{"id":4505,"date":"2014-06-14T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T08:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/?p=4505"},"modified":"2016-05-28T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T16:06:02","slug":"banks-to-charge-late-fee-of-credit-cards-dues-only-after-a-month-rbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/banks-to-charge-late-fee-of-credit-cards-dues-only-after-a-month-rbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks to Charge late fee of Credit cards dues only after a Month \u2013 RBI"},"content":{"rendered":"
In major relief to credit card users Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the way banks charge late fee on late bill payment.<\/p>\n
If you pay your credit cards beyond due date, banks usually penalize by charging the following:<\/p>\n
1. Late Fee<\/strong> \u2013 this is fixed fee that the bank charges you. It might vary from Rs 100 to Rs 700 depending on the bill due amount. For e.g. for Citibank the charges are 2. Late Interest Payment<\/strong> \u2013 the banks also charge a interest on the late payment. This interest rate is varies from 2.5% to 3.5% per month (or 30% to 42% per year) which is huge.<\/p>\n Until now banks charged Late Fee if customers did not pay till due date but with the new direction from RBI, late fee would be charge only if the customer does not pay before next bill generation cycle. This effectively means that you got extra 15 days grace period for Late Fee.<\/p>\n The picture below shows how the new system would work.<\/p>\n
\nRs.300 for current balance up to Rs.10000
\nRs.600 for current balance from Rs. 10001 – 25000
\nRs.700 for current balance above Rs.25000<\/p>\nThe Good News:<\/h2>\n