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What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
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- What is happening now? I want to settle or close the loan
Where you stand
- Next step Get any settlement (OTS) in writing, and a no-dues certificate after paying.
Papers to gather
- Loan agreement, sanction letter and key fact statement (KFS)
Shows what you actually agreed to. Where: Lender's app, email, branch (you can ask for a copy). - Loan account statement (statement of account)
Shows EMIs paid, charges and the outstanding. Where: Lender's app/website or written request. - Your bank statement showing EMI debits and bounces
Checks the lender's figures. Where: Net banking. - Settlement offer or sanction letter on the lender's letterhead
Verbal settlements are a common trap. Where: Ask the lender in writing.
You may also need, depending on your answers
- Your complaint to the lender's grievance officer and reply — Usually required before an RBI Ombudsman complaint.
- App name, download link, screenshots of loan terms, and permissions it took — Needed for police and RBI complaints.
- Proof of hardship (termination letter, medical bills, business accounts) — Supports a restructuring or settlement request.
- Insurance policy linked to the loan — May pay EMIs in some situations.
What the law says
RBI rules govern recovery conduct and digital lending. Secured-loan enforcement follows the SARFAESI Act, with appeals to the Debts Recovery Tribunal.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- What kind of loan is it?
- Who lent the money?
- How far behind are the EMIs?
Similar situations
- Recovery agents come home and threaten my family
- Bank sent a SARFAESI notice for my home loan
- Car or bike was seized for missed EMIs
- Paid off my loan but bank won’t give the NOC or papers
- Bank added charges I don’t understand to my loan
- Gold loan company wants to auction my gold
- I lost my job and can’t pay EMIs
- Lender calls me at night and on holidays
Sources
- RBI complaint portal (Integrated Ombudsman Scheme)
- RBI (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025 — 8 May 2025
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