Frequently asked questions
Loans against securities are available in the form of an Flexi loan facility. It is a loan obtained by pledging against financial securities like shares, stocks, mutual funds, fixed maturity plans, units and bonds. You can pledge the securities in which you have invested as collateral against the loan amount. A loan against securities is the best way to make your investments work harder and smarter for you.
With a loan against securities, you can instantly raise funds to meet your personal needs, any emergencies etc. In loan against securities, you pledge your shares, equity shares, bonds or insurance policies as collateral. It is advisable to avail of this facility when you expect a certain sum of money a few months down the line and need some funds in the interim.
Bajaj Finance offers a comprehensive list of approved securities from shares, mutual funds to initial public offerings, through which you can avail of collateral for a loan. Here are the features offered by Bajaj Finance on loans against securities.
- Get a loan of up to Rs. 1,000 crore (Customers can get up to Rs. 5 crore online, whereas Rs. 1,000 crore is the maximum loan amount Bajaj Finserv offers offline, subject to eligibility and BFL board approval for an amount above Rs. 350 crore)
- Minimal documentation
- Easy online access to your loan account from anywhere from the Experia portal on a real-time basis
- A dedicated relationship manager will assist you with any queries to help you avail of a loan against securities easily
- You can repay the loan with nil part payment or foreclosure charges as per your convenience.
You can borrow the following loans against securities from Bajaj Finance.
- Loan against securities
- Loan against bonds
- Loan against mutual funds
- Loan against insurance policies*
- Loan against Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Loan against Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
- Loan against Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs)
Note: *Only Unit linked policies of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential & Max Life Insurance
Bajaj Finance Limited offers loans against securities as term loans and Flexi loans. In a term loan, a customer borrows for a certain period like 3, 6, 9 and 12 months and can repay the loan amount at the time of completion of the loan tenor. In a Flexi loan, customers can request repayment and disbursement up to the eligibility amount at any time during the tenor of the loan.
You can choose to foreclose your loan anytime you want after payment of interest and the principal loan amount. There are no foreclosure charges.
All our loans come with a part-prepayment facility. With this, you can part-prepay as much as you want during the tenor of the loan.
At Bajaj Finance, you can avail of a minimum loan amount of Rs. 2 lakh and a maximum loan amount of Rs. 1,000 crore (Customers can get up to Rs. 5 crore online, whereas Rs. 1,000 crore is the maximum loan amount Bajaj Finserv offers offline, subject to eligibility and BFL board approval for an amount above Rs. 350 crore).
At Bajaj Finance, you can apply through our online application facility:
- Click on ‘Apply Online’ and enter your basic details like name, phone number, city, email ID
- Select your total portfolio value and types of securities on the form
- You will receive a confirmation on email and SMS about the status of your application
- One of our representatives will contact you for submission of required documents and take the process further
After successful verification of your documents, you will receive the loan amount in your bank account and the login details of your online loan account.
Bajaj Finance offers a wide list of approved securities to help you seek a loan to meet your financial needs quickly. With Bajaj Finance, you can get a loan of up to Rs. 1,000 crore (Customers can get up to Rs. 5 crore online, whereas Rs. 1,000 crore is the maximum loan amount Bajaj Finserv offers offline, subject to eligibility and BFL board approval for an amount above Rs. 350 crore) by pledging your collateral against securities, bonds, mutual funds, ESOPs, insurance policies, and more. Moreover, you can repay your loan with nil part payment or foreclosure charges. Also, you will have a dedicated relationship manager who will assist you with all your queries.
For all online applications, you will get instant approval.
You can repay the loan at any time during the loan tenor by repaying the due interest and principal loan amount through RTGS/ NEFT/ cheque. You can also repay the loan through our customer portal – Experia.
Getting a loan against securities online is easy and convenient. Shares are stored digitally on a Demat account; therefore, you need to apply for the loan online. With our online application facility, you can apply for a loan against securities from any location and get instant loan approval.
You can click here to apply for a loan. To know more about the details, check out the 'how to apply' section.
All loans are sanctioned based on the internal policies of Bajaj Finance Limited.
The loan is disbursed within 72 hours from the time of loan application approval.
You can apply for a loan from any location with our hassle-free online application facility. You have to fill in some quick details, and our representatives will respond to your application shortly.
To check your loan application status, send us an email at Las.support@bajajfinserv.in
All the information provided is secure with us. We use state-of-the-art security systems to ensure the data provided during the online application is completely secured.
All transactions on our website are safe. We use best-in-class security, and the transactions done are secure. In addition, we use SSL data encryption that protects the information from being viewed by unauthorised individuals.
In case of any discrepancies, we will refund the money, provided the reasons are valid. You can send us an email at Las.support@bajajfinserv.in Read the terms and conditions for more details.
The minimum loan amount is Rs. 2 lakh and the maximum loan amount is Rs. 1,000 crore (Customers can get up to Rs. 5 crore online, whereas Rs. 1,000 crore is the maximum loan amount Bajaj Finserv offers offline, subject to eligibility and BFL board approval for an amount above Rs. 350 crore).
Yes, you can pledge shares held with Bajaj Finance and any depository participant in National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) or Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL).
You can get loans up to 50% of the value of pledged securities.
Interest is calculated daily on the outstanding amount, which needs to be repaid monthly. This also depends on the portfolio of the customer.
At Bajaj Finance Limited, we have our own approved scrip list, and money is only lent against those scrips.
Yes, a customer can avail of a loan by pledging his company’s shares after fulfilling the relevant documentation requirements.
Yes, they can avail of a loan against securities held by their spouse, children or parents. However, they should keep all of them as co-borrowers/security providers.
Pledge charges vary between individual depository participants. However, the standard charge is 0.04% of the pledge amount.
For a loan against securities, Bajaj Finance Limited considers the client’s profile, valuation of pledged securities and existing obligations, if any, while calculating the loan eligibility amount. In addition, the Additional Surveillance Measures (ASM) can help know the eligibility amount at the time of the personal meeting.
A customer can obtain the account statement online through our customer portal – Experia, or contact their loan against securities relationship manager.
Yes, a customer can release the same after repaying the loan amount to ensure that the margin is maintained as per requirement.
There are no repayment charges at Bajaj Finance Limited.
A customer can initiate a release request through his depository participant after repaying the loan amount and interest to Bajaj Finance Limited.
ESOP stands for Employee Stock Option Plan that gives the workers a benefit of ownership interest in the company. A lender funds an employee to exercise his/her vested shares under Employee Stock Option Plan by asking to pledge those receivable shares at the time of allotment.
Any employee of the companies approved by Bajaj Finance Limited can avail of funds for ESOP.
The minimum and maximum loan amounts for ESOP finance are Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 175 crore, respectively.
Loan eligibility is calculated based on:
- Vested price
- Market price
- Margin of shares
Yes, we fund Perquisite Tax if the required loan amount and the Perquisite Tax amount are within the eligible loan amount.
The margin varies from company to company. However, it ranges from 30% to 40%.
The tenor for ESOP financing ranges from 7 days to 36 months.
Here are the charges to avail of ESOP financing:
- Rate of interest
- Processing fees
- Pledge/ unpledged charges
- Demat account opening charges
- AMC charges for demat account
- Documentation charges
The employee needs to fill up the loan application form, and the new Power of Attorney (POA) based Demat account form and submit them to Bajaj Finance Limited.
- The employee has to submit their ESOP grant letter issued by the employer.
- Bajaj Finance will check/verify the documentation and open the loan account plus a POA Demat account for ESOP finance.
- The employee will have to submit a pledge form, duly signed, to Bajaj Finance Limited.
- Bajaj Finance will calculate the loan eligibility amount and inform the employee of the same.
- The employee should mention the POA Demat account number created for ESOP financing and initiate the application to exercise ESOP.
- Bajaj Finance will RTGS/issue a cheque in favour of the respective employer on behalf of the employee, based on the eligibility amount and ESOP requirement.
- The employee should inform the date of allotment of shares to Bajaj Finance.
- The employer must then allot shares into the POA Demat account of the employee, where the POA is in favour of Bajaj Finance Limited.
- Bajaj Finance will create a pledge on those shares once the shares are allotted in the POA Demat account.
Interest is calculated based on the tenor you opted for ESOP financing at the time of application. However, Bajaj Finance charges a minimum of 30 days of interest if the loan is repaid within 30 days.
Interest Payment collected through Mandate via Banking Transaction
You can repay your loan by selling the allotted securities through Bajaj Finance Limited. In this case, Bajaj Finance initiates the selling of the securities and retains the receivables to the effect that it covers the loan and interest. The rest of the amount will get credited to the employee’s beneficiary account; by paying the loan amount along with interest to Bajaj Finance. In this event, Bajaj Finance will reconcile the account, release the pledge, and transfer the securities to the employee’s beneficiary account.
Yes, you may apply for ESOP financing multiple times if your loan account is active with Bajaj Finance Limited.
We also distribute our online loan against securities through the below partners:
- NJ India Invest Pvt. Ltd.
- Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.
- Aruvek Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. (Kuvera)
