Fair Practice Code

The Reserve Bank of India, by its notification no. RBI/2006-07/138 DNBS.(PD)/CC No. 80/03.10.042/2005- 06 dated 28 September 2006 read with notification no. RBI/2011-12/470 DNBS.PD/CC.No. 266/03.10.01/2011-12 dated 26 March 2012 and Master Circular DNBR (PD) CC No 054/03.10.119/2015 – 16 has prescribed the broad guidelines on fair practices that are to be framed and approved by the Board of Directors of all Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and should be published and disseminated on the website of the Company, for the information of the public. Orange Retail Finance India Pvt Ltd(hereinafter referred to as “ORFIL ” or “the Company”) is a private limited company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India.

(I) Applications for loans and their processing

• All communications to the borrower shall be in the vernacular language or a language As understood by the borrower.
• Loan application forms would include necessary information which affects the interest of the borrower so that a meaningful comparison with the terms and conditions offered by other NBFCs can be made and informed decision can be taken by The loan application form would indicate the documents required to be submitted with the application form.
• The Company would give acknowledgment for receipt of all loans The time frame within which loan application shall be disposed of shall also be indicated in the acknowledgment. The company would verify the loan applications within a reasonable period of time. If additional details/documents are required, it would intimate the customers immediately.

(II) Loan appraisal and terms/conditions

• The Company would ensure that there is a proper assessment of credit application made by The assessment would be in line with the Company’s credit policies and procedures.
• The Company shall convey in writing to the borrower through an agreement cum sanction letter or otherwise indicating the amount of loan sanctioned along with the terms and conditions including annualized rate of interest and method of application thereof and keep the acceptance of these terms and conditions by the borrower on its. The Company should mention the penal interest charged for late repayment in bold in the loan agreement.
• The Company shall furnish a copy of the loan agreement along with a copy of each of all enclosures quoted in the loan agreement to the borrowers at the time of sanction/disbursement of

(III) Disbursement of loans including changes in terms and conditions

• The Company shall give notice to the borrower in the vernacular language as understood by the borrower of any change in the terms, including disbursement schedule, interest rates, service charges, prepayment charges
• The Company shall ensure that changes in interest rates and charges are effected only A suitable condition in this regard should be incorporated in the loan agreement.
• The decision to recall/accelerate payment or performance under the agreement should be in consonance with the loan agreement.
• The Company shall release all securities on repayment of all dues or on the realization of the outstanding amount of loan subject to any legitimate right or lien for any other claim the Company may have against If such right of set-off is to be exercised, the borrower shall be given notice about the same with full particulars about the remaining claims and the conditions under which the Company is entitled to retain the securities till the relevant claim is settled/paid.

(IV) General

• The Company shall refrain from interference 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 by the borrower, has come to the notice of the Company).
• In the matter of recovery of loans, consistent with its policy over the years, the Company shall not resort to undue harassment. persistently bothering the borrowers at odd hours, use of muscle power for recovery of loans, etc. The Company’s staff are adequately trained (including not to behave rudely with customers) to deal with customers in an appropriate manner.

(V) Grievances

The Board of Directors has laid down the appropriate grievance redressal mechanism to ensure that the disputes arising out of the decisions of the Company’s functionaries would be disposed of at the next higher level.

There will be a 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 shall be submitted to the board at regular intervals.

Grievance Redressal Officer

The Chief Compliance Officer, of the Company, is the Grievance Redressal Officer under the Fair Practices Code who can be approached by the public for resolution of complaints against the Company in the below-mentioned address:

Orange Retail Finance India Pvt Ltd

No. 4/363, Kandhanchavadi, OMR, Chennai – 600 096

If the complaint/dispute is not redressed within a period of one month, the customer may appeal to the Officer-in-Charge of the Regional Office of Department of Non-Banking Supervision (DNBS), Reserve Bank of India, Fort Glacis, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 044 25393406, under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the Company falls.

For the benefit of our customers, the above information on “grievances” will be displayed at our branches/places where business is transacted.

(VI) Posting on Website

Fair Practices Code, preferably in the vernacular language or a language as understood by the borrower should be put up on the website of the Company for the information of various stakeholders.

(VII) Regulation of Excessive Interest rate charged

The Company shall follow the appropriate internal principles and procedures in determining interest rates and processing and other charges in line with the approved policies from time to time.

The Company shall follow the interest rate model adopted and approved by the Board and made available on the website. The rate of interest and the approach for gradations of risk and rationale for charging different rates of interest to different categories of borrowers shall be disclosed in the application form and communicated explicitly in the sanction letter.

The rate of interest shall be annualized rates so that the borrower is aware of the exact rates that would be charged to the account.

(VIII) Repossession of Vehicles financed by the company

The Company has a built-in re-possession clause in the loan agreement with the borrower which is legally enforceable. To ensure transparency, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement also contain provisions regarding (a) notice period before taking possession; (b) circumstances under which the notice period can be waived; (c) the procedure for taking possession of the security; (d) a provision regarding final chance to be given to the borrower for repayment of the loan before the sale/auction of the property; (e) the procedure for giving repossession to the borrower and (f) the procedure for sale/auction of the property. A copy of such terms and conditions is made available to the borrowers.