The first thing we hear as soon as we request a loan from any financial institution is a Bank Statement. Be it a business or an individual, Bank statement analysis gives lenders a clear picture of how well the borrower is capable of repaying the amount taken.
For Loan Origination Systems, bank statement analysis is a buzzword. So, let’s dive in to understand more about the bank statement analysis and its relevant importance for all lenders and borrowers.
A bank statement consists of an account holder’s cash inflows and outflows over a set period. The bank’s operational history is commonly regarded as reliable documentation for assessing the financial health of any account holder. As and when incurred, all sources of revenue, withdrawals, expenditures, credit card payments, overdraft payments, and so on form part of a bank statement. Be it for commercial firms or an individual applying for a loan, the primary document requested for any financial transaction audit or loan process is a bank statement. It can show any information that the examiner needs, to approve loans or to validate financial transactions.
The review, breakdown, and examination of a bank statement are known as bank statement analysis. There are a variety of reasons and goals for conducting this check. It is mostly done by retail and commercial banking, financial institutions, investment firms, and auditing organizations. Bank statement analyses are used in commercial and retail banking to evaluate a borrower’s creditworthiness and compare all relevant transactions with other information obtained, such as GST filings or income tax, and financial reports.
The most significant purposes are as follows:
How do lenders analyze business firms?
Your organization’s cash flow cycle dictates how its goods or services create revenue for ongoing operations, corporate growth, loan repayments, and profit generation. The first thing your lender asks is how you intend to use the funds for your firm. That’s when lenders rely on bank statement analysis. Scroll down to know how this assessment is carried out for approving business loans.
Cash Balance
If the borrower’s bank account statement shows a positive cash balance, it indicates that they have some funds accessible. It also demonstrates how successfully the applicant’s financial flow is controlled. A positive cash balance for several months is easy to label him as a “responsible” borrower as it enhances the likelihood of him repaying the loan in the future. Poor cash holdings on the balance sheet illustrate the applicant’s financial mismanagement and cast a negative light on them. In this part, the lender also analyses the below two things.
For example, Bankers who specialize in this form of financing may provide a company with a 65-80% advance on its invoices. Bankers will repay the existing balance after charging a fee – which could be around 3-5 % invoice – once the payment was made completely.
Always make a note of recurring deposit sources on a loan applicant’s bank statement. They represent consistent sources of income for a candidate. Profitable operations and continuous revenue streams from commercial transactions are indicated by large deposits in a company’s bank statements. Consistent regular deposits into a loan applicant’s bank statement raise the likelihood that the loan will be repaid on time each month when it is issued. However, if the previous deposit was made months ago, that is a significant red flag. Lenders should also be wary of unusually large deposits, as well as single or multiple deposits shortly before a loan application.
Any large withdrawals from the bank account before applying for a loan might raise a red flag for a provider. Frequent withdrawals of identical amounts from a bank account, on the other hand, may indicate a concealed loan, credit card payments, or a recurring obligation that must be paid in a routine. To arrive at a final figure, business obligations are subtracted from the monthly average profit. Any recurring expense that must be met every month qualifies as a liability. The bank statements of the commercial body reflect business liabilities such as hire purchase, office leasing, automobile loans, and so on.
A borrower can use a bank’s cash overdraft option to withdraw additional funds than their profile currently holds. Cash overdraft occurs when an applicant writes a check for resources that are not allocated in their account. Such overdrafts on the balance sheet should raise red flags for lenders. It usually suggests that the applicant has trouble managing his finances and will have trouble repaying the loan.
Cheques play a significant role in any financial system. A cheque bounce is a failed processing of a disbursed check for a variety of causes. One of the most common causes of a bounced cheque is a lack of funds in the issuer’s account. In addition to imposing charges, the banks reject or invalidate these cheques, often referred to as rubber checks. No check bounces possibly indicate a healthy financial aspect of a firm.
The FCU indicators give heads-up on the possible suspicious transactions and relevant frauds that have taken place in the financial management of a firm. These indicators help to cross-check transactions like
A proper record of all these checks is made to identify the fraudulent activity and counted for the number of triggers, an activity is repeated.
Have a look at the infographic below of what exactly to check for these FCU indicators.
The bank statement analysis performed for an individual is very similar to the examination done for a business firm. Individuals have to show a clean record on the cash balance, deposits, withdrawals, and liabilities including the cash overdraft. They also should verify zero cheque bounces and meet the FCU indicator checks. Along with these, an individual applying for a bank loan is also checked for the UPI transactions.
To get their bank statements evaluated, borrowers have to either upload their statements on the lender’s portal (or send it to their account managers), or they can provide the lender with their net banking credentials.
For example: A small-scale business owner applying for a loan is examined for the UPI transactions. These transfers show the number of successful funds, transferred or received in their journey to run the business.
‘CloudBankin’ does a very accurate automated examination of an applicant’s financial activity. The goal of CloudBankin is to uncover core decisions, to develop a practical index that dramatically reduces the number of non-performing assets (NPAs) and bad credit cases for banks and NBFCs. The program, which comes with Bank Statement Analysis (BSA) capabilities, demonstrates in-depth topical domain awareness from the viewpoint of a credit assessment for a financing decision. It has a very organized section of APIs integrated to perform this task seamlessly for the benefit of lenders. It also generates easy-to-understand visualizations and relevant reports that make credit evaluations to be done effortlessly. Technology has always made remarkable inroads in the lending domain, and lenders are just a click away to get the most of it with CloudBankin.
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An interesting insight on vehicle loans for lenders.
A trend we are seeing today – the first-hand vehicle ownership is decreasing with time. Why? People are upgrading their vehicles in every few years because of technological advances. And, this can be seen more with the millennial generation.
So, what should a lender do in terms of financing?
– Estimating the residual value of the vehicle at the start of the financing period.
– Charging a borrower only for the residual value (which is the difference between the value after a few years and the current value)
Example: A bike currently is INR 1 lakh. You want to buy the vehicle for 2 years. A lender will estimate the residual value of that bike today and what it would be after 2 years. If the estimated residual value = INR 45,000, the lender will charge you only that (say, INR 55,000 with interest for this instance) during your tenure.
At the end of 2-year period, you have 3 choices:
1. Return the bike and upgrade to a new one without going through the struggle of selling it.
2. Pay the lump sum remaining amount to own the vehicle outright.
3. Extend the financing and own it by keep paying the EMIs for the remaining amount of the vehicle for the next 12 or 18 months.
Benefits for the borrowers?
– Flexibility to use a vehicle and upgrade to a new one.
– Affordability to not pay for the complete value of the vehicle with the intention to use for a lesser amount of time.
– Convenience in owning the vehicle.
Say goodbye to the old lending option and embrace the new way of financing for vehicle by lenders!
How many of us know this?
1) Tiktok does Lending ( is it an entertainment company or social media company or a fintech company?
2) Youtube China does Lending
3) Top 100 internet companies in China(no matter what business they are in) do Lending
The team which was heading Lending in Tiktok was the Advertisement team. If we do Ads, we do X no of revenue. But if we do lending, we’ll get X+30% more revenue. This is on the same Ad spot.
Ad team has transformed into a lending team, and in today’s world, it’s possible because the subject matter expertise can be put in as an API and given to you.
Embedded Lending as a service is becoming popular in India too, and I am happy to be part of this ecosystem.
The answer is No. Only the top 10 crore people have access to many credit products in India. Almost all Banks focus on this market.
Once you go beyond that, the credit access rate has dropped significantly due to multiple factors.
1) Customers who are having low income(30-40K per month)
2) Not earning from an employer who belongs to Category A or B
3) Not from Tier 1 or 2 cities
NBFCs and Fintechs focus on the above segment, pushing another 10 crores of people.
But in India, 70 crores more people are formally or informally employed, which still needs to be tapped.
After smartphone penetration, people are not watching their SMS at all. They use SMS only for OTP related transactions. That’s it.
But What can a Lender see in your SMS after you consent to them?
Lender can see income, expenses, and any other Fixed Obligation like (EMIs/Credit Card).
1) Income – Parameters like Average Salary Credited, Stable Monthly inflows like Rent
2) Expenses – Average monthly debit card transactions, UPI Transactions, Monthly ATM Withdrawal Amount etc
3) Fixed Obligations – Loan payments have been made for the past few months, Credit card transactions.
It also tells the Lender the adverse incidents like
1) Missed Loan payments
2) Cheque bounces
3) Missed Bill Payments like EB, LPG gas bills.
4) POS transaction declines due to insufficient funds.
A massive chunk of data is available in our SMS (more than 700 data points), which helps Lender to make a credit decision.
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