As per the Reserve Bank of India’s notification numbered RBI/2011-12/302DNBS (PD-MGC) CC. No. 10/03.11.01/2011-12, dated 16th December 2011, RBI draws attention towards Para 27 of the Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines 2008 issued vide Notification DNBS(PD)MGC No.3 /CGM (PK) - 2008 dated February 15, 2008 wherein it has been stated that no mortgage guarantee company shall provide mortgage guarantee for a housing loan with 90% and above LTV ratio. As scheduled commercial banks are expected to seek mortgage guarantee for their housing loans, it has been decided to align the regulatory prescription of LTV ratio for mortgage guarantee companies with that of commercial banks and revise it downwards from 90% to 80% for housing loans exceeding Rs. 20 lakhs. However for small value housing loans i.e housing loans up to Rs. 20 lakh (which get categorized as priority sector advances), LTV ratio should not exceed 90%.An amending Notification No. DNBS (PD) MGC No. 6 / CGM (US)-2011 dated December 16, 2011 amending Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines 2008 clarifies this position.
The Reserve Bank of India, having considered it necessary in public interest and being satisfied that, for the purpose of enabling the Bank to regulate the credit system to the advantage of the country, it is necessary to amend the Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines 2008 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45JA and 45 (L) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) and of all the powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby directs that the said Directions shall be amended with immediate effect as follows, namely -
Amendment of paragraph 27 –
The existing clause "No mortgage guarantee company shall provide mortgage guarantee for a housing loan with 90% and above LTV ratio" shall be substituted with the following " No mortgage guarantee company shall provide mortgage guarantee for a housing loan above Rs. 20 lakhs where the LTV exceeds 80%." For small value housing loans i.e housing loans up to Rs. 20 lakh (which get categorized as priority sector advances), LTV ratio should not exceed 90%.
