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Summer Project Report: End To End Improvement in Turn Around Time in Two-Wheelers Loan'
Summer Project Report: End To End Improvement in Turn Around Time in Two-Wheelers Loan'
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Table of contents
15 Appendix 63
16 Bibliography 67
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Executive Summary
The financial services sector and capital markets have a significant influence on
how Economies develop, principally through their role in allocating financial
capital between different economic activities, as well as through their own
operations, not only do banks Manage their own financial and sustainability
performance, they are in a position to influence Socio-economic and
environmental performance in client organizations and through their Lending
strategies. In this report, we examine whether and how leading banks manage
the corporate economic impacts of their core lending activities.
The aim of this research is to explore whether banks account for the types of
economic Impacts arising from their lending activities. It asks who the real
beneficiaries of bank are lending activity and whether banks take this into
account in their core business decisions. Specifically, it questions how some
banks understand their economic impacts and whether and how this informed the
development and delivery of lending products and services. Accountability and
BSR have developed a methodology through which companies can begin to
articulate and account for the economic impacts of their business activities –
siting, employment, Procurement, product and service development and delivery,
contribution to taxes, investment And philanthropy.
This report focuses on the bank lending sector’s product Development and
delivery business function, and through this explores corporate understanding
And accountability of banks. As for all sectors, there is less data on product-
related impacts than other for other aspects of business activity, which is a
critical impact area for banks.
This study explores whether and how banks understand and manage the
economic impacts of their products – through product development, use and
delivery of loan products – on the communities that use them. This relates to
both production-side economic impacts and consumption side product-related
economic impacts. Production-side impacts might include the operations of bank
branches, and might include employment, sourcing from local suppliers and
environmental impacts. While the impact of these activities is important, the most
significant economic impacts are likely to accrue to customers and the wider
economy. Consumption-side economic impacts relate directly to the access to
finance debate, as well as questions that have arisen over who banks lend to and
for what type of economic activity. Most attention on banks in this area has
focused on project finance for large and environmentally sensitive projects.
Access to finance refers to the lack of availability of finance to specific
communities. These issues have largely defined the corporate responsibility of
banks in the eyes of some major stakeholders.
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This report explores how some banks understand and account for their economic
contribution to society. For some, economic impact management is already an
important internal management tool and stakeholder engagement platform. For
others, the value of managing economic impact is clear, but the challenge is
finding ways to do it. Ideally, corporate management of economic impact allows
company to better inform and engage stakeholders on the broader debate on the
role of the sector in society.
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Project Objective
Problem Identification
Customers
Time becomes the most important aspect looked over by the customer with the
changing life style, especially if we talk about service industry, its importance
increases by many folds and same applies to TW Loans also. As soon as
customer walks down at the dealer points he doesn’t wish to even waste a single
minute to get the vehicle financed and with the Multi National NBFC’s entering in
Indian Markets, importance of TAT increases even more.
Dealer
They employ huge capital, mainly raised from Banks and interest cost is involved
so there have to be faster payments of loan amounts so that there money is
rotated in the best and cost-effective direction and he is able to fund his vehicles
and get the payouts received from banks according to the no. of vehicle sold.
Banks
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Data Collection
Sample size
For canvassers
For customers
Secondary data: Collected from HDFC bank annual reports, auto and finance
magazines, internet and annual reports of other banks and finance companies.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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and tools used journals method and method for method
Interview for primary data (MS- Excel)
primary data collection
collection
‘Evolution of the Indian two-wheeler industry
The two-wheeler industry (henceforth TWI) in India has been in existence since
1955. It consists of three segments viz., scooters, motorcycles, and mopeds. The
increase in sales Volume of this industry is proof of its high growth. In 1971,
sales were around 0.1 million units per annum. But by 1998, this figure had risen
to 3 million units per annum. Similarly, capacities of production have also
increased from about 0.2 million units of annual capacity in the seventies to more
than 4 million units in the late nineties4.
The TWI in India began operations within the framework of the national industrial
Policy as espoused by the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956.This resolution
divided the entire industrial sector into three groups, of which one contained
industries whose development was the exclusive responsibility of the State,
another included those industries in which both the State and the private sector
could participate and the last set of industries that could be developed
exclusively under private initiative within the guidelines and objectives laid out by
the Five Year Plans (CMIE, 1990).Private investment was canalized and
regulated through the extensive use of licensing giving the State comprehensive
control over the direction and pattern of investment. Entry of firms, capacity
expansion, choice of product and capacity mix and technology, were all
effectively controlled by the State in a bid to prevent the concentration of
economic power.
However due to lapses in the system, fresh policies were brought in at the end of
the sixties. These consisted of MRTP of 1969 and FERA of 1973, which were
aimed at regulating monopoly and foreign investment respectively. Firms that
came under the purview of these Acts were allowed to invest only in a select set
of industries.
This net of controls on the economy in the seventies caused several firms to
a) Operate below the minimum scale of efficiency (henceforth MES),
b) Under-utilize capacity and
c) Use outdated technology.
While operation below MES resulted from the fact that several incentives were
given to smaller firms, the capacity under-utilization was the result of
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Recognition of the deleterious effects of these policies led to the initiation of
reforms in 1975 which took on a more pronounced shape and acquired wider
scope under the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1985. As part of these reforms,
several groups of industries were deli censed and ‘broadbanding’5 was permitted
in select industries. Controls over capacity expansion were relaxed through the
specification of the MES6 of production for several industries. Foreign investment
was allowed in select industries and norms under the MRTP Act were relaxed.
These reforms led to a rise in the trend rate of growth of real GDP from 3.7% in
the seventies to 5.4% in the eighties. However the major set of reforms came in
1991 in response to a series of macroeconomic crises that hit the Indian
economy in 1990-917. Several industries were deregulated, the Indian rupee was
devalued and made convertible on the current account and tariffs replaced
quantitative restrictions in the area of trade. The initiation of reforms led to a drop
in the growth of real GDP between 1990 – 1992, but this averaged at about 5.5%
per annum after 1992. The decline in GDP in the years after reforms was the
outcome of devaluation and the contractionary fiscal and monetary policies taken
in 1991 to address the foreign exchange crisis. Thus the Industrial Policy in India
moved from a position of regulation and tight control in the sixties and seventies,
to a more liberalized one in the eighties and nineties. The two-wheeler industry in
India has to a great extent been shaped by the evolution of the industrial policy of
the country.
Regulatory policies like FERA and MRTP caused the growth of some segments
in the industry like motorcycles to stagnate. These were later able to grow (both
in terms of overall sales volumes and number of players) once foreign
investments were allowed in 1981. The reforms in the eighties like ‘broad
banding’ caused the entry of several new firms and products which caused the
existing technologically outdated products to lose sales volume and/or exit the
market. Finally, with liberalization in the nineties, the industry witnessed a
proliferation in brands.
A description of the evolution of the two wheeler industry in India is usefully split
up into four ten year periods. This division traces significant changes in economic
policy making. The first time-period, 1960-1969, was one during which the growth
of the two-wheeler industry was fostered through means like permitting foreign
collaborations and phasing out of non-manufacturing firms in the industry. The
period 1970-1980 saw state controls, through the use of the licensing system and
certain regulatory acts over the economy, at their peak. During 1981-1990
significant reforms were initiated in the country. The final time-period covers the
period 1991-1999 during which the reform process was deepened these reforms
encompassed several areas like finance, trade, tax, industrial policy etc. We now
discuss in somewhat greater detail the principal characteristics of each sub
period.
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Two wheeler industry
‘Riding on Top Gear’ is what the two-wheeler industry is celebrating in the first
half of FY05, wherein the industry volumes had grown over 12% on back of good
monsoons. Also, the second half of FY05 has given the industry reasons to
celebrate, with strong volume rise of nearly 16% (Apr-Feb) in motorcycles,
largely aided by faster growth in the entry level 100 cc segments. Though
competition has been on the rise in the past year, with new models and variants
being launched every alternate day, the overall market has been growing fast
enough to accommodate all of these models.
The most striking feature of the year gone by was the growing volumes in favor
of the entry-level segment. Industry leaders Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto have
once again kept the other players at bay, and increased their market share
during the year. In fact, Bajaj Auto has been outperforming the industry by a
good margin for the last few months, courtesy its new launches CT100 and the
Discover. TVS Motor on the other hand has been reeling under pressure since
the time its Max 100 sales started dipping at the end of FY04 while the new
models are yet to taste success in the market. Apart from the big three, the talk
of the town in the past year was the entry of Honda Motors into the Indian
motorcycle segment through its ‘Unicorn’. Launched in the premium 150 cc
category, the bike received spectacular response initially with a waiting period of
almost 6 weeks.
Despite the strong volume growth witnessed by the industry, profits have grown
at a slower rate or even de-grown in some cases due to the cost pressures and
higher sales of economy bikes. Due to growing competition, manufacturers
resisted passing on price hikes and instead took a hit on their profits. However,
recently the companies have raised prices on most of their models by around 1-
3%.
HERO HONDA
Hero Honda, the leader has created another landmark by crossing 2.5 million bikes for
the year and in the process improving its market share in motorcycles to 50% from 48%
in last year. For FY05, Hero Honda’s sales stood at 2.6 million, a rise of over 27% over
the last year’s 2.1 million. Domestic sales were up 26%, while export sales, which form a
miniscule part of the overall sales, were up 63%. Sales continued to be heavily stacked in
favor of the “Splendor Plus” and “Passion Plus” models, accounting for over 70% of total
volumes.
Vehicle Sales Q4FY05 Q4FY04 % Chg FY05 FY04 % Chg
Total Motorcycles 685419 592718 15.6% 2626070 2070154 26.9%
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256200 203089
Domestic 664845 578477 14.9% 3 9 26.2%
Exports 20574 11492 79.0% 64067 39255 63.2%
For the second half of FY05, the company’s sales hovered around 2.3 lakh a
month with no spare capacity to cater to the additional demand.
Towards the end of the fiscal, Hero Honda unveiled its new offering ‘Super
Splendor” in the growing 125 cc class, and costing around Rs 2000-3000 more
than the Splendor plus model. The model has nothing new to offer as far as
external features are concerned; however considering the strong growth
opportunities of 125 cc segments and Hero Honda’s strong brand equity, the
model is expected to clock decent numbers. Going forward, for the year FY06,
Hero Honda is expected to continue performing well and improve sales through
de-bottlenecking of its plants, which will increase the capacity by over two-lakh
units. The new Super splendor is hopeful of clocking sales of nearly 30,000 units,
largely cannibalizing the sales of previous splendor and passion models, due to
its powerful engine and good fuel economy. The company is hopeful of ending
the year with a modest growth of 12-15%.
BAJAJ AUTO
Strong growth in the motorcycle segment saved the day for Bajaj Auto, while the
other segments de-grew during the year. The company sold a total of 1.8 million
vehicles (incl. 3-wheelers), higher by 20% as compared to last year. Motorcycles
sales grew 42% to 1.45 million, outperforming the industry hands down and in
the process increasing its market share to 28.8% as against last year’s 24.5%.
FY05 FY04 % Chg FY05 FY04 % Chg
Scooters(G) 20418 49523 -58.8% 102762 178070 -42.3%
Scooters (UG) 4818 12039 -60.0% 30931 54709 -43.5%
Step thru's 4391 8487 -48.3% 19195 32502 -40.9%
Motorcycles 396107 262992 50.6% 1449677 1023650 41.6%
Total 2 wheelers 425734 333070 27.8% 1602565 1288960 24.3%
3 Wheelers 53725 60409 -11.1% 221987 229154 -3.1%
Grand Total 479459 393479 21.9% 1824552 1518114 20.2%
Motorcycle growth was led by the new CT100 model in the entry segment, which
clocked sales of almost lakh units a month in just a few months from its launch.
Launched in May last year, the bike was an instant hit with the commuters due to
its low price, high fuel efficiency and smart looks for an entry level bike. The bike
succeeded in acquiring the leadership position in the entry segment from Hero
Honda’s CD Dawn and even posed a challenge to the might of Splendor.
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Later in the year, Bajaj launched the much-awaited Discover in the 125 cc
executive segment. The bike received great reviews due to its superior
technology and suave looks and is contemplated to be the biggest contender to
Splendor’s title in coming years. The Discover model is clocking around 25,000
units per month currently and commands nearly 40% of the 125 cc segment
sales. Apart from these new launches, Bajaj continued its dominance in the
premium segment, courtesy the Pulsar twins, and firmly stood it’s ground against
the Honda’s new entrant ‘Unicorn’, which was expected to affect Pulsar sales.
The unexpectedly strong sales performance has forced the company to increase
capacities of motorcycles from 1.8 million to 2.4 million for the year.
In the coming year, Bajaj is contemplating launching of two new bike models by
June, one each in entry and premium segments. In the premium segment, the
market is anticipating Pulsar 200 cc model while the entry-level bike is likely to be
a stripped down version of CT100, with a price tag of less than Rs 30,000.
Meanwhile, Discover, due to its superior features should attract greater number
of buyers. Also, the newly launched scooter Bajaj Wave is banking on niche
segments and the company has great expectations from this model. The
company will continue to follow an aggressive pricing policy in search of market
share.
TVS MOTOR
TVS Motors has been a laggard as regards FY05 was concerned and has
disappointed a great deal of its supporters. Overall sales for the year grew just
under 2% to 1.16 million, while the motorcycle sales ended the year 4% lower to
6.8 lakh bikes.
Vehicle Sales Q4FY05 Q4FY04 % Chg FY05 FY04 % Chg
Motorcycles 176921 181420 -2.5% 679536 706558 -3.8%
Scooters 48759 44471 9.6% 224621 189238 18.7%
Mopeds 71025 69358 2.4% 263393 251065 4.9%
Total Sales 296705 295249 0.5% 1167550 1146861 1.8%
Second half of FY05 was however much better, assisted by the launch of “Star”
100 cc. Scooter sales were up 19% for the year, aided by strong growth in sales
of Scooty model and managed to control some on the damage done by faltering
bike sales. For the year, the company’s market share in the two wheelers has
fallen by nearly 270 bps to 18.7%.
In the motorcycle division, TVS has lost significant market share due to sharp fall
in sales of entry-level bike Max 100, with no other model from the TVS stable
filling in the gap until the launch of Star in mid November. The company launched
the 125 cc Victor GLX in Sept to capitalize on the immense growth prospects of
this segment. The bike has met with moderate success due to heightened
competition in the segment and sells close to 15,000 units.
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TVS has lined up big-ticket expansion of over Rs 400 crore in the next few years
which includes a two wheeler plant in Indonesia to strengthen its international
presence. The Indonesian plant will have an initial annual capacity of 1.2 lakh
units, while another two wheeler plant will be set up in India to enhance the local
presence.
In the coming year, TVS plans to introduce three new models to provide the
much-needed spurt to the volumes, apart from relying on consistently performing
Victor and Star models. Scooty Pep 100 cc version will be launched in second or
third quarter of FY06, while the new Fiero premium model is also expected
sometime in the early 2006 to replace the current Fiero model.
Though the growth rates may taper off after growing at a fast pace for the past
two years, the market now is nearly 6 billion units and accounts for 20 percent of
the global market. Apart from the top three, even the likes of LML and Kinetic
have been aggressive in their growth plans, while international players Honda
and Suzuki too have evinced strong interest in Indian two wheeler markets.
The dream run seen by two wheelers is expected to continue over the next few
years even though monsoons continue to remain the biggest driver, and creates
an air of uncertainty. Apart from monsoons, low interest rates, increasing
purchasing power, low operating cost of a two wheeler and greater choices to
customers at varying price points induce confidence for long term growth in the
industry.
Hero Honda, through its widespread dealer network and fuel-efficient models,
continues to remain attractively poised to reap rewards of the growth in industry.
Bajaj, the challenger, has clearly demonstrated its ability to out grow the industry
and has priced products competitively in an effort to improve market share. TVS
despite the promises has failed to deliver and still is an underdog in the race to
top.
Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of 2-wheelers. Its symbol, the Wings,
represents the company's unwavering dedication in achieving goals that are
unique and above all, conforming to international norms. These wings are now in
India as Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan. These wings are here to initiate
a change and make a difference in the Indian 2-wheeler industry. Honda's dream
for India is to not only manufacture 2-wheelers of global quality, but also meet
and exceed the expectations of Indian customers with outstanding after sales
support.
The HMSI factory is spread over 52 acres, with a covered area of about 85,815
square meters at Manesar, Gurgaon district of Haryana. The foundation stone for
the factory was laid on 14th December 1999 and the factory was completed in
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January 2001. The initial installed capacity was 100,000 scooters per year, which
has reached 6,00,000 scooters by the year by 2007 and motorcycle capacity
shall be 4,00,000 per annum. The total investment outlay for the initial capacity
was Rs. 215 crores and now the accumulated investment is 800 crores
Honda Motor Company, Japan with its headquarters in Tokyo, has manufacturing
operations in 32 countries with 109 production bases. It has 3 business divisions
namely 2-wheelers, 4-wheelers and Power Products. Apart from HMSI that
manufactures 2-wheelers, the other business divisions in India include Honda
Siel Cars India Limited (HSCI) and Honda Siel Power Limited .The company
principal of Honda Worldwide is dedication to supplying products of the
highest quality yet at a reasonable price for worldwide customer
satisfaction. The Honda Activa and the Honda Dio have been extremely
successful in the auto geared scooter market. The Honda Unicorn
150cc motorcycle features unmatched finishing and offers a mono-
shock suspension. The Honda Shine 125cc motorcycle offers great
value for money and offers optional disc brakes and self start. The
Honda Eterno with its 4 Stroke, fuel efficient engine has been
instrumental in reviving the geared scooter market in India.
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to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI's liberalization of the
Indian Banking Industry in 1994. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a
Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.
Company Profile:
Therefore, HDFC, one of the few private banks in India with profit maximization
as its sole priority competing against government controlled banks with possibly
multiple priorities in one of the premier growth markets.
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services for stock exchanges, tax and other collections for the government,
custody services for mutual funds, and correspondent banking services. The
Retail Banking division provides various deposit products, as well as loans, bill
payment services, gold and silver credit cards, debit cards, third party
distribution, investment advisory services, card and automated teller machine
(ATM) acquiring transactions, and depositary services. The Treasury Operations
division offers foreign exchange and derivative products for its clients. The
company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
Critical elements:
The central customer base for HDFC is India’s middle class and upper class. In
the last ten years the percentage of the population that makes up the middle
class has doubled from 7% to nearly 15%. the current economic growth of seven
percent will probably be maintained for the foreseeable future allowing for
additional growth in the middle class. By all accounts, if the growth rate is
maintained then half of India will turn middle class between 2020 and 2040,
these potential growth prospects for HDFC are enormous especially with their
key client base will experience so much growth over the next two decades
assuming that current growth rates are maintained.
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HDFC Present Strategy
Mortgages in India
HDFC present strategy concentrates greatly around the growth of the Indian
mortgage market. At present mortgage payments only contribute approximately 3
percent of India’s GDP as compared to other countries with significantly bigger
mortgage markets. HDFC believes it can break the cultural barrier and expand
into the Indian mortgage market, which has the potential for tremendous growth.
Factors working for a good market scenario:
- Rising Disposable Income
- Low Interest Rates
- Generally Stable Property Prices
- Increased Urbanization
- Housing Shortages
Percentage GDP Paid to Mortgages vs. Individual Countries HDFC has the
ability to expand the present Indian mortgage market because of the ideally
strong market climate, but also because HDFC has the home court advantage in
respect to culture in India. Like most culture, Indians would like to borrow from a
“local” bank rather than a foreign controlled bank such as Citigroup or HSBC.
Within the hunters, what’s HDFC’s strategy for increasing market share:
Technology:
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Among the first and only to offer net banking, mobile banking, universal
access, extended hours, large ATM network, electronic collection &
payment gateways (bills, payrolls), etc.
Lowest Funding Costs: The technology driven customer service attracts a lot of
Deposits due to the services HDFC can offer being leaner and technology driven.
Focus on auto loans: 2-wheeler and car loans are among the fastest growing
segment, likely to be the bank’s largest retail loan segment in the near future.
Geographic Expansion: has gone from 60 cities 2 years ago to over 150 today.
Critical as a lot of the untapped market is in the “heartland” of the emerging
middle class, i.e., Tier II and Tier III cities.
Market Growth:
Scheduled commercial banks touched, on the deposit front, a growth of 14% as
Against 18% registered in the previous year (2002-2003). And on advances, the
Growth was 14.5% against 17.3 % of the earlier year. Retail finance business is
likely to grow at a CAGR of 34% in FY2003-07. ICICI and HDFC best positioned
to take advantage. The retail loan portfolios of both the banks are expected by
analysts to grow at an annualized 45-60% over FY2003-07. This would increase
the share of retail loans in their asset books, contributing to a rise in the margins
and RoEs of both.
Wholesale Banking
The Company's principal commercial banking products include a range of
financing products, documentary credits (primarily letters of credit) and bank
guarantees, foreign exchange and derivative products and corporate deposit
products. Its financing products include loans and credit substitutes such as
bills discounting, commercial paper and other funded products. Its foreign
exchange and derivatives products assist corporations in managing their
currency and interest rate exposures. HDFC Bank's principal transactional
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services include cash management services, capital markets transactional
services and correspondent banking services. The Company provides
physical and electronic payment and collection mechanisms to a range of
corporations, financial institutions and government entities. It was also
appointed by the government of India to collect direct taxes.
The Company offers an array of retail loans, including loans against securities,
auto loans, personal loans and two-wheeler loans. It offers loans against equity
securities, mutual fund units and against bonds issued by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) that are on its approved list. It offers auto loans at fixed interest rates
for financing new automobile and used car purchases. HDFC Bank offers
unsecured personal loans at fixed rates, repayable in equal monthly installments
over a period of 12 to 60 months. It offers loans at fixed rates, repayable in
monthly installments typically over a period up to 36 months for financing the
purchase of new scooters or motor cycles.
The retail business is the key driver of HDFC Bank’s growth strategy, with the
objective of diversifying the asset portfolio and building a low-cost stable
resource base. With a complete product suite across both asset and liability
products as well as a wide range of banking services, HDFC Bank is today a
retail financial supermarket with the ability to cross-sell the entire range of credit
and investment products and other banking services to our customers. The key
dimensions of HDFC Bank retail strategy are products, channels and processes,
underpinned by a strong customer focus.
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customer service standards and rapidly growing volumes in each segment to
achieve economies of scale.
In the mortgages business, HDFC Bank expanded its reach to more than 140
locations across the country. HDFC Bank was the first to introduce adjustable
rate home loans, with interest rates linked to a floating prime lending rate. This
product received excellent response from customers across the country and was
a key driver of growth in the mortgages segment. It also enabled HDFC Bank to
price loans competitively and achieves better asset-liability management. Other
products and product variants introduced this year included loans against
existing property as well as several value-added features – retail property
services and home insurance policies bundled with the loan. During fiscal 2002
HDFC Bank emerged as one of the leading player in the mortgages business.
During fiscal 2002 HDFC BANK consolidated its position as clear market leaders
in automobile loans. HDFC has expanded its distribution network to 145 cities
and towns across the country. The key drivers of growth were the strength of its
corporate relationships with leading automobile Manufacturers, strong distribution
capability and customer service focus. HDFC has been rapidly increased its
presence in other segments as well. HDFC Bank expanded our two-wheeler
business to over 140 locations. HDFC Bank partners manufacturers in
distributing their products and therefore enjoys preferred status with them. HDFC
Bank were able to offer competitive products to its customers by leveraging
economies of scale resulting from the rapid growth in operations.
HDFC Bank now has over one million retail Internet banking accounts. Retail
Internet banking customers can view their bank accounts, transfer funds between
their own accounts and to any other HDFC Bank account. HDFC Bank also
offers the facility of transferring funds to accounts in any branch of any bank, in
eight cities through eCheques, India’s first Internet based inter-bank fund transfer
facility. Customers can also open a fixed or recurring deposit, make a stop-
cheque request and inquire into the status of a cheque online. Customers can
write to the account manager through the secure channel and subscribe to
account statement by e-mail. HDFC Bank offers its customers the facility of
paying utility bills online in over 120 cities in India. All major online shopping
services are linked to HDFC Bank’s online payments facility. HDFC Bank has
also focused on the call centre as a key channel. HDFC Bank’s call centre can
now be accessed by customers in 100 cities, and is India’s largest domestic call
centre. The call centre is a single point of contact for customers across all
products. It provides various self-service options and also personalized
communication with customer service officers for a full range of transactions and
account and product related queries. The call centre is now evolving into a
complete relationship management channel not only for complaint resolution but
also for cross-selling on inbound calls. The call centre uses state-of-the-art voice-
over Internet-protocol technology and cutting-edge desktop applications to
provide a single view of the customer’s relationship. HDFC Bank’s mobile
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banking services provide the latest information on account balances, previous
transactions, credit card outstanding and payment status and allow customers to
request a checkbook or account statement.
HDFC management during late 2005 and early 2006 redefined its business
strategy to focusing on high yield loans. The type of loans these consist of are:
- Personal Loans
- Credit Cards
- Two Wheeler Loans
This emphases has lead to a margin expansion of between 20-30 basis points,
but it must be added that this refocusing carries additional risk with defaults on
credit cards potentially are higher. In addition to loan growth, non interest income
has also seen a tremendous growth pattern and is sure to see similar growth in
the future because of Technology. HDFC invests heavily in technology whenever
possible to develop an environment of information technology and
communications systems. One way HDFC uses technology to increase revenue
is through ATM fees. From 2004 to 2005, fee incomes have grown by nearly 83
percent. The fees income growth should maintain a positive growth pattern as
HDFC continues to expand and grow in the Indian market. HDFC will continue to
look for additional ways to use technology to maximize profits whenever possible.
HDFC Bank offers business loans to address the borrowing needs of the
trading community typically around the bank branches by offering them various
facilities like credit lines, term loans for expansion/addition of facilities,
discounting of credit card receivables, letters of credit, guarantees and other
basic trade finance products and cash management services. The Company also
offers silver and gold credit cards and loans for commercial vehicles, construction
equipment and housing.
The Company's individual retail account holders receive the benefit of a wide
range of direct banking services, including a free automated teller machine
(ATM) card, access to its growing branch and ATM network, access to its
other distribution channels and eligibility for utility bill payment and other
services. Its retail deposit products include current accounts, which are non-
interest-bearing checking accounts designed primarily for small businesses;
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savings accounts, which are demand deposits in checking accounts designed
primarily for individuals and trusts; fixed or time value added accounts, which
offer its customers added value and convenience, and ebroking accounts that
are offered as checking accounts to customers of stock brokers where all
transactions are routed electronically between the broker and beneficiaries.
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ICICI BANK TWO WHEELER LOANS
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The Centurion Bank of Punjab (formerly Centurion Bank) is an Indian private
sector bank providing both retail and corporate banking services. The company
was incorporated on 30th June, 1994 and the certificate of Commencement of
Business on July 20th. It is promoted as a joint venture between 20th Century
Finance Corporation Ltd, and its associates and Keppel Group of Singapore. It
has got a network of ten branches. The main equity of the Bank was provided by
the promoters, 20th Century Finance Corporation Ltd. & its associates and
Keppel Bank of Singapore (now Keppel Tat Lee Bank Ltd.) through Kephinance
Investment (Mauritius) Pte. Ltd.
Centurion Bank of Punjab is a new generation private sector bank that was
formed by the merger of Centurion Bank and Bank of Punjab, both of which had
strong retail franchises in their respective markets. Centurion Bank had a well-
managed and growing retail assets business, including leadership positions in
two-wheeler loans and commercial vehicle loans, and a strong capital base.
Bank of Punjab had a strong retail deposit customer base in North India in
addition to a sizable SME and agricultural portfolio.
Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd has a nationwide network of 240 branches and
extension counters and 388 ATMs. The bank offers a wide spectrum of retail,
SME and corporate banking products and services. It has been among the
earliest banks to offer a technology-enabled customer interface that provides
easy access and superior customer service.
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BAFL is one of India’s leading retail finance companies. It is primarily engaged in
providing finance for BAL’s two and three wheeler vehicles, consumer durables,
personal computers and consumer loans. For fiscal 2005 the disbursements for
two and three wheeler vehicles, consumer durables, personal computers and
consumer loans comprised 56%, 28%, 11% and 5% of the total disbursements
respectively. For fiscal 2006 the disbursements for two and three wheeler
vehicles, consumer durables, personal computers and consumer loans
comprised 60%, 24%, 13% and 3% of its total disbursements respectively. For
the six months period ended September 30, 2006 our disbursements for two and
three wheeler vehicles, consumer durables, personal computers and consumer
loans comprised 59%, 22%, 17% and 2% of its total disbursements respectively.
As of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 it was approximately 3.44 million
and 3.93 million individuals respectively as customers across India.
Bajaj Auto Limited (“BAL”), which is the single largest shareholder, is one of
India’s leading two wheeler manufacturers. In fiscal 2005 BAFL funded 17.72%
of BAL’s two wheeler sales in India other than exports. For fiscal 2006 it funded
16.79% of BAL’s two wheeler sales in India other than exports. BAFL currently
operate in 82% of BAL’s dealerships. As part of there strategy for two wheelers,
they have focused on financing BAL’s two wheelers. BAFL will continue to derive
significant fiscal and operational benefits by leveraging our relationship with BAL.
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Pamac international-The Credit processing house (CPA)
for HDFC BANK
Pamac international eliminates the paper headaches from the 2 wheeler loan
process and streamlines the business process to generate cost and time savings
for HDFC bank.
2 wheeler loan files, in HDFC bank flow in a linear fashion where the file moves
from point A to B to C. By incorporating a Pamac imaging solution at the
beginning of the process, HDFC bank will improve loan processing times by
turning the linear process into a virtual process. The flexibility of a virtual process
allows employees to work on any part of the loan process at any time, increasing
productivity and reducing costs.
By integrating the data capture solution at the beginning of the loan process,
Pamac can assure data integrity in the 2 wheeler loan servicing system as well
as reduce bottlenecks in areas like post closing. By combining imaging services
and data capture services, you can increase throughput, reduce the costs to
process a loan and even reduce the time to sell loans to the secondary market.
Clerical Processing
Clients may elect to outsource even more of their non-core business by allowing
Pamac to provide incoming mail services for their mortgage loans. Pamac can
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receive inbound loan files, prepare, scan, index and return the digital and paper
images with efficient turnaround times and detailed methods that ensure
accountability and accuracy.
Data Capture
Data is keyed domestically or off-shore from the imaged document and returned
within 24 hours. Data capture services allow audits against existing data or input
of new data into existing systems. By using Pamac for this function, banks can
achieve significant savings over existing data entry costs as well as improved
processing times.
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How is a Loan processed?
When you submit your business loan application, it may seem like it disappears
into a black hole. But understanding how the commercial loan processing system
works can help reduce your anxiety while you wait for approval.
Some lenders like to prequalify potential borrowers to determine how much they
can afford. This will also give you and your lender an opportunity to see which
loan program would be most appropriate for your needs. The lender will gather
basic information, such as your income and existing debts. To initiate the loan
process, you must then complete and submit a loan application.
Once your application is received, a loan officer or processor will review your
credit reports, the amount of available collateral, and your income. Your loan
officer will determine if any additional documentation is required, such as
personal financial statements. If you are purchasing real estate, you may also
need to submit preliminary environmental reports, area maps, title reports,
property appraisals, and lease summaries. If you are going through a broker, he
or she will package your loan request and submit it to several lenders for
approval.
After your commercial loan package is submitted to the decision makers — either
a loan committee or underwriter — the processor will present you with a letter of
intent or term sheet. This is a formal document intended to ensure that all parties
involved (the lender and your company) are on the same page. The letter of
intent may include the names of involved parties, amount of financing, type of
security (collateral), and other key terms. During the underwriting process, you
may need to furnish additional documentation.
If you are using a broker, he or she should be helping you negotiate the best
terms, fees, and conditions from various lenders. The next step is choosing the
most attractive offer, and signing and returning the final letter of intent along with
a check, if required, for a deposit, and to pay for third-party reports, such as
appraisals.
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After all third-party reports are successfully completed and underwriting
conditions are satisfied, the final loan package is resubmitted to the loan
committee for final approval
At this point the lender will issue a final full loan commitment. If your loan is
approved, your closing agent, who may be an attorney, a title company, or
escrow company representative, will receive closing documents. Your closing
agent will record or file deed transfers and mortgages, order title insurance,
coordinate the exchange of funds, and arrange for you to sign the loan
documents. Closing can take place within days of approval or underwriting. At
the closing, the lender funds the loan with a cashier’s check, draft, or electronic
wire transfer.
1. IF declined then:
2. Sales department either provides with the documents proof or reduce
the LTV or make a co-applicant from the customers.
3. Decision taken by credit manager
4. Files moves back again to the CPA
5. FI status to be physically attached(CAM approval card)
6. IF approved then file straight away moves to CPA
7. In worst situations the case may also be rejected.
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Flow chart ---depicting the whole process
FI to be physically
attached (CAM
CARD)
HANDOVER THE
FILES TO THE
OPERATIONS
Discrepancy to be
found
If If
discrepan discrepanc
cies exists ies doesn’t
exists
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Sales team to complete PDOC is done and the file
the remaining required is disbursed
formalities
"Prequalification" occurs before the loan process actually begins, and is usually
the first step after initial contact is made. In a prequalification, the lender gathers
information about the income and debts of the borrower and makes a financial
determination about how much the borrower may be able to afford. Different loan
programs may lead to different values, depending on whether you are qualified
for them, so to get a prequalification for each type of program you are suited for
Becomes an important task for the canvasser who educates the customer about
the finance scheme according to his ability to pay now and the rest EMI’S
Application for the QUICK DATA ENTRY (QDE) AND DETAILED DATA
ENTRY (DDE)
The "application" is actually the beginning of the loan process and usually occurs
at the place where the customer walks into the dealership. The buyer, now
referred to as a "borrower", completes a mortgage application with the loan
officer and supplies all of the required documentation for processing. In most of
the cases borrower is not able to provide all the required documentations which
becomes one of the basic reasons for the delays. Various fees and down
payments are discussed at this time and the borrower will receive a Good Faith
Estimate (GFE) and a Truth-In-Lending statement (TIL) which itemizes the rates
and associated costs for obtaining the loan. As the information is being noted
down to the canvasser, the same is being referred to the CPA for the QDE/DDE
which is basically recording all the necessary information into the system so that
any improvements can be seen anytime, anywhere and by anybody (bank
officials)
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Pre-Approval/physical file and RIC check
Once you have made application, your lender will submit your file for automated
underwriting. The automated underwriting systems will review your income,
assets, liabilities, credit scores, loan-to-value ratios, and your proposed loan
details. This system will then give an approval or denial within a stipulated period
of time and then RIC department which helps in checking the authenticities of
documentation and other information regarding the prospective customer
Underwriting
"Mortgage insurance underwriting" occurs when the borrower has less than 25%
of the loan amount to put towards a down payment. At this time, the sale
department either has to increase the down payment or take more
documentations or in worst cases make a co-applicant which insure the
guarantee for any default made by the borrower and then the credit manager has
to give his decision again, if in case he is satisfied with the case then he may
approve the case or in the either case may also reject it.
The file then once again moves to the CPA and FI is done once again and CAM
card to be attached physically and RIC check is being done once again for
further inspections.
Processing
At this time the lender orders a property appraisal, orders title insurance mails
out requests for verifications, if necessary, for employment (VOE) and bank
deposits (VOD) and any other documents needed for processing of the loan. All
information supplied by the borrower is reviewed at this time and a list of items
not yet received is compiled. The "processor" reviews the credit reports and
verifies the borrower's debts and payment histories as the VODs and VOEs are
returned. If there are unacceptable late payments, collections for judgment, etc.,
a written explanation is required from the borrower. The processor also reviews
the appraisal and survey and checks for property issues that may require further
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discernment. The processor's job is to put together an entire package that may
be underwritten by the lender.
Closing a loan
At the closing, the lender "funds" the loan with a cashier's check, draft or wire to
the selling party in exchange for the title to the property. This is the point at which
closing documents are being filled properly and actually title is being transferred
to the borrower. The borrower finishes the loan process and actually buys the
vehicle
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DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDING
age group
18-25yrs
25-45yrs
45yrs and above
The survey conducted was comprised more of 18-25 yrs age group which means
young generations
no. of persons
under Rs.5000 p.m 35
Rs.5000-10000 p.m 86
Rs.10000-15000 p.m 43
above Rs.15000 p.m 36
35
income group
100
90
80
70
60
50 no. of persons
40
30
20
10
0
under Rs.5000 p.m Rs.5000-10000 p.m Rs.10000-15000 p.m above Rs.15000 p.m
Based on Occupation
occupation
sallaried
business class
agri based business
The survey conducted constituted more of salaried class people out of 200
people.
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Factor affecting finance decisions by different age
group people
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 58
Low Rate of Interest 16
Executive Behavior 6
Dealer Reference 4
Rank
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 21
Low Rate of Interest 42
Executive Behavior 7
Dealer Reference 2
37
Rank
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 11
Low Rate of Interest 14
Executive Behavior 8
Dealer Reference 11
Rank
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
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Factor affecting finance decisions by all the age group
people clubbed together
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 90
Low Rate of Interest 72
Executive Behavior 21
Dealer Reference 17
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
The graph clearly directs the main motivation of the customers for buying a loan
is the low interest rates, though it may not be true for all of the age
groups.
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Factor affecting finance decisions by different income
groups
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 8
Low Rate of Interest 17
Executive Behavior 7
Dealer Reference 3
Rank
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 24
Low Rate of Interest 40
Executive Behavior 18
Dealer Reference 4
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Rs.5000-10000 p.m
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 11
Low Rate of Interest 12
Executive Behavior 12
Dealer Reference 8
Rs.10000-15000 p.m
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
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The survey conducted constituted 86 people falling under Rs.10000-15000
p.m income group categories were very biased and different sets of
people had different preferences which affects there finance decision.
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 11
Low Rate of Interest 7
Executive Behavior 6
Dealer Reference 12
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
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Factors affecting all the income groups clubbed
together
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 54
Low Rate of Interest 76
Executive Behavior 43
Dealer Reference 27
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
The graph shows that most of the customers are more affected by the rate of
interests and there decision for buying the finance scheme is majorly
motivated by it.
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Factor affecting finance decisions by different
occupation classes group
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 32
Low Rate of Interest 26
Executive Behavior 12
Dealer Reference 8
sallaried
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 18
Low Rate of Interest 31
Executive Behavior 11
Dealer Reference 7
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business class
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 2
Low Rate of Interest 17
Executive Behavior 7
Dealer Reference 29
priority
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
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Factor affecting finance decisions by all the occupation
classes group clubbed together
priority Rank
Faster Delivery 52
Low Rate of Interest 74
Executive Behavior 30
Dealer Reference 44
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
The graph shows that most of the customers are more affected by the rate of
interests and there decision for buying the finance scheme is majorly
motivated by it.
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Documents brought by the customers when they walk in a
dealership to avail two-wheeler finance and time taken to
obtain them
Document day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day5 day6 day7 more than 7 days
Address Proof 91 34 30 15 12 10 8 0
Id Proof 78 54 23 18 14 11 2 0
Ownership Proof 35 36 55 32 23 11 6 2
Photo 79 42 31 19 11 7 5 6
Income Proof / Agri Proof 19 21 34 47 56 13 9 1
PDC’s 13 24 31 44 34 32 12 10
documents customers bring when they walk in a dealership to avail two-wheeler finance
100%
90% PDC’s
80%
Income Proof / Agri Proof
70%
60% Photo
50% Ownership Proof
40% Id Proof
30% Address Proof
20%
10%
0%
day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day5 day6 day7 more than
7 days
In the survey conducted for the different documents brought and time taken,
customers are easily able to bring address proof and ID proof for the two
wheeler finance on the very first day and income proof and agri-proof and
PDC’s i.e. POST DATED CHEQUE are those documents which takes a lot of
time and are very difficult to obtain.
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Time taken by sales executive to explain a customer about TW
finance scheme
time sales executive has taken to explain you about TW finance scheme
60
50
40
30 no. of customers
20
10
0
5 mins 10 mins 15 mins 20 mins More then 20
mins
Most of the sales executives take around 15-20 mins and some of the sales
executives are even taking more than 20 mins which is bringing more
inefficiencies.
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Time taken by canvasser to collect/fill the following
documents
100%
80% PDC’s
Income Proof / Agri Proof
60% Photo
Ownership Proof
40%
Id Proof
Address Proof
20%
Agreement
0% Application Form
15 mins 30 mins 45 mins 60 mins More then 60
mins
The survey shows that address proof and ID proof doesn’t takes
much time and are obtained almost within 45mins whereas all the other
formalities like ownership proofs, photos, income proof and PDC’s
take a lot of time and are observed to be procured in more than an hour.
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Time different activities has taken
activities 30 mins 60 mins 90 mins 120 mins More then 120 mins
TVR 86 45 35 26 8
FI 21 34 38 45 62
90
80
70
60
TVR
50
FI
40
30
20
10
0
30 mins 60 mins 90 mins 120 mins More then
120 mins
The survey showed that TVR’s take not more than 30mins and the rest are also
procured mostly 60mins whereas FI takes a lot of time and the status is mostly
procured after 120mins.
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Time dealer takes to deliver the vehicle after getting DO
from HDFC Bank
time taken 30 mins 60 mins 90 mins 120 mins More then 120 mins
no. of customers 25 28 34 54 59
time dealer takes to deliver the vehicle after getting DO from HDFC Bank
60
50
40
30
no. of customers
20
10
0
30 mins 60 mins 90 mins 120 mins More then
120 mins
The survey conducted showed that most of the dealers take more than 120
mins and sometimes due to some pendencies the dealer is not been able to
deliver the vehicle even within the same day.
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No. of times canvasser calls for the pending documents
yes
no
According to the survey 69% of the customers calls the customers for the
pending documents and canvasser calls twice a day in first day and increases
the frequency as the day pasts for the pending documents and on the 6th and on
the 7th day the calls are being completed.
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Canvasser survey analysis
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The survey was conducted on 100 canvassers from the dealerships
and canopy people.
more than 20
no. of cases 5 cases 10 cases 15 cases 20 cases cases
no. of canvasser 59 26 11 2 2
no. of cases
70
60
50
40
no. of canvaser
30
20
10
0
5 cases 10 cases 15 cases 20 cases more than 20 cases
According to the survey most of the canvassers are able to serve only 5 cases
And some of them are being able to entertain 10 cases on the busy days.
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Time taken to serve a customer
time taken
35
30
25
20
no. of canvasser
15
10
5
0
5 Min 10 Min 15 Min 20 Min More then 20 Min
The graph shows that canvassers take 15-20 mins to serve a customer for
telling him about the scheme and all the formalities needed to be furnished.
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No. of customer able to provide with all the documents
at the time of there first visit to the canvasser
yes no
12 88
no. of customer able to provide with all the documents at the time of there first
visit to the canvasser
yes, 12
.
yes
no
no, 88
88% of the customers are not being able to bring the necessary formalities for
taking the finance and this increase the turn around time.
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Time taken to convey the queries to the CPA for login
the files into the system by different modes of
communication
Phone 12
Fax 57
Physically 16
60
50
40
30 no. of canvasser
20
10
0
Phone
login into
Physically
Fax
Direct
the
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Most basic deficiency found in a case ready to be
approved
no. of
Document canvasser
Address Proof 5
Id Proof 6
Ownership Proof 18
Photo 12
Income Proof / AgrI Proof 22
PDC’s 37
40
35
30
25
20 no. of canvasser
15
10
5
0
Address Id Proof Ownership Photo Income PDC’s
Proof Proof Proof / AgrI
Proof
The most basic deficiency which creates delay mostly are the PDC’s (POST
DATED CHEQUES) which are very difficult to obtain from the bank as well as
income proof for high LTV cases and agri proof for agriculture based people are
also some of the documents which are not easily available with the customers.
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Time taken by CPA to process different activities
Document 15 MINS 30 MINS 2 HRS 4 HRS 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days or more tha
TVR STATUS 49 38 9 3 1 0 0 0
FI AGENCY 14 19 21 37 6 3 0 0
LOS NO. GENERATION 3 9 36 35 15 2 0 0
PHYSICAL FILE LOGIN 3 4 4 8 17 23 28 13
APPROVALS 0 0 0 5 13 24 31 27
DISBURSEMENTS 0 0 0 0 9 12 29 50
100%
90%
80%
70%
60% 4 Days or more than 4 days
50% 3 Days
40%
30% 2 Days
20% 1 Day
10%
0% 4 HRS
TVR STATUS
FI AGENCY
GENERATION
PHYSICAL FILE
APPROVALS
DISBURSEMENTS
2 HRS
LOS NO.
30 MINS
LOGIN
15 MINS
TVR status is available with the CPA within 30 mins in most of the cases.
FI status takes a bit time since sometimes the cases belong to rural areas
where it is very difficult to find the address and takes 2-4 hrs in most of the
cases,
LOS no. is generated after the file is logged in into the system and takes
2-3 days on an average,
physical files takes minimum 1 0r 2 days and sometimes the time can also
exceed to 3-4 days,
approvals also shows the same trend
files take a lot of time for disbursements and time can exceed to even
more than 4 days in most of the cases
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Since most of the people are falling under 18-25 yrs age group the bank
should launch different schemes for different age group like for e.g. 15
mins loan approval scheme for youngsters.
For people having strong financial or personal record should be given the
loan on a fast and priority basis so that time is not wasted in getting the FI
done and TVR.
Bank should look for new and innovative ideas for reducing the time
required for fulfilling the formalities like agri proof required by the farmers
in case of high LTV cases.
Bank must mention some of the common documents required by the bank
to be furnished by the customers in the advertisements so that customers
are aware of the documents to be submitted and time is reduced in
fulfilling such requirements.
Since PDC’s are big problems for the banks and increases the time lag for
loan processing, bank should open there customers account in there own
bank and try to get the cheque book available for them.
Bank should have there own photographers who can take the customers
photo then and there which will reduce a lot of time and authenticity of the
photo is also maintained.
Banks should have there PC’s at the dealership points so that files are
logged in then and there and time is not wasted in noting down the
information.
Since FI agency takes a lot of time in giving the status of the rural cases
so there should be a proper team of special FI people who will take care of
the major villages from where cases are in quantity.
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Canvassers mostly take 20 mins to explain the customer about the
scheme, so there should be proper training for the canvassers in which
they can explain the customers in not more than 10 mins
Special calling teams should be there for intimating the customers about
there pendencies so that cases are being disbursed as soon as possible.
Banks should tie-up with the dealers to open there inventory funding
accounts so that money is being transferred through wire and the process
is being made more fast.
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New process developed for loan
processing
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Appendix
Canvasser questionnaire
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1. How many cases you serve on a daily basis?
3. Is the customer able to provide you with all the documents at the time of
there first visit?
yes
no
4. How do you convey the queries to the CPA for login the files into the
system and how much time does it takes?
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5. Which is the most basic deficiency do you find in a case ready to be
approved?
Document
Address Proof
Id Proof
Ownership Proof
Photo
Income Proof / AgrI Proof
PDC’s
6. How much time does the CPA takes to process the file for the following
activities?
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Customer Questionnaire
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1. Which factors affect your finance decision?
priority
Rank
Faster Delivery
Low Rate of Interest
Executive Behavior
Dealer Reference
2. What all documents do you bring when you walk in a dealership to avail two-
wheeler finance?
3. How much time sales executive has taken to explain you about TW finance
scheme?
Min Min Min Min Min
5 10 15 20 More then 20
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5. How much time following activities has taken?
6. How much time does the dealer takes to deliver the vehicle after getting DO
from HDFC Bank?
yes
no
Name : Age :
Occupation : Income :
Address : Phone :
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TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION
Certificate of the company
Acknowledgement
Introduction
ICICI Bank – no. 1 financer of car loans in India
New car Loans
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Used car loans
Loan amount
Repayment
Application process
Documentation
Factors affecting car loan finance
Research Methodology
Research Objective
Research instruments
Sample size
Statistical tools used
Managerial usefulness of the study
Questionaire
Findings
1st stage
2nd stage
Analysis
Recommendations
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Annexures
Bibliography
Declaration
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other degree of any other university. The data collected is authentic and
sources have been acknowledged.
Nidhi Chowdhary
MBA (Marketing)
Acknowledgement
One of the most pleasant part of writing a report is that, it gives the opportunity to thank
all those, with whose guidance, cooperation and sincere advice I have able to draw and
complete my research report entitled “Market testing of Refinance Loan for existing
Auto customers in Delhi”
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Today when I am submitting my project report, I would be failing in my duties if I do not
thank various persons without whom this project would never be completed.
I thank Mr. Sanjay, Relationship Manager, Auto loans, ICICI Bank for providing me
an opportunity to be a part of this project. I thank him for making me feel comfortable
and providing me with all the information and tools to make my project successful. This
work would have been impossible, without the valuable help, immense motivation and
true guidance of Mr. Sanjay.
First of all I would like to pay my sincere thanks to Dr. S.S.Vernekar, Director
(BVIMR) for not only giving me the opportunity to work on this project, but also for
providing an excellent infrastructure in the college.
My sincere and special thanks to Mrs. Preety Wadhwa for her insightful guidance and
for being a constant source of inspiration for me throughout the project.
Nidhi Chowdhary
The project undertaken is a research project under the guidance of Mrs Preety Wadhwa
ICICI Bank started its Car Loans business in 1999 which consists of New car Financing
only. In year 2003, Bank started to give loans on Use Cars also. This consists of:
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This project deals in evaluating the scope of re-finance on already existing ICICI
Bank car loans.
Questionnaires were used as a mode of primary data and magazines and internet as secondary
data for the collection of information. It aims at finding the customer behaviour and buyer’s
market for refinance loan. In all 200 existing customers were surveyed for this project in Delhi.
The findings and analysis have been made using the data collection through these modes only.
INTRODUCTION
ICICI Bank
ICICI bank is the No. 1 financier for car loans in the country. They have a network of more than 1800
channel partners in over 1000 locations. Through their strong tie-ups with all leading automobile
manufacturers, the ICIC bank ensures best possible deals to their customers. Well equipped infrastructure
enables hassle-free quick processing of loans with minimal documentation.
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ICICI Bank, the market leader in Car Loans, offers you flexible schemes to suit your
needs, hassle free documentation & extremely quick processing, so that you can own and
drive your car in the quickest possible time. Also, with their relations with 12 car
manufacturers, we get the benefit of the most attractive deals in the market.
Turn your dreams into reality. Get that new car you always wanted with our new car
loans. With loans up to 95% of the ex-showroom price and repayment tenors up to 7
years.
Make the experience of owning a used car a simple, easy & reliable experience with
ICICI bank used car loans. ICICI Bank offer up to 85% funding of the car value for
upto 5 year tenor. You may also avail finance against your existing car.
Get immediate cash up to 90% of the car’s value. Flexible repayment – minimum of
5% of total outstanding every month. Interest is charged only on the amount and time
period utilized for. Roaming current account with privileges like personalized multi-city
cheque book and international HPCL Visa debit card.
ICICI Bank
Loan Amount
To enhance your loan amount, the certified income of the co-applicant
is considered, if requested by the applicant.
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Similarly, a guarantor can be any relative or director (in case of a
private limited company). The guarantor provides the guarantee that
the customer will repay the loan as per the terms & conditions of the
loan.
New car
ICICI Bank finance up to 90 per cent of the ex-showroom cost of the
car.
The amount financed will depend on the Loan to Value (LTV) ratio. The
LTV ratios are applicable on the invoice value of the cars The customer
has to bear the registration and the insurance costs.
The LTV also depends on the car model. Higher LTV ratios are available
under specific enhanced income eligibility criteria. Please contact our
representative for further details.
Used car
For a used car, finance up to a maximum of 80 per cent of the
valuation amount is provided. You can also avail of a refinance against
an existing car. In this case, the funding will be 70 per cent of the
valuation amount.
The interest rate for new cars varies between 14.5 per cent to 16 per
cent.
The interest rate for used cars 18.5 per cent for loans greater than Rs
1 lakh and 20 per cent for loans less than Rs 1 lakh.ICICI Bank charge a
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processing fee of Rs 1000 only in the case of loan amounts for used
cars that are less than Rs 1 lakh
Repayment
The repayment tenure extends from 1 to 7 years The maximum loan
tenure for a used car or is determined by the age of the car. In the
case of a used car, the tenure cannot be more than 5 years and the
used car cannot be more than 8 years old at time of maturity of the
loan.
Repayment due dates are the 1st or 7th of every month. Payments
have to be made through post-dated cheques (PDCs) only, neither cash
nor cards are accepted.
Once you submit the PDCs, the dates of the cheque cannot be
changed.
You can change the PDCs only in the case of a change in bank
accounts. However, ICICI Bank would require a signature verification by
the new banker and ICICI Bank would be charging a nominal fee to
replace your set of cheques.
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Should you change your residence during the tenure of the loan,
please intimate us through a letter of the same.
ICICI Bank Car Loans offers flexible schemes, attractive interest rates, and quick &
hassle-free application process at the click of a mouse. At the same time, ICICI Bank
ensure that the repayment terms are equally convenient for you.
ICICI Bank Car Loans offers multiple schemes and repayment options for your car loan.
Repayment tenure ranges from 1 year to 7 years for new car loans. Six year and seven
year loans are available for specific models. Maximum loan tenure for used car would
depend on the age of the car. The car should not be more than 8 years old at the time of
maturity of the loan.
Car Loans
Repayment tenure ranges from 1 year to 7 years for New Car Loans. Six Year and
Seven year loans are available for specific models.
Maximum loan tenure for used car would depend on the age of the car. The car
should not be more than 8 years old at the time of maturity of the loan.
You may change the tenure of the loan before the loan is disbursed. The interest
rate & EMI would change accordingly.
The repayment due dates are 1st and 7th of every month and would depend on the date of
disbursement. Payment due dates cannot be changed.
You can make the Payments through post-dated cheques (PDCs)
Repayment option through Direct Debit Mandates is also available for all ICICI
Bank account holders.
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Option of repaying through ECS is also available in select cities.
Payments through cash or credit cards are not accepted.
You may change the PDC's in case your Bank Account is changed . However,
ICICI Bank would require verification of signatures by new banker. A nominal fee of
Rs.750/- (Swap Charges) would be charged for exchange of cheques.
A full pre-payment of the loan is accepted. Part pre-payment is not allowed.
Service Tax will be charged as applicable.
ICICI Bank charge pre-payment fee of 5% on the outstanding principal
amount,Service Tax will be charged as applicable.
ICICI Bank charge Rs.250/-per bounced cheque.
Car Loans from ICICI Bank are extremely convenient, flexible and quick. With more
than 1800 channel partners in over 1000 locations, ICICI Bank reach out to millions
of customers and help them realise their dream of possessing a car.
Keep It Simple and Swift. That's the idea behind the easy and quick application
process of ICICI Bank Car Loans. ICICI Bank have multiple channels for you to
access our car loan services. You can call us on the contact numbers given below,
apply online, send us an email, call for our representative to visit you, visit our bank
centre or SMS us your interest.
At ICICI Bank Car Loans, ICICI Bank offer the most convenient, flexible & quick car
loan at the click of a mouse. Keeping your convenience in mind, ICICI Bank ask you
for minimal mandatory documents for the sanctioning of your car loan.
Car Loans
Car Loans
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Salaried Self- Partnershi Private / Public
Individual Employed p Firm Ltd Co
Individual
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license / voters' license / available on
identity card / voters' identity request)
passport / PAN card / ration
card / photo card /
credit card / passport /
photo ration utility bills for
card) the last 3
months)
One proof of One proof of
residence office address
(laminated (utility bill /
driving lease deed /
license / voters' excise or sales
identity card / tax receipt /
photo ration Shops and
card / Establishment
passport Act
/utility bills for Registration)
the last 3
months /
company ID -
limited
company or
government /
PAN card)
Service Charges for Car Loans
If you are looking for flexible schemes, quick processing of your loans, attractive interest rates at the
click of a mouse, then your search ends here. ICICI Bank Car Loans is the No. 1 financier
for car loans in the country.
Our car loan interest charges differ according to the car model, the tenure of the loan, the customer and
his location. For the Car Overdraft Loan scheme, interest is charged only on the amount drawn
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and for the period that it is utilized. The rate of interest would depend on the scheme selected by the
customer.
Service Charges
Car Loans from ICICI Bank are extremely convenient, flexible and quick. With more than 1800
channel partners in over 1000 locations, ICICI Bank reach out to millions of customers and help them
realise their dream of possessing a car.
ICICI Bank offer Car Loans for new as well as used cars as per your need. ICICI Bank offer a
minimum of Rs. 75,000 for a used car and Rs. 1,00,000 for a new car. Higher car loan amounts are also
disbursed according to the model of the car.
Car Loans
New car
ICICI Bank finance upto 95% of the ex-showroom cost of the car.
The Loan amount also depends on the car model. Higher loan amounts are
available under specific enhanced income eligibility criteria.
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Minimum loan amount for new car Loan is Rs.1 lac.
Used car
For a used car, ICICI Bank finance up to a maximum of 90% of the valuation of
the car
Minimum loan amount for a used car loan is Rs. 75000/-
Loan Enhancement
To enhance your loan amount, the certified income of the co-applicant can be
considered, if requested by the applicant.
The co-applicant can be the spouse or son/daughter living in the same city.
Similarly, in case of a partnership firm or a limited company one of the partners
or a director can be taken a co-applicant / guarantor for increasing the loan amount
However, in both cases, the asset has to be registered in the name of a single
owner, not joint ownership.
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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
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MANAGERIAL USEFULNESS OF THE
STUDY
This study was very much useful for me. During this research i interacted with different
customers personally and observe lot of things and must say learnt a lot of practical thing
from them. But as we are talking about managerial usefulness of this study so, as we
conduct survey with the help of well-formatted questionnaire, all feedbacks are kept by
the me for future studies as secondary data.
This study would help manager to find out the market response of Refinance
loans before its launch.
It helps the manager to apply the various activities, which is useful to increase the
market share of its product.
It helps the manager to know about the preference and choice of the customers so
that they can plan out their future analysis and strategies on that basis.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Instruments
Primary data
Primary data are those, which were collected afresh & for the first time and thus happen
to be original in character. However, there are many methods of collecting the primary
data; all have not been used for the purpose of this project. The ones that have been used
are:
Structured questionnaire
Secondary data
When an investigator uses the data that has been already collected by others is called
secondary data. The secondary data could be collected from Journals, Reports and
Various Publications. The advantages of secondary data can be economical, both in the
term of money and time spent. In this report the secondary data was collected through:
Textbooks
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Magazines
Articles
Websites
For this research work more stressed is given on primary data. Primary data will
not only be relevant for research project but it is also reliable, accurate and dependable.
QUESTIONNAIRE
A questionnaire is a set of questions printed or typed in definite order on a form or set of
form. There are two type of questionnaire, the first one is standard questionnaire and the
second one is un-standard questionnaire. The authority or expert sets the standard
questionnaire. In the other hand un-structured questionnaire is set according to objective
of the study by researcher. In this research work we used un-structured questionnaire with
my best ability and under the guidance of the company guide.
After floor acing the questionnaire, the respondents were personally contacted.
Each respondent was requested to answers the question with appropriate answer
genuinely. All the questions were made very clear to them. The questionnaires
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were duly filled with the responses of all the respondents in the current project
work.
INTERVIEW METHOD
There was a fact to face interaction with most of the samples. They were directly
questioned and accordingly personal and professional information were collected from
them. In this project work I have made interview with almost respondent to know some
extra data or fact, which was used in this project work.
OBSERVATION METHOD
In the observation method, the researcher himself collects necessary information by
observing the phenomena under this method. Observation may be conducted on in the
natural field or in the form of experiment.
After the observation, the data is carefully noted in the questionnaire format. We
used uncontrolled observation in this observation which takes place in the natural setting.
Consumers were free to express their feeling about their choice of fuel . The observation
method give us an idea about the Consumer market and buyer’s behaviour on Petrol
and Diesel.
Sample size
Sample size refers to the number of items to be selected from the universe to constitute
the sample. The sample size neither be too small nor be too large, but it must be sufficient
enough to properly analyze and to achieve the objectives of the study. Hence, here the
sample size is of 200 customers through questionnaire, which is sufficient to analyze and
also to achieve the objectives of the study.
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Tables
Questionnaire
Q.1. Do you require any additional loan on your existing vehicle?
1. Yes
2. No
If answer to Q.1. is No, then again try and pitch the customer
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FINDINGS
A sample size of 200 has been given by the two Direct Selling Agents (DSA), DSA1 and
DSA2, with sample size 100 each. These sample have been chosen in accordance to their
ladel number as per the records of ICICI Bank.
1st Stage
Findings of the first stage show that initially out of 200, almost 75 were ready to give
refinance loan a thought. 40 were ready from DSA1’ sample and 35 were ready from that
of DSA2.
100
90
80
70
60 Total
50
Refused
40
30 Accepted
20
10
0
DSA 1 DSA 2
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200
150
100 Total
refused
50 Accepted
0
DSA1 +
DSA2
2nd Stage
Then the final i.e. 2nd stage findings show that out of 75 customers, 35 are wiling to take
the refinance loan.
200
150
100 Total
Early acceptance
50 Final acceptance
0
DSA1 +
DSA2
ANALYSIS
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ICICI earns a business of Rs. 300 Crores/month on car loans.
So, if 35 customers are ready to take the refinance loan, then it means out of a sample
size of 200, 17.5% people are interested.
17.5% * Rs. 300 crores/month = Rs. 52.5 crores/month will be the income earned per
month on refinance loans, if they are taken out in the market.
Secondly, following are the reasons which came out during the refusal of final offer:
Higher EMI of the Re-finance loan.
Higher cost of interest
Personal loans are available at 12-13-14% interest, then why to go for 15-16%
interest of Re-finance loans.
Maturity of the loans
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With a sample size of 200 existing Auto customers, 35 agreed to take the
loan. This means if the product is introduced in the market it will be a good
source of income for the organization and will add to the portfolio of the
organization Thus the product should be introduced in the market as soon as
possible.
Thus the product should be introduced in the market as soon as possible for
earning the portfolios and hence the market share. This will help maintaining
the position of ICICI in the market and it will remail a leader as such.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Based on the data collected through the questionnaire and interactions
with the students the following recommendations are made for
consideration:
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No study is an ultimate effort. It always leaves room for improvement and it
is the limitation of one study, which serves as the bases for further research
ventures. Even though, sincere efforts are taken to ensure that an exact
picture can be arrived at, still there may be some limitations related to the
study. These are listed as below:
The work has been carried out in a limited time, which acts as a
constraint while doing a thorough research work
The sample size was small and hence the results can have a degree of
variation
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