{"id":24321,"date":"2019-09-10T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T05:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/?p=24321"},"modified":"2020-12-31T17:26:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T11:56:20","slug":"monitoring-of-frauds-in-nbfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/monitoring-of-frauds-in-nbfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring of Frauds in NBFC\u2019s; RBI\u2019s Master Direction 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Reserve Bank of India by exercising its power conferred under section 45k, 45L and 45M of the RBI Act, 1934 issued a master direction to monitor the fraud ensue in NBFCs. The direction shall be called <strong>Monitoring of Frauds<\/strong> in NBFCs (Reserve Bank Direction, 2016).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monitoring of frauds in <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;NBFC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) operate similarly to banks but do not possess the legal status of a bank. Registered under the Companies Act 2013 and governed by the RBI Act&amp;#039;s section(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/terms\/nbfc\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>NBFC<\/a>; An overview <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The financial sector in India has witnessed <strong>accelerated growth in the past few years.<\/strong> At the same time, the incidence of deception has also been on the rise.&nbsp; In today&rsquo;s economic environment, where the opportunity for growth is increasing day by day, the ratio of committing fraud has also been improved. For instance, cybercrime, money laundering, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Accounting&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Accounting is the language of business, serving as the backbone of financial management and decision-making. It involves the systematic recording, analysis, and reporting of financial(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/terms\/accounting\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>accounting<\/a> frauds are generally known crimes that take place in the finance sector. Our regulatory authorities are continuously evolving, strict regulatory compliance and the regulators can be seen becoming more aggressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to RBI, <strong><em>&ldquo;the primary responsibility of preventing fraud lies with banks themselves.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> Regulations governing financial institutions, institutions like Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCB), Insurance Companies, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/nbfc-registration\">Non-Banking Financial Companies<\/a><\/strong> (NBFC), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), are set to have a tremendous impact. Acknowledging, the risk factors applicable in NBFC, RBI has issued a master circular on reporting of these frauds. Master circular describes the responsibility of monitoring and preventing scams, subjecting NBFC to uncertain financial risks. The leaflets urge the NBFCs to place a reporting system to record the fraud without any delay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines for Monitoring Frauds in NBFC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ndirection provided in the master circular shall apply to all deposit-taking Non-Banking\nFinancial Companies and systemically important non &ndash;banking financial companies&rsquo;\n(NBFC-ND-SI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>There shall be a reporting system in all the NBFCs concerning record the fraud without any delay. NBFCs are required to fix the accountability of their staff in case of delay in reporting of fraud.<\/li><li>The NBFC shall strictly adhere to the timeframe allotted in the master direction for reporting the fraud. If in case NBFC fails to report the fraud, they shall be liable for punishment as prescribed in chapter V of <strong>Reserve Bank of India act, 1934<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/rbidocs.rbi.org.in\/rdocs\/Publications\/PDFs\/RBIA1934170510.PDF\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>. <\/li><li>As per the direction, NBFC shall appoint an official either of the general manager rank or any other official of equivalent rank. The responsibility of the official is to submit all the returns to the bank and reporting as referred in this direction.<\/li><li>There is no need for submitting any &lsquo;NIL&rsquo; report to the fraud monitoring cell\/Regional offices if no scams are detected. <\/li><li>The amount of fraud shall be disclosed by the NBFCs in the balance sheet of the year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NOTIFICATION-.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"width: 767px; \" data-width=\"767\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">NOTIFICATION-<br><\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification of Frauds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Frauds\nhave been classified as under, mainly based on the provisions of the Indian\nPenal Code;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Classification-878x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Classification of Frauds\" class=\"wp-image-24332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Classification-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Classification-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Classification-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Classification.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Classification\nof frauds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &nbsp; Cases of &lsquo;negligence and cash shortages&rsquo; and irregularities in foreign exchange transactions are to be reported as fraud if the intention of cheat\/defraud is suspected\/proved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>NBFCs,\nhaving offices\/ branches outside India shall report all frauds to the banks as\nper the procedure described under chapter IV of the RBI act. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"read\"><p><b>Recommended Post:<\/b> <mark><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/nbfc-fintech-model-a-scalable-and-profitable-model\/\">NBFC Fintech Model &ndash; A Scalable and Profitable Business Model<\/a><\/mark>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reporting of Frauds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Reporting of frauds involving INR 1 lakh and above <\/strong><\/li><li>A fraud reports should be submitted in all case where fraud amount is 1 lakh or above that committed through misrepresentation, breach of trust, manipulation of books, fraudulent encashment of FDRs, unauthorized handling of security charged to the applicable NBFC, misfeasance, embezzlement,&nbsp;&nbsp; misappropriation of funds, conversion of <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Property&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Property refers to the legal designation of ownership over valuable items or assets held by an individual or a business. This ownership grants the holder certain legal rights to use, consume,(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/terms\/property\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>property<\/a>, cheating, shortage, irregularities, etc&hellip;<\/li><li>&nbsp;Fraud reports shall be submitted in cases where central investigating agencies have started the criminal investigation or where the bank has directed that they are reported as fraud.<\/li><li>NBFCs are required to report the frauds committed in their joint ventures or subsidies. <\/li><li>Where the fraud amount is INR 1 crore or above, they are bound to send the reports in the prescribed format within the three weeks from date of fraud is committed.&nbsp; The address to where reports need to be marked-<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Central Fraud Monitoring cell,<br> Department of Banking<br> Supervision,<br> Reserve Bank of India, 10\/3\/8<br> Nrupathunga Road,<br> P.B. No. 5467, Bengaluru &ndash;560001<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nsame report of fraud shall be sent to the Regional Office of the Department of\nNon-Banking Supervision of the Bank under whose jurisdiction the NBFC fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the case where the fraud amount is less than INR 1 crore, a report in the prescribed manner (FMR-1) shall be sent to Regional Office of the Department of Non-Banking Supervision of the Banks, within 21 days of detection of fraud. <\/li><li>NBFCs are requested to submit case- wise quarterly progress reports on Frauds, involving INR 1 lakh &nbsp;and above in the prescribed format given in FMR -3 only to the regional office of bank, department of Non- banking Supervision under whose jurisdiction the registered office of NBFC falls within 15 days of the end of the quarters to which it relates. <\/li><li>The case of fraud shall be closed if only the actions are completed and regional offices have provided the approval to close the case. The actions which are required to be completed are as such &ndash;<ul><li>the fraud cases pending with CBI\/Police\/Courts are finally disposed<\/li><li>the accountability of staff accountability has been achieved<\/li><li>the amount of fraud has been recovered or written off<\/li><li>an insurance claim has been settled <\/li><li>The appropriate authority i.e Board, Audit Committee of the board, has certified the NBFCs review system and procedures identified as the causative factors. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>NBFCs should proceed along with CBI for the final disposal of\npending fraud cases.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NBFCs are advised to close the fraud cases\nwhere the fraud amount is up to 25 lakh, where,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>the investigation is on, or\nchallan\/charge sheet is not filled in the court for more than three years from\nthe date of filing of FIR<\/li><li>the trial court has not started\nany proceedings after filing the charge sheet.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fraud Committed by\nUnscrupulous Borrower<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Frauds committed by unscrupulous borrower including companies, partnership firm\/ proprietary concern or by their director\/partners are <\/li><li>Fraudulent discount&nbsp; Instruments<\/li><li>Fraudulent removal of pledge stocks\/disposing of hypothecated stocks without NBFCs knowledge.<\/li><li>Diversion of funds outside the borrowing units, lack of interest or criminal neglect on the part of borrowers, their partner, etc&hellip; <\/li><li>&nbsp;In case of fraud in areas accounts, NBFCs have to furnish their additional information as prescribed under Part of FMR-1. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines for reporting to\nPolice <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of reporting the fraud to police such as unauthorized <strong>credit facilities extended by NBFC <\/strong>for illegal gratification, negligence, and cash shortage, cheating, and forgery. The fraud shall be reported to state police authorities. In the following scenarios, the fraud cases should be referred to state police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cases where fraud amount is INR 1 lakh and above, committed by outsider on their own or by any of the NBFC staff\/officer.<\/li><li>Cases of frauds committed by employees of NBFCs, where the amount is exceeding INR 10,000.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/loan-exposure-of-nbfc-increased-a-complete-analysis\/\">Loan Exposure of NBFC Increased: A Complete Analysis<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>NBFC sector has evolved in terms of its size, functions, technological development. With such developments, risk factor related to frauds also increases rapidly, as being a financial entity. In consideration of these frauds related to misfeasance, embezzlement,&nbsp;&nbsp; misappropriation of funds, conversion of property, cheating, shortage, irregularities, etc&hellip; Reserve bank of India has issued a master circular for reporting frauds. Similar to the banking sector the master circular of RBI for reporting the frauds, stating a road map to fix the liability of averting the frauds on NBFCs, subjecting them to uncertain financial risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"read\"><p><b>Also Read:<\/b> <mark><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/nbfc-business-model\/\">New Trend in NBFC Business Model, Challenges and a Scalable Business model<\/a><\/mark>.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reserve Bank of India by exercising its power conferred under section 45k, 45L and 45M of the RBI Act, 1934 issued a master direction to monitor the fraud ensue in NBFCs. The direction shall be called Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank Direction, 2016). 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