Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) – Keeping track of your credit worthiness
Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) was incorporated in 2000. CIBIL is India’s first credit information bureau- is a repository of information, which contains the credit history of commercial and consumer borrowers. CIBIL provides this information to its Members in the form of credit information reports. CIBIL’s equity was held by State Bank of India, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Dun & Bradstreet Information Services India Private Limited and Trans Union International Inc. The shareholding pattern was in the proportion of 40:40:10:10 respectively.
The demand for credit has risen exponentially, there has been a parallel increase in competition, and credit delinquencies. In such an environment, risk assessment is of critical importance. Not only, in deciding on what business to book and the speed at which a credit grantor does so, but also in determining the appropriate pricing.
Comprehensive credit information, which provides details pertaining to credit facilities already availed of by a borrower as well as his payment track record, has become the need of the hour.
CIBIL’s aim is to fulfill the need of credit granting institutions for comprehensive credit information by collecting, collating and disseminating credit information pertaining to both commercial and consumer borrowers, to a closed user group of Members. Banks, Financial Institutions, Non Banking Financial Companies, Housing Finance Companies and Credit Card Companies use CIBIL’s services. Data sharing is based on the Principle of Reciprocity, which means that only Members who have submitted all their credit data, may access Credit Information Reports from CIBIL. The relationship between CIBIL and its Members is that of close interdependence.
Contact details:
CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU (INDIA) LIMITED
Hoechst House, 6th Floor,
193 Backbay Reclamation,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400 021
CIBIL Helpdesk : 1800 – 224 – 245
Tel : +91 -22 6638 4600 / 2281 7788
Fax : +91 -22 6638 4666
Email : info@cibil.com
Website: http://www.cibil.com/
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