staggered disbursements, the rates of interest would be subjected to review and the same may vary according to the prevailing rate at the time of successive disbursement or as may be decided by the company.
Interest rate models, base lending rate and other charges and their periodic revisions will be made available for the general public as required.

Fair Practices Code

With a view to institute fairness, transparency and healthy practice in rendering the lending business the Company has adopted and put in place the following updated Fair Practice Code in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India circular no.DNBS.CC.PD.No.266 /03.10.01/2011-12 dated March 26, 2012 and DNBS (PD) CC No. 286/03.10.042/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012. The said is updated as per the circular No. RBI / 2012-13/416 dated 18th February, 2013.

Objectives:

To promote good and fair practices by setting minimum standards in dealing with customers;
To increase transparency and to make the customer understand the services clearly ;
To encourage market forces, through competition, to achieve higher operating standards;
To promote a fair and cordial relationship between customer and the Company;

Application of the code:

This code shall apply to the Company and all employees of the Company and other persons who are authorized on behalf of the Company to represent it in the course of its business, whether the products and services are provided across the counter, over the phone, by post, by email, through interactive electronic device, on the internet or by any other mode. In pursuance of the directions issued by Reserve Bank of India for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), the Company, has adopted the following code for fair practices while dealing with customers. The Fair Practice Code (FPC) covers the following areas:

1. Applications for loans and their processing:

Loan application forms of the Company will include necessary information which are likely to affect the interests of the prospective borrower, so that a meaningful comparison with the terms and conditions offered by other Non Banking Finance Companies can be made and an informed decision taken by the prospective borrower.
The loan application form shall indicate the documents required to be submitted along with the application form.
The Company shall provide to the prospective borrower an acknowledgement for receipt of all loan applications. An indicative time frame within which loan applications will be disposed of will be mentioned in such acknowledgement.
All communications to the borrower shall be in the vernacular language or a language as understood by the borrower.

2. Loan appraisal and terms/conditions:

AFPL shall convey in writing to the borrower in the vernacular language or a language as understood by the borrower by means of sanction letter or otherwise, the amount of loan sanctioned along with the terms and conditions including annualized rate of interest and method of application thereof and keeps the acceptance of these terms and conditions by the borrower on its record. As complaints received against NBFCs generally pertain to charging of high interest / penal interest, AFPL shall mention the penal interest charged for late repayment in bold in the loan agreement.
AFPL shall furnish a copy of the loan agreement preferably in the vernacular language or a language as understood by the borrower along with a copy each of all enclosures quoted in the loan agreement to all the borrowers at the time of sanction / disbursement of loans.

3. Disbursement of loans, including changes in terms and conditions:

The Company shall give notice to the borrower in the vernacular language or a language as understood by the borrower of any change in the terms and conditions including disbursement schedule, interest rates, service charges, prepayment charges etc. The Company shall ensure that changes in interest rates and other charges are affected only prospectively. The loan agreement shall contain a specific clause to this effect.
The decision of the Company to recall / accelerate payment or performance shall be in consonance with the terms of the loan agreement.
The Company shall release all securities upon repayment of all dues or on realization of the outstanding amount of loan subject to any Legitimate right or Lien for any other claim it will have against borrower. In case such right of set off is to be exercised, the borrower shall be given due notice with full particulars about the outstanding claims and the conditions under which the Company is entitled to retain the securities till the relevant claim is settled/paid.

4. General provisions:

AFPL shall not interfere in the affairs of the borrower except for the purposes provided in the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, unless new information, not earlier disclosed deliberately or otherwise by the borrower, has come to its notice.
In case of receipt of request from the borrower for transfer of a borrower account to other NBFC, bank of financial institution, the consent or otherwise shall be conveyed within 21 days from the date of receipt of such request. Such transfer shall be in accordance with the contractual terms entered into with the borrower and in consonance with the statutes, rules, regulations and guidelines as will be applicable from time to time.
In the matter of recovery of loans AFPL shall resort only to remedies which are legally and legitimately available to it and will avoid using recovery measures during odd hours of the day, undue harassment, and use of muscle power for recovery of loans. As complaints from customers also include rude behavior from the staff of the companies. AFPL shall ensure that the staff is adequately trained to deal with the customers in an appropriate manner.
There shall be no discrimination in extending products and facilities including loan facilities to the physically / visually challenged applicants on grounds of disability (Ref: RBI Circular No.DNBS.CC. PD. No. 191/03.10.01/2010-11 dated July 27, 2010).

5. Responsibilities of Board of Directors for Investor Grievance Redressal

AFPL Board of Directors shall also lay down the appropriate grievance redressal mechanism within the organization to resolve disputes arising in this regard. Such a mechanism shall ensure that all disputes arising out of the decisions of lending institutions' functionaries are heard and disposed of at least at the next higher level. The Board of Directors shall also provide for periodical review of the compliance of the Fair Practices Code and the functioning of the grievances redressal mechanism at various levels of management. A consolidated report of such reviews may be submitted to the Board at regular intervals, as may be prescribed by it

6. Grievance Redressal Officer Details:

In case of any complaint/ grievance, the applicant / borrowers may contact the AFPL:

Name :	Mayuri Parekh
Contact No:	022- 39413940
Fax :	022- 39357699
E-mail :	[email protected]
Address :	Angel Fincap Private Limited, Ackruti Star, 5th Floor,Central Road, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400093.

If the complaints/dispute is not redressed within a period of one month, the customer may appeal to the Officer-in-Charge of the Regional Office of Reserve Bank of India under whose jurisdiction our company is registered:

Address :	Reserve Bank of India, Department of Non Banking Supervision, 3rd Floor, Dr. A B Nair Road, Opp. Mumbai Central Railway Station, Byculla, Mumbai – 400 008
Contact No:	022-24824393/316

The same information is also displayed at our branches and places of business.

7. Regulation of excessive interest charged by NBFC:

The Board shall adopt an interest rate model taking into account relevant factors such as, cost of funds, margin and risk premium, etc and determine the rate of interest to be charged for loans and advances. The rate of interest and the approach for gradations of risk and rationale for charging different rate of interest to different categories of borrowers shall be disclosed to the borrower or customer in the application form and communicated explicitly in the sanction letter..
The rates of interest and the approach for gradation of risks shall also be made available on the web-site of the companies or published in the relevant newspapers. The information published in the website or otherwise published should be updated whenever there is a change in the rates of interest.
The rate of interest should be annualized rates so that the borrower is aware of the exact rates that would be charged to the account.

8. Complaints about excessive interest charged by NBFC:

Rates of interest beyond a certain level may be seen to be excessive and can neither be sustainable nor be conforming to normal financial practice. AFPL shall lay out appropriate internal principles and procedures in determining interest rates and processing and other charges.
In this regard the guidelines indicated in the Fair Practices Code about transparency in respect of terms and conditions of the loans are to be kept in view.

9. Lending against collateral of gold jewellery

While lending to individuals against gold jewellery, AFPL shall adopt the following in addition to the general guidelines as above:
i. The Board has approved following policy with regards to lending against gold to individuals as foll

Adequate steps to ensure that the KYC guidelines stipulated by RBI are complied with and to ensure that adequate due diligence is carried out on the customer before extending any loan,
Proper assaying procedure for the jewellery received,
Internal systems to satisfy ownership of the gold jewellery,
There shall be adequate systems for storing the jewellery in safe custody, reviewing the systems on an on-going basis, training the concerned staff and periodic inspection by internal auditors to ensure that the procedures are strictly adhered to. As a policy, loans against the collateral of gold should not be extended by branches that do not have appropriate facility for storage of the jewellery,
The jewellery accepted as collateral should be appropriately insured,
The auction shall be announced to the public by issue of advertisements in at least 2 newspapers, one in vernacular language and another in national daily newspaper.
Gold pledged will be auctioned only through auctioneers approved by the Board.
The policy shall also cover systems and procedures to be put in place for dealing with fraud including separation of duties of mobilization, execution and approval.

ii The loan agreement shall also disclose details regarding auction procedure. The Company will abide by all guidelines, directives, instructions and advices of Reserve Bank of India as may be in force from time to time. The contents in this document shall be read in conjunction with these guidelines, directives, instructions and advices. The Company will apply better practice so long as such practice does not conflict with or violate Reserve Bank of India regulations.

Applicability:

This code shall be effective immediately. The Company shall provide for periodical review of the compliance of this Fair Practice Code and the functioning of the grievance redressal mechanism at various levels of management.

Grievance Redressal Officer Details

In case of any complaint / grievance, the applicant / borrowers may contact the APL:

Name	Mayuri Parekh
Contact No	022-39413940
Fax	022-39357699
E-mail	[email protected]
Address	Angel Fincap Private Limited, Ackruti Star, 5th Floor, Central Road, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400093.

If the complaints/dispute is not redressed within a period of one month, the customer may appeal to the officer-in-charge of the Regional Office of Reserve Bank of India under whose jurisdiction our company is registered:

Address	Reserve Bank of India, Department of Non Banking Supervision, 3rd Floor, Dr. A B Nair Road, Opp. Mumbai Central Railway Station, Byculla, Mumbai – 400 008
Contact No	022-24824393 / 316