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Business Loans
A loan specifically intended for business. As with all loans,
business loan involves creation of debt that has to be repaid with interest. Business
loan is an unsecured loan offered to self-employed individuals including
proprietors, partnership, private and public limited companies on the basis of
turnover and ITR filed for last three years. Business loan is fund provided to
business by a bank, individual(s), or an organization usually to be repaid by a
certain date with certain amount of interest. The amount of a loan, interest rate,
repayment date, qualification of the loan recipient to merit the loan, credit
analysis and the number of lenders used to achieve the desired loan amount are all
variable.
The growth and sustainability of a business depends on the continuous inflow of
funds. The funds might be required to expand the business or purchasing
equipment. Businessman need the funds to buy some equipment, working capital
gap, payment to creditors, pay off business dues, pay employee’s salary etc.
Businessmen can’t put the funds in line from their personal savings. Thus, they opt
for business loans. The business loan works as the perfect financial aid for such
situations. Taking a business loan is always a safe and easy way to tackle your
business-related financial needs. You can also apply for a business loan if you want
to start a second line of new business. The terms and conditions to avail such a
loan are different than the loan taken for already running business. Also, each
business is different in various aspects thus it requires different documents and is
applied to different criteria. That’s why banks and NBFCs offer customized business
loan plans as per the requirement of applicant/s. These plans are applicant/s
centric and made with keeping financial alternatives in lure. The funds can be
borrowed in the form of a loan from banks and other financial institutions. Business
Loans are typically unsecured in nature which means no collateral or security is
required to borrow a loan. Business Loan is a debt provided to the company or theself-employed professionals or business owners that are to be repaid along with the
principal amount. The rate of interest is usually pre-determined by the lending
institutions. A Business Loan in India is offered at competitive interest rates, with a
low processing fee, and without any security or collateral. Several leading banks
and NBFCs including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Capital First, Citibank, Fullerton India,
Tata Capital, and so forth are offering business loans.
Term Loans:
Term Loans could be used for business expansion or capital
infusion requirement of an organization. Generally, a term loan is the loan
offered for the acquisition of long-term fixed assets including land or
building, machinery, and other business needs. The interest rate can be
either fixed or floating and are usually have a fixed repayment schedule.
Over Draft Limit:
It is the maximum amount that your bank is prepared for
you to borrow from your current account. The overdraft utilized will
determine the interest that will be payable by the customer. Overdraft
against property is a flexible product offering that allows a person / firm a
combination of term loan and overdraft facility against residential or
commercial property. This product is useful for professionals, Sole
proprietors, proprietorship firms, partnership firms or a private limited
company. In simple terms, overdraft can also be understood as an instance
when money is withdrawn from bank account and the available balance
goes below zero and in this situation, the account is said to be overdrawn.
So when a person / firm goes in to an overdraft, it is getting in to debt.
Cash Credit Limit:
It is a short term loan provided to companies to fulfil
their working capital needs. Cash credit account is the primary method in
which banks lend money against the security of commodities and debt. This
account runs like a current account accept the fact that money withdrawn
from it is not restricted to the amount deposited in the account. It is an
arrangement under which a customer of a bank or financial institution is
allowed an advance up to certain limit against credit granted by the bank.This means a loan may be granted say for Rs. 1 Lac, however the customer /
borrower of the loan may take the amount of loan to the extent required by
him but not exceeding the limit of Rs. 1 Lac. The loan is suitable for
meeting working capital needs.
Bank Guarantee:
A bank guarantee (BG) is a promise from a bank or any
other lending institution that if the borrower does not or is not able to
repay the loan, the bank will cover that loss. The bank guarantee enables a
company to make a purchase that otherwise it could not have made. Bank
guarantee is thus an instrument that directly or indirectly leads to an
increase in business and thus entrepreneurial activity. It is often confused
with letter of credit but the two are different. In a BG, the lender (Bank)
becomes a co-signer on the purchase contract with a vendor as it is vetting
for the applicant. The lender or the bank is also referred to as the
‘Guarantor’ in such cases. Bank Guarantee is usually sought by the vendor
when there is little or no time to assess the financial stability and credit
worthiness of the applicant. Usually, the BG is for a specific amount which
is a certain percentage of the total money required by the applicant.
Letter of Credit:
Letter of Credit (LOC) is a document from the lender
(issuing bank) guaranteeing that the buyer will make the payment to the
seller on time and of the exact amount failing which the bank will bank will
be required to compensate the partial or full amount that is due to the
seller. The bank also acts on behalf of buyer (holding the letter of credit)
by ensuring that supplier will only be paid once the bank receives adequate
proof that goods have been shipped.
Education Loans:
Education industry is undergoing fast transformation. The
ace institutes of the country like IIMs and IITs have increased in number off
late and have also increased the number of seats per course. Apart from
these, there are many other governments approved / recognized institutes
ad universities. Education loan is provided to pursue all types of academic courses, in India or abroad. The courses include graduation, post-
graduation, professional, vocational and other certificate courses. The
students at times face the hurdle of not being able to pay the fee even
after securing part-scholarship. For the students who come from a poor
financial background or for those who do not want their parents to feel the
burden, the option of education loan is a fairly good bet. Almost all the
banks offer an educational loan as it has been a product in demand over
past many years consistently.
Loan Against Property
Loan against property is exactly what the name implies. It is loan granted against the mortgage of property. The loan amount ranges from 40% to 60% of the valuation amount. Loan against property is a secured loan as the borrower guarantees that default, if any, can be compensated by his property. The loan tenure can be up to 15 years and the interest ranges between 12% to 15%.
Loan against property can be taken for various reasons: • Working capital requirements
• Purchase of machinery
• Purchase of commercial property
• Closure of existing high-cost debts
• Buying a new property
• Education of children
• Wedding
• In debt consolidation
• Any other personal, professional need
• LAP is a better option compared to personal loan as the rate of interest
is lesser in case of LAP (being a secured loan).
Commercial Purchase
This type of loan is sought for acquiring commercial premise for business or for investment motive and can involve the purchase of commercial premise (office / shop) or land and / or industrial premise (office / shop) or land. Just like home loans, lenders are actively involved in offering loans related to commercial purchase. Barring commercial land, the office space and shop can be either under construction or complete (ready to use). Unlike home loans, lenders are not very keen on funding commercial property. Some lenders do not provide CPL whereas others adopt a very cautious approach to it and this is probably because we see a lot of inventory (in some malls etc. that are not very popular) lying vacant / unused. It is suggested that when going for a CPL,
• Always opt for a property that ranks well with the lenders and carries all
the legal approvals from designated authorities.
• Have a vision and be able to foresee that the commercial asset should net
become a liability eventually (for which there can be various reasons
ranging from poor location, layout, floor etc.).
• Always go for the builders with proven track record. The risk is mitigated.
• In case of planning a purchase for land or shop / office, understand how the
schemes / plans of Government or other stakeholders like various associations (jewellers, textile etc.) may impact the value of asset in
question.
• Avoid property (office / shop) that is too old. It will be undervalued by the
lender.
Lease Rental Discounting
LRD is one of the loan schemes offered by banks under which an applicant obtains loan against his/her leased or rental property. Under LRD, the borrower pledges the future rental earnings from the leased property to the bank (for loan repayment). LRD is typically offered against commercial properties. LRD is particularly beneficial for the builders / developers who make a huge investment raising a commercial property for rent / lease purposes. The investments of the builders are in a way locked as the returns are obtained only in the form of rentals. Thus, they opt for LRD from banks by pledging their future rentals from the property. Lenders also ensure that the future rental earnings from the property are secured before offering LRD. To avail this loan, the property should be occupied by the Lessee as in Loan against Property.
Personal loans
LRD is one of the loan schemes offered by banks under which an applicant obtains loan against his/her leased or rental property. Under LRD, the borrower pledges the future rental earnings from the leased property to the bank (for loan repayment). LRD is typically offered against commercial properties. LRD is particularly beneficial for the builders / developers who make a huge investment raising a commercial property for rent / lease purposes. The investments of the builders are in a way locked as the returns are obtained only in the form of rentals. Thus, they opt for LRD from banks by pledging their future rentals from the property. Lenders also ensure that the future rental earnings from the property are secured before offering LRD. To avail this loan, the property should be occupied by the Lessee as in Loan against Property.