Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005

Act 2005

Effective: 14 Dec 2006

Plain-English summary

Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 is completely operational as the primary legislation of India regarding credit risk information, retail scoring, and bank history pipeline management. By granting powers to the RBI to license and regulate the business, this Act compels all commercial banks, NBFCs and asset reconstruction companies to furnish credit information but keeps the privacy of consumer information intact. There has been a considerable amount of improvement within the regulatory framework through recent changes in its structure, including the requirement of the 1st July 2026 quad-weekly reporting, where lenders have to provide incremental account updates four times a month, a mandatory data rejection cleansing process, and the Internal Ombudsman Scheme of 2026.

Who it applies to

Banking · NBFC / Non-bank Lending

Topics

Conduct & Consumer Protection Data Protection & Privacy

Official source

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