CRED cash terms & conditions

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CUSTOMER LOAN APPLICATION FORM

I intend to avail a loan from the Lender by submitting this Application Form, which shall be facilitated by the Technology Facilitator through the CRED mobile application or its corresponding website ("Platform").

LOAN AGREEMENT

This Loan Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made on the date on which the Borrower has executed this Agreement:
1. Newtap Finance Private Limited (previously known as Parfait Finance and Investments Private Limited), a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank of India, having PAN AACCP3655M, its registered office at 404 Uphar II CHS Ltd, Plot No. 5, BHD, Sanjeeva ENCL 7 Bunglows, Near Juhu Circle, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 061 and having its corporate office at Newtap Finance, 3A OLD No 3A & 4A, PID NO 72-1-3/A,CORPORATION WARN NO 72, HAL Stage 2, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560038 (hereinafter referred to as “Lender” which expression shall unless be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its successors and permitted assigns), AND
2. The person described and as stated in the SCHEDULE 1 (hereinafter referred to as the “Borrower” which expression shall unless be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its successors and permitted assigns);
The Lender and the Borrower are individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties”.
WHEREAS
1. The Lender has appointed Dreamplug Technologies Private Limited, a company registered under Indian Companies Act, 2013 and having its corporate office at CRED, No. 769 and 770, 100 Feet Road, 12th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560038 (hereinafter CRED) as its Direct Sales Agent and lending service provider to offer personal loans provided by the Lender to the users of its CRED App.
2. The Borrower wishes to avail a personal loan and has applied for the same to the Lender via the CRED App.
3. Relying upon the representations made by the Borrower, the Lender has agreed to make available a loan to the Borrower, as requested through CRED App upon the terms and conditions mentioned in this Agreement.
4. The Borrower has requested for a Loan facility and more fully described under the Schedule 1 hereunder.
5. Relying upon the representations made by the Borrower, the Lender has agreed to make available a Loan facility to the Borrower that the Borrower has requested through CRED App upon the terms and conditions mentioned in this Agreement.

NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS.

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:
“Applicable Law” means and includes any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, clearance, approval, directive, guideline, policy, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision or determination by or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by any statutory or regulatory authority, whether in effect as of date of this Agreement or thereafter and in each case as amended from time to time.
“Business Day” means a day which is not a Sunday or a public holiday for the purposes of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and on which the banks are open for ordinary course of business in Bengaluru, India.
"CRED App” means the technology platform offered by CRED, through a mobile application.
"Designated Bank Account” means the bank account verified in the CRED App during the loan journey and in respect of which NACH mandate has been set up.
"Direct Sales Agent” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the RBI Directions.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 7.1.
“Final Settlement Date” means the date on which all the outstanding amounts under the Agreement have been irrevocably and unconditionally paid and discharged in full to the satisfaction of the Lender.
“EMI” means the equated amount of monthly payment specified in the Schedule 1, necessary to amortize the Loan with interest, over the period of the Loan.
“Key Facts Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the RBI Directions.
“Loan/Facility” means a personal loan sanctioned by the Lender to the Borrower under this Agreement.
“NACH Mandate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Clause 5.2.
“Outstanding Dues” means, at any time, all the amounts outstanding and payable by the Borrower to the Lender, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following:
  1. the principal amount(s) of the Loan;
  2. the interest on the Loan; and
  3. all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower including penal interest, fees and charges, expenses and indemnities incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.

2. APPOINTMENT OF LENDING SERVICE PROVIDER / DIGITAL LENDING APP

Parties agree and acknowledge that CRED has been appointed as a ‘direct sales agent’, ‘outsourced service provider’, ‘lending service provider’ and ‘digital lending app’ operator in accordance with RBI’s Directions on Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by NBFCs (RBI/2017-18/87, DNBR.PD.CC.No.090/03.10.001/2017-18) and Guidelines on Digital Lending (RBI/2022-23/111 DOR.CRE.REC.66/21.07.001/2022-23) (“RBI Directions”) to source customers for the Lender, allow customers to apply for loans from the Lender using the CRED App and to assist the Lender by providing debt recovery services to the Lender.

3. LOAN DETAILS

3.1 Key Facts Statement: As mandated by the Reserve Bank of India, Key Facts Statement has been displayed to the Borrower while applying for the Loan on the CRED App and it is also appended to this Agreement.
3.2 Amount: Pursuant to the application made by the Borrower through the CRED App, the Lender has agreed to grant the Loan to the Borrower of sum, as stated in the Schedule 1 of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set-forth in this Agreement.
3.3 Term: The Loan provided under this Agreement shall be for a period as specified in Schedule 1 of this Agreement.
3.4 Interest: The rate of interest shall be as set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement. The rate of interest shall remain fixed unless required to be varied by the Lender in accordance with Applicable Law.
3.5 Penal Interest: Upon occurrence of any Event of Default, inter alia, Penal Interest at the rate set out in Schedule 1 (if any) shall be additionally payable by the Borrower.
3.6 Fees and Charges: Fees and charges shall be as set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement.

4. DISBURSEMENT AND FREE LOOK PERIOD

4.1 The amount as set out in the Key Facts Statement shall be disbursed by the Lender to the Borrower in the Designated Bank Account. For avoidance of doubt it is clarified that Lender shall disburse the loan amount after deducting the processing fee, insurance charges and cross-sell charges.
4.2 A period of 3 (three) days from the date of disbursal shall be the free look period (Free-Look Period). If the Borrower believes that it has availed the Loan without intending to do so, the Borrower may repay the Loan and the interest accrued for the Free Look Period and close the Loan without any pre-payment charges. The Borrower may do so by sending an email to support@cred.club or support@newtap.in

5. REPAYMENTS

5.1 Manner of Repayment: The Borrower agrees and undertakes to repay the Loan in EMIs as per the Repayment Schedule set out in Schedule 1.
5.2 Mandate Set-Up: Prior to entering into this Agreement, the Borrower shall have set up an e-NACH mandate as a part of the customer journey on the CRED App, to allow automatic transfer from the Designated Bank Account of the EMI amount on each EMI Date as set out in Schedule 1. The Borrower agrees and acknowledges that (i) the debit frequency specified shall be as “As and when presented”; (ii) debit type specified shall be as “Maximum”; (iii) period of mandate shall be specified with an identified date at the discretion of the Lender. The Borrower agrees and acknowledges that CRED and/or the Lender shall present / exercise the e-NACH Mandate to recover equated monthly installments as well as Outstanding Dues and any other amounts that are due from the Borrower pursuant to or otherwise.

The Borrower understands, confirms and agrees that CRED and/or the Lender shall, at its sole discretion, at multiple occasions and on different dates, present in the Borrower’s Designated Bank Account, the e-NACH mandate which returns unpaid, for recovering the equated monthly installments and/or the Outstanding Dues from the Borrower and until realization of all Outstanding Dues. The Borrower agrees and undertakes that the Borrower shall not dispute, complain or object to such presentations by CRED and/or Lender.
5.3 Obligation to Maintain Funds: Borrower shall be solely responsible to ensure that adequate funds are maintained in the Borrower’s Designated Bank Account to allow for the EMI amount and/or Outstanding Dues to be deducted using the e-NACH mandate. Borrower agrees and acknowledges that any e-NACH bounce, rejection for inadequate funds or failure to pay the EMI when due may result in an Event of Default and shall attract the consequences of an Event of Default in accordance with this Agreement.
5.4 Borrower acknowledgements in relation to repayments: The Borrower acknowledges that
  1. strict compliance by the Borrower with the Repayment Schedule is an essential condition for the grant of the Loan;
  2. No notice, reminder or intimation shall be given by the Lender to the Borrower prior to the presentation of the e-NACH mandate;
  3. non-presentation of the e-NACH mandate by the Lender due to any reason whatsoever will not affect the liability of the Borrower to repay the Loan; and
  4. Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies the Lender may have under this Agreement and / or under the Applicable Law, the Borrower shall be liable to pay a flat charge as stated in the Schedule 1 in case of dishonor of the Instruments on the first presentation. The levy of such charge upon dishonouring of the Instruments is without prejudice to the rights of Lender under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, as amended and as in force for the time being, and without prejudice to the other rights, which the Lender have under this Agreement or under Applicable Law or equity;
5.5 Pre-payments / Foreclosures: The Borrower may also - (i) pay an EMI in advance; or (ii) foreclose the loan by paying the entire outstanding amount – by making the necessary payment to the Lender using the CRED App. In such cases pre-payment charges / foreclosure charges (if any) set out in Schedule 1 shall be payable by the Borrower. It is hereby clarified that in case of any prepayment by the Borrower, the Borrower shall at all times repay the outstanding amount along with applicable interest upto the date of prepayment in addition to the pre-payment charges / foreclosure charges (if any).
5.6 Appropriation of Payments: The Lender shall have a right to appropriate any payments due and payable under this Agreement and made by the Borrower towards dues in the order the Lender deems fit, towards the principal, interest, default interest (if any), prepayment charges (if any), other charges, expenses or other outstanding amounts payable in relation to the Loan. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, the Lender retains the right to modify the manner of appropriation of the payments received from the Borrower at any time at its sole discretion and in the manner it deems fit. Notwithstanding any such appropriation, the Borrower shall continue to remain liable to Lender for all the outstanding amounts until the Final Settlement Date.
5.7 Loan Repayable on demand: Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Lender may at any time by giving 1 (one) day’s prior notice and without assigning any reason demand immediate payment of the entire outstanding amounts under the Loan in full, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and charges relating to the Loan.

6. COLLECTIONS

6.1 The Lender has appointed CRED as the lending service provider assist the Lender with debt counselling and recovery.
6.2 Parties agree and acknowledge that CRED may appoint subcontractors who may reach out to the Borrower through various means to discuss repayment of the Loan (including but not limited to telephone calls, SMS, whatsapp chats, physical visits and email) notwithstanding any registration with “National Do Not Call Registry” (the “NDNC Registry”) as laid down by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The agents who reach out shall comply with the code of conduct specified by the Lender.
6.3 The lending service providers who provide collections related services shall be listed on the website of the Lender and the Lender shall ensure that they comply with code of conduct of the Lender and the Applicable Law.

7 EVENT OF DEFAULTS

7.1 An Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if:
  1. The Borrower fails to repay any particular EMI, in accordance with the Repayment Schedule set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement when it is due;
  2. There has been a dishonour of e-NACH mandate or any instrument provided by the Borrower in relation to payment of any EMI or any outstanding amount in relation to the Loan;
  3. The Borrower dies or takes any steps or any steps are taken with a view to his being made insolvent or files for bankruptcy or with a view to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or similar officer of any for his/ her assets or is declared insolvent or bankrupt under Applicable Laws;
  4. Regardless of the reason thereof, Borrower instructs its bankers for stopping payment of the e-NACH mandate or any instrument provided by the Borrower in relation to payment of any EMI or any outstanding amount in relation to the Loan;
  5. Any information given or representations made by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement or any other documents submitted by the Borrower is found to be inaccurate or misleading;
  6. The Borrower is declared to be a wilful defaulter;
  7. The Borrower becomes a sanctioned person under sanctions imposed by any government of any nation or by a multilateral body such as the EU or the UNSC;
  8. The Borrower fails to discharge any indebtedness which has become due and payable, or the Borrower is deemed for the purposes of any Applicable Law to be unable to pay his/her debts as they fall due or the Borrower admits in writing to be unable to pay his/her debts as they fall due, the Borrower begins negotiations with any creditor for the rescheduling or restructuring of any of the Borrower’s indebtedness;
  9. The providing of Loan is no longer in accordance with the Applicable Law or the Agreement is not effective in accordance with its terms or is alleged by the Borrower to be ineffective in accordance with its terms for any other reason or it is or it becomes unlawful for the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under the loan documents;
  10. The Borrower fails to perform any of the obligations or terms or conditions or covenants applicable in relation to the Loan including a breach of the provisions under this Agreement; and
  11. the Borrower utilizes the Loan towards any purpose or activity other than for personal purposes.
7.2 The Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender in writing upon becoming aware of any of the Event of Default and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it. The Lender may in its sole discretion determine whether or not an Event of Default has occurred, and such decision of the Lender shall be final and binding upon the Borrower. A certificate / notice in writing signed by an officer of any of the Lender stating the amount at any particular time due shall be conclusive evidence against the Borrower of any outstanding amounts payable under the Agreement.
7.3 In the event of occurrence of any Event of Default, the Lender may, in their discretion, without requiring any consent or confirmation from the Borrower and without prejudice to any other rights available, take one or more of the following actions including but, not limited to:
  1. recall the Loan and declare the Outstanding Dues immediately due and payable by the Borrower;
  2. present and appropriate the proceeds of the e-NACH mandate given by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement, for all such times that the Outstanding Dues are repaid.
  3. require the Borrower to pay liquidated damages equal to all unpaid EMIs which in the absence of an Event of Default would have been payable by the Borrower for the full term hereof;
  4. exercise its right of set-off against any monies due to the Lender from the Borrower and to combine all the accounts of the Borrower held with the Lender to recover the Outstanding Balance from the Borrower;
  5. publish the name of the Borrower as defaulter in such form and manner and through such medium as the Lender may in their sole discretion may think fit and also inform other Lenders of the Borrower about such default by the Borrower and to make disclosure of the details pertaining to the Borrower any credit information companies and authorities; and
  6. seek indemnification in respect of all legal and other costs and expenses resulting from the defaults by the Borrower or the exercise of remedies by the Lender.

8. BORROWER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

8.1 The Borrower hereby makes the following representations and warranties and states that the same shall remain true, correct, valid and subsisting at all times in every respect as of the date of this Agreement, and as on each day until the Final Settlement Date:
  1. The Borrower has adequate legal capacity to enter into and execute this Agreement. The Borrower is not restricted in any manner or prevented in any manner under any Applicable Laws or otherwise from executing and undertaking the obligations in the manner provided in this Agreement. Upon execution, this Agreement shall be a valid legally binding commitment of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower on the terms set out herein.
  2. There are no suits, actions or claims pending or are likely to be filed or taken (whether civil or criminal or otherwise) against the Borrower of any nature whatsoever which shall make it illegal for the Borrower to avail the Loan or otherwise effectively perform its obligations under this Agreement.
  3. There is no Event of Default, subsisting hereunder or under any other agreement binding the Borrower including any payment or other contractual obligations or, whether existing or expected to arise pursuant to the availing of Loan.
  4. Borrower’s household income, that is to say, the annual income of the Borrower’s family unit, i.e., husband, wife, and unmarried children, is more than INR 3,00,000 (Indian Rupees Three Lakhs Only) and therefore the Borrower’s borrowing of the Loan does not qualify to be a microfinance loan under the Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022.
  5. The Borrower understands English and the Borrower has full understood and accepted the terms of (i) this Agreement; (ii) terms and conditions of CRED; (iii) the Key Facts Statement; and (iv) any other information displayed during the loan journey on the CRED App.

9. COVENANTS / UNDERTAKINGS OF THE BORROWER

9.1 The Borrower agrees and undertakes that the Borrower shall:
  1. utilize the entire Loan solely for personal purposes and not utilize any part of the monies so borrowed for any illegal purpose, or towards immoral / unethical practices;
  2. promptly notify the Lender of any event or circumstances, which may delay compliance with any terms hereof or may result in an Event of Default;
  3. maintain sufficient balance in the account of the drawee bank for payment of the Instruments if presented;
  4. indemnify and hold harmless, and agrees to keep indemnified and hold harmless the Lender, from time to time and at all times hereafter, against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, losses and expenses (including all legal costs and attorney fees) that may be incurred by the Lender on account of any act or default on the part of the Borrower in respect of the Loan, the non-performance of or non-observance of any of the terms and conditions stipulated under this Agreement or due to occurrence of an Event of Default or a potential Event of Default in relation to the Loan and/or for the recovery of the outstanding amounts under this Agreement;
  5. immediately intimate CRED and the Lender in respect of any change in the contact details, residential, or any other details as intimated to CRED or the Lender; Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that in the event, the Borrower is not contactable at the registered contact details and/or address, then the Lender and/or CRED shall be at liberty (either directly or through subcontractors) to carry out skip tracing of the Borrower in order to determine the Borrower’s whereabouts and contact details;
  6. not without the prior, specific, and express written consent of the Lender, close the Designated Bank Account.
  7. not assign the rights and/or obligations under this Agreement in favour of any third party; and
  8. not appoint, engage or authorize any third party to deal with the Lender or CRED and/or theany other lending service provider in respect of the Loan under this Agreement.
9.2 The Borrower represents that the Borrower is not a politically exposed person (PEP) and that the Know Your Customer details provided by the Borrower are correct. The Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that the Borrower shall inform both CRED and the Lender in the event of any change in its PEP status or change in the details provided as part of Know Your Customer checks.
9.3 The Borrower expressly understands that the Lender and/or CRED shall be under no obligation to entertain any third party request regarding any discussion, negotiation or settlement of the Loan.
9.4 The Borrower expressly understands that the relationship between the Borrower and the Lender is purely financial and not in respect of any service rendered or to be rendered by the Lender. Accordingly, the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 shall not apply to any transaction arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
9.5 The Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that by applying for the Loan:
  1. The Borrower has expressly and irrevocably authorized the Lender and CRED to collect, store, share, obtain (including if necessary through agencies providing skip tracing services) and authenticate any aspect of his personal information / KYC either directly or through any of the authorized agencies and disclose such information to its agents/contractors/service providers and to also use such information in the manner that may be required by the Lender and CRED including for the purposes of this Loan and for such time period as they may deem fit. Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that even after the repayment of the Loan or termination of this Agreement in any other manner, the Lender may continue to store (and share with third parties to the extent necessary) all information provided as a part of the application for the Loan, as well as the information in relation to the terms of the Loan and the manner of its repayment.
  2. The Borrower agrees and acknowledges that the Lender, CRED and their agents or subcontractors may at any time communicate with the Borrower in relation to the recovery of the Loan through any channel (including but not limited to telephone call, SMS, whatsapp, physical visits and email) notwithstanding any registration with the NDNC Registry as laid down by Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India.

10. ASSIGNMENT/SECURITISATION

10.1 The Borrower expressly recognizes and accepts that the Lender shall be absolutely entitled and have full power and authority to sell, assign, hypothecate, encumber (by way of creating a charge over receivables or otherwise) or transfer in any manner, in whole or in part, and in such manner and on such terms as the Lender may decide, including reserving a right to the Lender to retain its power hereunder to proceed against the Borrower on behalf of the purchaser, assignee or transferee, any or all outstanding and dues of the Borrower, to any third party of the Lender’s choice without reference to or without written intimation to the Borrower. Any such action and any such sale, assignment or transfer shall not absolve the Borrowers’ liabilities under this Agreement and shall bind the Borrower to accept such third party as creditor exclusively or as a joint creditor with the Lender, or as creditor exclusively with right to the Lender to continue to exercise all powers hereunder on behalf of such third party and to pay over such outstanding amounts and dues to such third party and or to the Lender as the Lender may direct. The Borrower acknowledges and undertakes to pay to such third party all amounts due hereunder as required. The third party shall have authority of the Borrower to collect the due amounts.

11. SET-OFF AND LIEN

11.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the Lender shall have a lien, irrespective of any other lien or charge over the deposits of any kind and nature, or balances lying in any account maintained by the Borrower with the Lender (if any) and a right of set off against any monies due to the Lender from the Borrower and to combine all accounts of the Borrower for recovery of the Lender’s dues hereunder.
11.2 It is hereby agreed and understood by the Borrower that, in the event of occurrence of an Event of Default or the Borrower defaulting in payment of the EMIs / charges / fees / any other amounts due, without prejudice to the right of termination, the Lender shall have the right to set-off the amount in the Borrower’s account that it may be holding with the Lender or any amount due from the Lender to the Borrower, with the amount in respect of which the default has been committed under this agreement.

12. NOTICES

12.1 All correspondence shall be addressed to the Lender at its addresses mentioned in the description of parties appearing in the preamble to this Agreement.
12.2 Any notice, approvals, instructions, demand and other communications given or made by the Lender (or the CRED on behalf of the Lender) shall be deemed to be duly given and served by them if sent by post, courier, registered post, electronic mail, personal delivery, short message service (SMS), other digital messaging services including Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or by pre-paid registered mail address, courier to the Borrower address, phone number, or email as given Schedule 1 (or at the modified address on which the Lender acknowledgement is duly obtained as hereinbefore mentioned) and such notice and service shall be deemed to take effect on the 3rd (third) day following the date of posting thereof in case of normal post, courier, registered post, at the time of delivery if given by personal delivery, upon sending the electronic mail, SMS or other digital messaging services including WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger if given by electronic mail, SMS or other digital messaging services. Any notice or other communication to be sent to the Borrower shall be sent to/ made through the mailing address, e-mail ID or phone number identified in Schedule 1 hereunder. The Borrower undertakes to keep the Lender informed at all times in writing of any change in the mailing address, email ID, phone and mobile number as provided in Schedule 1 and to obtain Lender’ written acknowledgement on the intimation given to Lender for any such change.

13. GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS

13.1 The Lender will endeavor to prevent any inappropriate staff behavior and any complaints in respect thereof shall be addressed in a timely manner in accordance with the grievance redressal mechanism constituted by the Lender and CRED.
The Lender and CRED have designated a grievance redressal officer to redress the genuine grievances of the Borrower. The details of the grievance redressal mechanism and the grievance redressal officer have been provided to the Borrower and are as provided in the websites with respect to Lender respectively:
13.2 www.newtap.in/grievanceredressal (for the Lender) and http://cred.club (for CRED).
13.3 The details of the Nodal Grievance Redressal Officers are as follows (or as updated from time to time on the website as aforesaid):
  1. Name of the Grievance Redressal Officer: Vandan Suba
  2. Address: 404, Uphar II CHS LTD, Plot No. 5 BHD, Sanjeeva ENC 7 Bungalows, Near Juhu Circle Mumbai Suburban City, Maharashtra, India 400061
  3. Email: gro@newtap.in
The details of the Nodal Grievance Redressal Officer of CRED are as follows (or as updated from time to time on the website as aforesaid):
  1. Name of the Grievance Redressal Officer/ Principal Officer: Atul Kumar Patro
  2. Address: Attn: Grievance Officer, CRED, No. 769 and 770, 100 Feet Road, 12th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - 560038.
  3. Email: grievanceofficer@cred.club.

14. JURISDICTION

All disputes, differences and / or claims arising out of this Agreement whether during its subsistence or thereafter may be adjudicated before any court of competent jurisdiction in India.

15. TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement shall come into effect from the date of this Agreement and shall terminate only upon the Borrower making full repayment/ payment of all Outstanding Dues in relation to the Loan to the Lender in accordance with this Agreement.

16. MISCELLANEOUS

16.1 Amendments: No modification or amendment of the terms of this agreement except to the revision in Rate of Interest as provided under Schedule 1 and also alteration or re-scheduling of the EMIs as provided under Schedule 1 herein and no waiver of any of the terms or conditions hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and duly executed by all Parties hereto.
16.2 Partial Invalidity: If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent for any reason including by reason of any law or regulation or government policy, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of the Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws. Any invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be replacement with a provision, which is valid and enforceable and most nearly reflects the original intent of the unenforceable provision, in a mutually agreeable manner.
16.3 Cumulative Rights: All remedies of Lender under this agreement whether provided herein or conferred by statue, civil law, common law, custom, trade, or usage are cumulative and not alternative and be enforced successively or concurrently.
16.4 Waiver: Any delay in exercising or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the Lender under this agreement or any other agreement or document shall not impair any right , power or remedy and shall not be construed to be a waiver thereof or any acquiescence in any default, not shall the action or inaction of the Lender in respect of any default, affect or impair any right, power or remedy of Lender in respect of any other default.
16.5 Costs and expenses: The Borrower shall promptly on demand pay to the Lender the amount of all the costs and expenses (legal or otherwise) incurred by the Lender in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights of the Lender under the Loan documents.
Executed by the below mentioned Parties on :
Newtap Finance Private LimitedDigitally accepted by [ ] on [ ] Consent Mode OTP sent to OTP entered on CRED App at Device used for furnishing OTP Consent indicated via OTP
Mr. Vandan Suba (Authorised Signatory)parfait-signatory

SCHEDULE 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN

1.PurposeFor personal purposes.
2.Date
3.Borrower Details: (Name, Gender, Mobile Number, Address)
4.KYC Details
5.Lender’s Details: Name & Registered Address:Newtap Finance Private Limited (previously known as Parfait Finance and Investments Private Limited)

Registered Office: 404, Uphar II CHS, Plot No.5 BHD, Sanjeeva ENC 7 Bungalows, Near Juhu Circle, Mumbai -400061.
6.CRED Details – Registered address and support emailDreamplug Technologies Private Limited

Corporate Office: CRED, No. 769 and 770, 100 Feet Road, 12th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore 560038.
7.Loan Amount
8.Applicable Rate of Interest*
9.Penal Interest Rate0
10.Insurance Charges0
11.Cross-sell Charges0
12.Payment frequency
13.Tenure
14.EMI amount
15.EMI Date (Due date(s) of repayment)As set our in repayment schedule below
16.Processing Fee / Charges
17.Late Payment Fee
18.NACH / e-NACH Bounce Fee
*This rate of interest is arrived through the Lender’s interest rate model which takes into account relevant factors such as cost of funds, margin and risk premium. We take a comprehensive approach to the gradation of risk that does not discriminate between classes of Borrowers, but rather tailors the interest rate to each loan. The decision to give a loan and the rate of interest thereon are carefully assessed on a case by case basis, based on multiple factors which may include the Borrower’s cashflows (past, current and projected), Borrower’s other financial commitments, the Borrower’s credit record, or other financial guarantees etc. such information is gathered based on information provided by the Borrower, credit reports, market intelligence and information gathered by field inspection of the Borrower’s premises.
Repayment Schedule
Installment Number and Date Outstanding Principal (in INR) EMI Principal Component (in INR) EMI Interest Component (in INR) Total EMI (in INR)
1. The providing of the Loan by the Lender to the Borrower is subject to the prudential norms applicable to the Lender, as may be determined by the Lender in accordance with, or as may be specified by the applicable guidelines, rules and regulations prescribed by RBI and any internal policy of the Lender (to the extent such policy does not conflict with any applicable guidelines, rules or regulations prescribed by the RBI).
2. Illustration with respect to SMA/NPA Classification:
  1. If the Repayment Date with respect to the Facility falls on March 31st, and the relevant Outstanding Amounts payable on such date is not received in full on such Repayment Date, before the Lender runs the day-end process with respect to classification of their borrower accounts for the Repayment Date, the date of overdue shall be March 31st.
  2. In the event of the Facility continues to remain overdue, then the loan account shall be tagged as SMA-1 upon running day-end process on the 30th day from March 31st i.e. upon completion of 30 days of the Facility being continuously overdue. Accordingly, the date of SMA-1 classification for that account shall be 30th April.
  3. Similarly, if the Facility continues to remain overdue after it being classified as SMA-1, it shall be tagged as SMA-2 upon running day-end process on the 60th day from March 31st i.e. on 30th May.
  4. In the event of the Facility continuing to remain overdue further, it shall become classified as NPA upon running day-end process on the 90th day from March 31st i.e. on 29th June.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN

Date:Lender's Name:Applicant Name:
s.noParameterDetails
(i)Loan amount (amount disbursed to the borrower) (in Rupees)
(ii)Total interest charge during the entire tenure of the loan (Interest to be paid as a part of EMIs) (in Rupees)
(iii)Other up-front charges (break-up of each component to be given below) (in Rupees)

a. Processing fees (in Rupees)
b. Insurance charges (in Rupees)
c. Broken Period Interest (BPI) (in Rupees)
d. Others (if any) (in Rupees)
(iv)Net disbursed amount ((i)-(iii)) (in Rupees)
(v)Total amount to be paid by the borrower (sum of (i), (ii) and (iii)) (in Rupees)
(vi)APR - Effective annualized interest rate (in percentage) (computed on net disbursed amount using IRR approach and reducing balance method)
(vii)Loan term (in months)
(viii)Repayment frequency by the borrower
(ix)Number of instalments of repayment
(x)Amount of each instalment of repayment (in Rupees)
(xi)Cooling-Off Period (The Borrower can within the cooling-off/ look-up period exits the loan by paying the principal and the proportionate APR without any penalty.)
Details about contingent charges
(xii)Prepayment charges, if any (Not applicable for MFI)
(xiii)Penal Interest, in case of delayed payments
(xiv)Late Payment charges in case of delayed payment (days to be decided)
(xv)NACH registration failure charges
(xvi)NACH/e-mandate bounce charges
(xvii)SOA charges, if applicable
Detailed Repayment Charges
Repayment Schedule
Installment Number and Date Outstanding Principal (in INR) EMI Principal Component (in INR) EMI Interest Component (in INR) Total EMI (in INR)
Instalment noOutstanding Principal (In rupees)Principal (In Rupees)Interest (In Rupees)Instalment (In Rupees)

Recovery Mechanism:

1. The Borrower may note that CRED (Dreamplug Technologies Private Limited) shall be the Lending Services Provider for the Lender and the CRED App shall be the Digital Lending App for all purposes.
2. The collection and recovery activities shall be carried on by the Lending Service Provider in accordance with the Collection Code of Conduct prescribed by the Lender.
3. The Borrower may note that the collection agencies will reach out on behalf of the lending service provider at the registered contact number and/or address of the Borrower.
4. The Borrower shall note that the account shall be classified as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) as per the extant RBI Circulars/Regulations when the payment of Loan Instalment (principal and/or interest) remains overdue for more than 90 days, that is, the account will be marked as NPA on the 91st day of continuous default from the original due date. To further clarify, an illustrative example of the way any account shall be classified as NPA is provided in the loan agreement.

Process to handle customer complaints/grievances:

Customers who wish to provide feedback or send in their complaints may use the following channels :
  1. Email us at support@newtap.in
  2. Contact CRED Support through the chat-bot on the CRED App.
In case the complaint is not resolved within the given time or if he/she is not satisfied with the solution provided by the Lender or Lending Service Provider, the customer can approach the Nodal Grievance Redressal Officer. The name and contact of the complaint redressal officer is as follows:
In respect of the Lender:
Name: Vandan Suba
Email Id: gro@newtap.in
In respect of CRED:
Name: Atul Kumar Patro
Email Id: grievanceofficer@cred.club
For Newtap Finance Private Limited (previously known as Parfait Investments and Finance Private Limited)
parfait-signatory

Authorised Signatory