Misuse of Loan Documents affect your Credit Rating

We keep submitting our KYC documents such as Identity and Address proof (PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Passport, etc) for various purposes.

We apply for various loans for example housing loans, auto loans, consumer loans, etc. Even for buying a new sim card we need to provide our KYC documents. Not only documents, they accept those documents that are self attested i.e. signature on those documents.

With documents submitted for different reasons, there can be incidents where your documents could be misused. It can be used to apply for a credit card, home loan, auto loan, and for various financial purposes in your name. This can have a severe consequence on the credit profile as it can be termed as an inquiry in your credit report and greater the number of inquiries in your credit report.

 Misusing of documents can also result into identity theft. Identity theft is when someone uses your identity to apply for credit or loans. This will benefit the person who has applied for credit and can turn into a nightmare for the person whose name is being used.

 So here are some steps that should be taken care off:

• Keep your documents in a safe place, preferably in a cabinet or a lockable drawer.

• If your documents are lost or are misplaced, you should immediately file a police complaint. Also you should approach the concerned authority with a copy of police complaint filed by you.

• While submitting documents, you should write the purpose for which the documents have been submitted on that document.

• Digitizing documents is one of the best solutions to protect the risk of losing your documents.

• Checking your credit report timely will help you to identify the inquiries that an individual has not made and can take appropriate steps to rectify the same.

Don't let anybody harm your credit rating by using your loan documents secretly.
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Information your Cibil report contains !

In India, very few people know about CIBIL. CIBIL maintains all the data regarding any credit taken by any individual in his entire life cycle. It provides a report known as credit report which contains all the detail regarding all the accounts taken by the individual. This report is very important because it shows our past, future and present of credit history.

All banks refer to credit score of every loan applicant as part of due diligence process. It is an important step in loan due diligence process as it gives a fair idea of the credit-worthiness of every individual. In very simple terms - CIBIL Score determines the probability of a default of a customer. A high CIBIL credit score demonstrates financial discipline and a lower likelihood of default.

Credit Information Report (CIR) contains the basic information about your credit history and any other financial related information that is available from CIBIL.

Personal information: Your name and details of ID proofs are shown here. Your PAN, Passport, Drivers License, Voter ID etc. appear in this section.

Contact information: Your recent address, phone number and email address given by you to the banks and lenders will be shown here. The address category tells whether it is permanent or temporary and official or residential.

Employment information: This section shows your occupation and income. The most recent information as provided by the lender for a particular credit account will be shown here.

Account information: This is the most important section of the report, which shows the details of your existing loans and other credit facilities. Along with this, the details such as name of the lender, types of credit facility, account number, account type and type of the ownership will be given here.

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