How do you settle a one-time loan?

If you’ve taken a loan for a certain tenure but are unable to repay it, you can approach your bank and inform them about it. In such cases, banks tend to offer something known as a ‘one-time settlement’ (OTS). This option will be offered to you only after you have gone three straight months without paying your EMIs.

What is OTS PNB?

To clean up books, Punjab National Bank has floated a one-time settlement scheme (OTS) for loans up to Rs 5 crore. The value of non-core assets is about Rs 10,000 crore. Under OTS, the lender is working on two segments of non-performing asset (NPA) categories.

Does OTS affect cibil score?

Yes, your CIBIL score is affected by this settlement and this settlement is viewed as negative credit behaviour. This will ensure that they are not imposing any interest on the outstanding amount that was not paid for settlement.

What is a one time settlement?

“The benefits of the one-time settlement scheme would be available for customers till Oct 31. The scheme was introduced for facilitating opportunities to customers to settle their loan arrears by utilizing concessions in interest and compound interest of the defaulted amount,” he said.

How can I improve my cibil score after NPA?

Take a look below.

1. Timely Payments.
2. Pay Dues in Full.
3. Keep a Lid on Credit Utilization.
4. Pay Off Your Card Balance via Personal Loan.
5. Don’t Exercise Debt Settlement.
6. Avoid Withdrawing Cash from ATMs.
7. Avoid Making Too Many Credit Enquiries.
8. Don’t Make Too Many Applications Within a Short Period of Time.

How is OTS amount calculated?

However, in any case the repayment period of compromise amount should not exceed 18 months….One Time Settlement Schemes (OTS)

Age of NPA	Settlement amount formula
01.04.07 to 31.03.09	65\% amount in default	70\% amount in default
On or before 31.03.07	60\% amount in default	65\% amount in default