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THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence-Freedom-Happiness
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No. 37/2024/TT-NHNN

Hanoi, June 30, 2024

 

CIRCULAR

PRESCRIBING GRANT OF SPECIAL LOANS

Pursuant to the Law on Credits Institutions dated January 18, 2024;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 102/2022/ND-CP dated December 12, 2022 prescribing functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV); 

At the request of the Director of the Monetary Policy Department;

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam promulgates a Circular prescribing grant of special loans.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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1. This Circular provides regulations on the grant of special loans by the State Bank of Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “SBV”), and other credit institutions to credit institutions.

2. The following contents are not governed by this Circular:

a) Grant of special loans by Deposit Insurance of Vietnam to credit institutions and grant of special loans by SBV to Deposit Insurance of Vietnam;

b) SBV’s grant of special loans at 0%/year rate and special loans without collateral as prescribed in clause 4 Article 193 of the Law on Credit Institutions No. 32/2024/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as “the Law on Credit Institutions”).

Article 2. Regulated entities 

1. Credit institutions.

2. Other organizations and individuals involved in the grant of special loans by SBV and other credit institutions to credit institutions.

Article 3. Definitions

For the purposes of this Circular, the terms used herein are construed as follows:

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2. Transferee under mandatory transfer plan means the party that receives transfer of the credit institution placed under special control under a mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in Section 4 Chapter X of the Law on Credit Institutions or a transferee prescribed in clause 39 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions 2010.

3. Borrower means a credit institution that gets a special loan from SBV or another credit institution.

4. Extension of special loan term means the extension granted by a lender of the term of a special loan for a period exceeding its original term agreed upon or specified in the Decision to grant special loan.

5. Deposit payment guidelines means a document which is issued or approved by SBV during settlement of a credit institution placed under special control, and provides guidelines on the use of special loan amount by the credit institution placed under special control to make payment of deposits to depositors.

6. Interest receivable means an amount of outstanding interests accrued under a line of credit agreement or contract between a credit institution and its borrower (excluding borrowers that are credit institutions) to which the credit institution is entitled to claim.

7. SBV’s provincial branch means a SBV’s branch located in the province or central-affiliated city where the borrower is headquartered.

8. Mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 means a plan prescribed in clause 38 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions No. 47/2010/QH12 as amended in the Law No. 17/2017/QH14 (hereinafter referred to as “Law on Credit Institutions 2010”).

9. Mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024 means one of the restructuring plans prescribed in clause 29 Article 4 and Section 4 Chapter X of the Law on Credit Institutions.

10. Recovery plan means one of the restructuring plans prescribed in clause 29 Article 4 and Section 2 Chapter X of the Law on Credit Institutions.

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12. Debt claim means a credit institution’s right to claim the outstanding principal accrued under a line of credit agreement or contract between the credit institution and its borrower (excluding borrowers that are credit institutions).

13. Decision to grant special loan means a decision on grant of a special loan to a credit institution made by the SBV’s Governor.

14. Special loan term means a period of time starting on the day following the day on which the lender begins to disburse the special loan amount and ending on the day on which the borrower has to repay principal and interest amounts in full under the Decision to grant special loan (in case the special loan is granted by SBV) or as agreed upon between the lender and the borrower (in case the special loan is granted by another credit institution).

15. Assisting credit institution means a credit institution prescribed in clause 39 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

16. Guidelines on grant of special loans means a document issued by SBV to provide guidelines for credit institutions placed under special control, transferees under mandatory transfer plans and relevant SBV’s affiliated units on grant of special loans under approved mandatory transfer plans under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010.

Article 4. Special lending cases

1. SBV shall use funding derived from its performance of the central bank’s functions to carry out money issuance for granting special loans to:

a) credit institutions facing bank run, including commercial banks, cooperative banks, people’s credit funds and microfinance institutions, for the purpose of paying deposits to depositors;

b) credit institutions placed under special control, including commercial banks, cooperative banks, finance companies and microfinance institutions, for the purpose of implementing approved recovery plans;

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d) commercial banks placed under special control for the purpose of assisting their recovery under approved mandatory transfer plans under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010.

2. Cooperative Bank of Vietnam shall consider granting special loans to:

a) people’s credit funds facing bank run for the purpose of paying deposits to depositors; and

b) people’s credit funds placed under special control, for the purpose of implementing approved recovery plans.

3. Other credit institution (except Cooperative Bank of Vietnam) shall consider granting special loans to:

a) credit institutions facing bank run, including commercial banks, cooperative banks, people’s credit funds and microfinance institutions, for the purpose of paying deposits to depositors;

b) credit institutions placed under special control, including commercial banks, cooperative banks, finance companies and microfinance institutions, for the purpose of implementing approved recovery plans; and

c) commercial banks placed under special control for the purpose of implementing approved mandatory transfer plans under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

Article 5. Lending rules and settlement of special loans

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a) Contents on settlement of existing special loans in the recovery plan, the plan for merger, amalgamation, or transfer of entire shares/stakes or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “restructuring plan”) of the borrower must be conformable with provisions on loan term, interest rate, collateral, requirements attached to collateral, and repayment of special loan debts in Articles 22, 23, 24 and 25 hereof, except provisions of point b of this clause;

b) Any modifications to an existing special loan with 0%/year rate or without collateral shall comply with provisions of clause 4 Article 193 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

2. With regard to the special loans specified in Points b, c Clause 1 Article 4 hereof:

a) The special loan shall be granted according to provisions of Chapter III hereof and the borrower’s approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024;

b) Any modifications to a special loan with 0%/year rate or without collateral shall comply with provisions of clause 4 Article 172, clause 7 Article 183 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

3. With regard to the special loans specified in Point d Clause 1 Article 4 hereof:

a) A special loan shall be granted according to the approved mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 and guidelines on grant of special loans (if any); contents on SBV’s procedures for grant of special loans, signing of special loan agreement, acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral, and disbursement of special loans which are not included in the approved mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 or guidelines on grant of special loans shall comply with provisions of Articles 26 and 27 of this Circular;

b) Any modifications to a special loan shall only be made if such modifications are conformable with provisions of Chapter III hereof, except provisions of point c of this clause;

c) Any modifications to a special loan with 0%/year rate or without collateral shall comply with provisions of clause 7 Article 183 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

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5. With regard to the special loans granted by SBV, the currency unit used in extending loans and repaying debts shall be VND.

6. Repayment of special loan debts shall be given priority as prescribed in clause 1 Article 194 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

7. If a borrower gets special loans from more than one lender and is financially incapable of repaying debts to all lenders, debt repayments shall be made to all lenders in proportion to the outstanding debts (including principal and interest amounts) at the repayment date.

8. Receipt and disposition of collateral for special loans shall comply with provisions of this Circular and regulations of law on security measures for fulfillment of obligations.

Article 6. Conversion of refinancing loans granted by SBV or loans granted by Cooperative Bank of Vietnam to people’s credit funds into special loans

1. From the day on which a credit institution is placed under special control, the refinancing loan granted by SBV to that credit institution shall be converted into a special loan according to the following provisions:

a) If the refinancing loan does not yet become due, the outstanding principal and interest of the refinancing loan shall be converted into those of the special loan;

b) If the refinancing loan is overdue, the overdue principal and deferred outstanding interests of the refinancing loan (including outstanding interests on the refinancing loan that the credit institution has to pay but fails to pay on schedule) shall be converted into those of the special loan;

c) Apart from the factors prescribed in points a and b of this clause, other factors of the special loan shall still comply with the mechanism for granting the relevant refinancing loan.

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3. The conversion of a refinancing loan granted by SBV into a special loan shall be specified in a document made by SBV to place the credit institution under special control.

Article 7. Authority to sign documents included in application for special loan, application for extension of special loan term, application for modifications to Decision to grant special loan, and special loan agreements

The legal representative or authorized representative (hereinafter referred to as “lawful representative”) of a borrower shall be vested with authority to sign the documents included in its application for special loan, application for extension of special loan term, application for modifications to Decision to grant special loan, and the special loan agreement. In case documents are signed by an authorized representative, the application for special loan, application for extension of special loan term, application for modifications to Decision to grant special loan, and the special loan agreement must also include a power of attorney which is made in accordance with regulations of law.

Article 8. Procedures for SBV’s modification of Decision to grant special loan

1. After a decision to make modifications to a special loan (including modifications made to settle a special loan granted under an approved restructuring plan or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010) is issued by a competent authority, if the Decision to grant special loan needs to be modified, the borrower shall submit 04 packages of the application for SBV’s modifications to Decision to grant special loan to the Special Control Board.

Such an application includes:

a) An application form for modifications to Decision to grant special loan which must clearly indicate required modifications, grounds and reasons for such modifications and commitments to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans;

b) Any documents supporting the application for modifications to Decision to grant special loan.

2. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an application consisting of adequate documents as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the Special Control Board wishes to propose modifications to the Decision to grant special loan, it shall send 02 packages of the application to SBV (the Financial Policy Department). If modifications to the borrower’s recovery plan are approved or decided by a SBV’s provincial branch, the Special Control Board shall also send 01 package of the application to that SBV’s provincial branch.

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3. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of an adequate application of the borrower and the proposal of the Special Control Board as prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, the SBV’s provincial branch shall provide the Financial Policy Department with a written response indicating that whether or not it approves the borrower’s application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article. If the application is rejected, reasons for such rejection must be provided.

4. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an adequate application and written opinions as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the Financial Policy Department shall send the application and such written opinions to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions.  If the application for modifications to Decision to grant special loan includes contents concerning the collateral that is valuable papers, the Financial Policy Department shall also send the borrower’s application to SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

5. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Agency shall give its written response to the Financial Policy Department. Such response shall:

a) indicate whether or not it approves the borrower’s application, and, if the application is rejected, give reasons for such rejection, except provisions of point b of this clause;

b) include its opinions about the proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in clause 3 of this Article (in case modifications to the borrower’s recovery plan are approved or decided by the SBV’s provincial branch).

6. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, SBV’s Operations Center shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about modifications to Decision to grant special loan concerning the collateral which is valuable papers.

7. If written opinions given by requested agencies are not adequate as prescribed in this Article, within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of such written opinions, the Financial Policy Department shall give written request to such agencies for their additional opinions.  Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from their receipt of the written request from the Financial Policy Department, requested agencies must provide their additional opinions as requested.

8. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of adequate opinions from relevant agencies as prescribed in Clauses 3, 5, 6 and 7 of this Article, the Financial Policy Department shall prepare and submit a consolidated report thereof to the SBV’s Governor for considering and making decision on modifications to Decision to grant special loan.

9. Within a maximum duration of 30 working days from its receipt of an adequate application of the borrower and written opinions of the Special Control Board as prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, SBV shall make a Decision on modifications to Decision to grant special loan. If the borrower's application is rejected, reasons for such rejection must be provided.

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SBV’S GRANT OF SPECIAL LOANS TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS FACING BANK RUN

Article 9. Purposes of special loans 

1. If the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control, it shall only use the special loan amount for paying individual customers who have made deposits to it.

2. If the borrower is a credit institution placed under special control, it shall only use the special loan amount for paying individual customers who have made deposits to it; use of the special loan amount for paying depositors that are organizations shall be subject to the decision of the SBV's Governor issued to each specific borrower at the request of the Special Control Board.

3. Receivers of the payments specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall exclude:

a) Related persons of the borrower as prescribed in clause 24 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions and SBV’s guidelines on related persons of credit institutions;

b) Executives and managers of the borrower as prescribed in clauses 25, 26 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions, except those appointed or designated by competent authorities;

c) Related persons of an individual or organization that is a manager, executive, capital-contributing member or shareholder holding at least 5% of charter capital or voting shares of the borrower as prescribed in Clause 24 Article 4 of the Law on Credit Institutions and SBV’s guidelines on related persons of individuals and organizations (if any).

4. The entities mentioned in points a, b and c clause 3 of this Article are determined from the day on which:

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b) SBV makes a document to place the borrower under special control (in case the borrower is placed under special control before the date specified in point a of this clause).

5. In case the borrower is a credit institution placed under special control and deposit payment guidelines are available, payment of deposits, eligible receivers and ineligible receivers shall be determined according to provisions of clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article and the deposit payment guidelines.

Article 10. Special loan amounts

SBV shall consider deciding the amount of special loan to be granted to a credit institution that applies for special loan on the basis of its solvency.

Article 11. Special loan terms, extension of special loan term

1. The term of a special loan shall be considered and decided by SBV, but less than 12 months.

2. SBV shall consider granting extension of special loan term on the basis of the borrower’s solvency or the plan for settlement of the existing special loan included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (if any). Each extension shall be less than 12 months.

Article 12. Interest rates

1. The rate of interest on a special loan and the rate of interest on an extended special loan shall be equal to the refinancing rate imposed by SBV on loans secured by pledged valuable papers (hereinafter referred to as “SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate”) at the day on which the special loan is disbursed or the starting date of the granted extension of special loan term.

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3. No interest will be charged on late payment of outstanding interests.

Article 13. Collateral for special loans

1. The borrower must provide assets as collateral for a special loan in the following order of priority:

a) Pledge of SBV bills, government bonds (including treasury bills, treasury bonds, bonds for central-level works, national development bonds, government bonds issued by Vietnam Development Bank (formerly, Development Assistance Fund) according to the Prime Minister’s directive), government-guaranteed bonds of which principal and interest shall be fully paid when they are due, and municipal bonds which are included in the list of valuable papers to be used in SBV’s transactions;

b) Pledge of bonds issued by commercial banks over 50% of charter capital of which is held by the State (except commercial banks which have been compulsorily acquired);

c) Pledge of bonds issued by credit institutions which are not placed under special control (except commercial banks specified in Point b of this Clause) and bonds issued by other enterprises.

2. Where all types of assets specified in Clause 1 of this Article have been provided as collateral, the borrower may use the following types of assets as collateral when applying for a special loan or extension of special loan term, and is not required to implement the provisions of Clauses 3, 4, 5 of this Article with regard to outstanding amounts of special loans:

a) Mortgage of debt claim;

b) Mortgage of interests receivable.

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a) The value of the types of collateral specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be determined according to the provisions of Appendix IV enclosed herewith;

b) Conversion value of each type of collateral shall be determined adopting the following formula:

TS =

GT

 

TL

 

Where:

TS: Conversion value of a type of collateral;

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TL: Collateral conversion ratio corresponding to the type of collateral.

c) The collateral conversion ratio (TL) is determined as follows:

(i) With regard to the valuable papers specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article, TL is the minimum ratio of the value of the valuable paper to the loan amount secured with pledge of such valuable paper granted by SBV to the credit institution according to SBV’s regulations in each period;

(ii) With regard to the types of collateral specified in Points b, c Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, TL shall be 120%;

d) At the time of application for a special loan or extension of special loan term, the credit institution must ensure that total conversion value of types of eligible collateral shall not be smaller than the amount of the special loan that it applies for or whose term is to be extended.

4. If any type of collateral specified in Point c Clause 1 of this Article does not meet the requirements laid down in Clause 2 Article 14 of this Circular resulting in the circumstance that total conversion value of eligible collateral is smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan, the borrower shall be required to replace the existing assets used as collateral and/or provide additional assets as collateral to ensure that total conversion value of eligible collateral shall not be smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan.

5. Addition or replacement of assets used as collateral prescribed in clause 4 of this Article shall be carried out according to the following provisions:

a) Within 10 working days from the day on which the event that total conversion value of eligible collateral is smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan occurs, the borrower shall prepare and submit a written request for addition/replacement of collateral (as approved by the Special Control Board, if the borrower is a credit institution placed under special control) to the relevant SBV's provincial branch. This request must also be accompanied with the list of assets additionally provided as collateral and the list of existing assets used as collateral to be replaced using the form in Appendix IIIA enclosed herewith;

b) Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of the written request and the lists of assets used as collateral from the borrower as prescribed in point a of this clause, the SBV's provincial branch shall directly perform or cooperate with relevant units in performing procedures for addition/replacement of assets used as collateral in order that total conversion value of eligible collateral shall not be smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan. In case of replacement of assets used as collateral, ineligible assets shall be withdrawn only after eligible assets have been additionally provided.

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1. The valuable papers specified in Points a, b Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular must meet the following requirements:

a) They are issued in VND;

b) They are deposited at SBV, either deposited directly at SBV or deposited on SBV’s client accounts opened at Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC);

c) They are not valuable papers issued by the borrower (for the valuable papers specified in point b clause 1 Article 13 hereof);

d) The term to maturity of the valuable paper must not be shorter than the term of the special loan.

2. In addition to the requirements laid down in clause 1 of this Article, the bonds specified in Point c Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular must also meet the following requirements:

a) They are listed in accordance with regulations of law;

b) The collateral is available and its value, as determined according to internal regulations of the credit institution at the nearest time to the time of application for special loan or application for extension of special loan term or at the time of valuation of collateral according to internal regulations of the credit institution during the special loan term, is not smaller than the face value of bonds.

3. Loans granted under line of credit agreements or contracts from which the debt claim or interests receivable arise as prescribed in clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular must be loans secured with assets.

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1. When a special loan becomes due, the borrower shall fully repay both principal and interest on the special loan to SBV.

2. When a special loan becomes due, both principal and interest shall be paid in one lump sum, including the case where a special loan term is extended.

3. The borrower may also repay the special loan debts (principal and interest) before maturity date without incurring early repayment charges.

4. The borrower is required to repay the special loan debt in the following cases:

a) In case the borrower earns money from debt claims/interests receivable provided as collateral for the special loan (hereinafter referred to as “collected debts”), within the first 05 working days of the month, the borrower shall repay the principal amount of the special loan in the chronological order of the signed indebtedness contracts; repayment amounts equal total collected debts in the previous month;

b) In case the borrower fails to make addition/replacement of assets used as collateral as prescribed in Clauses 4, 5 Article 13 of this Circular, within 05 working days after the deadline for addition/replacement of assets used as collateral prescribed in Clauses 4, 5 Article 13 of this Circular, the borrower shall make repayment of the principal amount of the special loan which must be at least the difference between the outstanding principal of the special loan and total conversion value of eligible collateral of all types.

5. If a special loan amount is found to be used for the purposes other than the approved loan purpose, within 07 working days from the day on which SBV gives a written notice of violation as prescribed in Point dd Clause 2, Point k Clause 4 Article 34 of this Circular (hereinafter referred to as the "date of SBV‘s violation notice”), the borrower shall be required to make payment of:

a) The special loan amount which has been improperly used;

b) The interest on the improperly used special loan amount which is calculated at the rate equaling 130% of the SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate announced on the date of SBV’s violation notice for the period starting on the day on which the borrower receives disbursement of the improperly used special loan amount and ending on the day on which such amount is repaid by the borrower.

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a) In case the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and is not granted extension of special loan term, SBV shall monitor the outstanding debt of the special loan as an overdue debt, and charge interest at the interest rate specified in Clause 2 Article 12 of this Circular on the principal amount of the special loan which is due but not repaid (hereinafter referred to as “unpaid principal”) in accordance with SBV’s regulations on methods for calculation and accounting of revenues and payment of interests in depositing and lending operations between SBV and credit institutions;

b) Take out money from the borrower’s account opened at SBV for collecting the debt payable by the borrower (including unpaid principal and interest payable) within 10 working days from the day on which the borrower is notified in writing of such an action. If the debt payable by the borrower is not yet collected in full, SBV shall continue monitoring and taking out money from the borrower’s account until the debt is collected in full;

c) Request the borrower to transfer the ownership of collateral which is the valuable papers specified in Point a Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular to SBV;

d) Take measures, as prescribed by law, for disposition of the collateral prescribed in Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular;

dd) Collect the special loan debts (including principal and interest) from the borrower’s proceeds from disposition of the collateral specified in Points b, c Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular;

e) Collect the special loan debts (including principal and interest) from the borrower’s other funding sources (if any).

7. In case the borrower fails to repay the special loan debts as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article, SBV shall:

a) Apply the interest rate equaling 130% of the SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate announced on the ending date of the prescribed repayment time limit on the unpaid principal for the period starting from the date following the ending date of the prescribed repayment time limit and ending on the day on which the borrower pays the unpaid principal;

b) Take out money from the borrower’s account opened at SBV for collecting the debt payable by the borrower (including the unpaid principal and the interest prescribed in point a of this clause) within 05 working days from the day on which the borrower fails to repay the special loan debt (in case the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control and is subject to the microprudential supervision of a SBV’s provincial branch) or within 05 working days from the date of its receipt of the notice from the SBV Banking Supervision Agency (in case the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control and is subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency) or the Special Control Board that the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article;

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Article 16. SBV’s consideration and issuance of decision to grant special loan to credit institution that is not placed under special control

1. When a credit institution that is not placed under special control wishes to apply for a special loan, it shall prepare an application which includes:

a) An application form for special loan which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at SBV's provincial branch (if any), the reason for application which is bank run, amount of the special loan (which shall not exceed total conversion value of types of collateral included in the list specified in Point dd of this Clause), proposed term, interest rate and collateral for the special loan, the special loan purpose which is for paying depositors that are individuals, and commitments to use the loan amount for stated purpose and to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans;

b) A report on bank run which clearly indicates the credit institution’s solvency status, whether the credit institution is at risk of insolvency or has become insolvent due to such bank run; whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan as prescribed in Articles 143, 158 of the Law on Credit Institutions; if an approved remedial plan is available, duration of the remedial plan, measures taken and to be taken to deal with the bank run, contents about the special loan taken from SBV included in the remedial plan (if any); explanations about the requested amount and term of the special loan;

c) A statement of VND deposit balances which is made according to Appendix I enclosed herewith;

d) A statement of funding sources in VND and use thereof which is made according to Appendix II enclosed herewith;

dd) List of assets used as collateral for the special loan which is made according to Appendix IIIA enclosed herewith;

e) The resolution on ratification of the application for SBV’s special loan of the Board of Directors (in case the credit institution is a joint-stock company and applies for a special loan amount subject to the approval of its Board of Directors as prescribed in clause 10 Article 70 of the Law on Credit Institutions); the resolution on ratification of the application for SBV’s special loan of the Board of Directors (in case the credit institution is Cooperative Bank of Vietnam or people’s credit fund) or the Board of Members (in case the credit institution is a limited liability company).

2. Submission of the application prescribed in clause 1 of this Article:

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b) In case the credit institution is subject to the microprudential supervision of a SBV’s provincial branch, it shall submit 02 packages of the application to SBV: 01 of which is sent to the SBV’s provincial branch and the other is sent to the Financial Policy Department.

3. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from the receipt of an adequate application as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Agency or the SBV’s provincial branch shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The bank run faced by the credit institution and tasks performed by the credit institution at the request of SBV to deal with the bank run; the status of operation and solvency of the credit institution; whether SBV makes early intervention in the credit institution;

b) Whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan; contents about the application for SBV’s special loan included in the remedial plan (if any);

c) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the credit institution is responsible as prescribed in point dd clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular; whether the credit institution has used all assets in clause 1 Article 13 hereof as collateral (in case the credit institution wishes to provide the assets in clause 2 Article 13 hereof as collateral);

d) Whether or not the special loan should be granted to the credit institution. If the special loan should be granted, necessity of grant of special loan, specific amount, term, interest rate, collateral and purpose of the special loan must be specified. If the special loan should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given.

4. In case the credit institution submits application as prescribed in point b clause 2 of this Article, within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article and written opinions of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in clause 3 of this Article, the Financial Policy Department shall send a written request to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions. This request must be accompanied with the application of the credit institution and written opinions of the SBV’s provincial branch.

5. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Agency shall provide the Financial Policy Department with its written opinions about the proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch specified in point d clause 3 of this Article.

6. If the credit institution’s list of assets used as collateral includes valuable papers, within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, the Financial Policy Department shall send the list of assets used as collateral to SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

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9. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of adequate opinions from relevant agencies as prescribed in Clauses 3, 5, 7 and 8 of this Article (if any), the Financial Policy Department shall prepare and submit a consolidated report thereof to the SBV’s Governor for considering and making decision to grant special loan to the credit institution. If an application for special loan is rejected, SBV shall give a written response indicating reasons for such rejection to the credit institution.

Article 17. SBV’s consideration and issuance of decision to grant special loan to credit institution that is placed under special control

1. When the credit institution placed under special control wishes to apply for a special loan, it shall send 04 packages of application for SBV’s special loan to the Special Control Board.

Such an application includes:

a) An application form for special loan which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at SBV's provincial branch (if any), the reason for application which is bank run, requested amount of the special loan (which shall not exceed total conversion value of types of collateral included in the list specified in Point dd of this Clause), proposed term, interest rate and collateral for the special loan, the special loan purpose which is for paying depositors (whether depositors are individuals and/or organizations), whether the credit institution has an approved restructuring plan, and commitments to use the loan amount for stated purpose and to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans;

b) A report on bank run which clearly indicates the credit institution’s solvency status, whether the credit institution is at risk of insolvency or has become insolvent due to such bank run; whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan as prescribed in Articles 143, 158 of the Law on Credit Institutions; if an approved remedial plan is available, duration of the remedial plan, measures taken and to be taken to deal with the bank run, contents about the special loan taken from SBV included in the remedial plan (if any); explanations about the requested amount and term of the special loan;

c) A statement of VND deposit balances which is made according to Appendix I enclosed herewith;

d) A statement of funding sources in VND and use thereof which is made according to Appendix II enclosed herewith;

dd) List of assets used as collateral which is made according to Appendix IIIA enclosed herewith;

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2. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the Special Control Board wishes to propose grant of special loan to the credit institution, it shall send 02 packages of application to SBV (the Financial Policy Department). If the credit institution is subject to microprudential supervision of a SBV’s provincial branch, the Special Control Board shall also send 01 other package of the application to this SBV’s provincial branch.

Such packages of application must be also accompanied with the Special Control Board’s document indicating:

a) its specific opinions about the bank run faced by the credit institution; the status of operation and solvency of the credit institution;

b) whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan; contents about the application for SBV’s special loan included in the remedial plan (if any); whether the credit institution has an approved restructuring plan;

c) its specific opinions about the fact the credit institution has used all assets in clause 1 Article 13 hereof as collateral (in case the credit institution wishes to provide the assets in clause 2 Article 13 hereof as collateral);

d) its proposal for grant of special loan to the credit institution, and its specific opinions about the necessity of such grant of special loan, and proposed amount, term, interest rate, collateral and purpose of the special loan (if the special loan is intended for paying depositors that are organizations, the Special Control Board shall give its specific opinion that the special loan amount shall not be used for paying depositors that are organizations significantly influencing the safe operation of the credit institution).

3. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of adequate application and written opinions specified in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article, the relevant SBV's provincial branch shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The bank run faced by the credit institution; the status of operation and solvency of the credit institution;

b) Whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan (in case the credit institution is required to send an approved remedial plan to the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed); whether the credit institution has an approved restructuring plan (in case the credit institution’s restructuring plan is subject to decision of the SBV’s provincial branch);

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d) Whether or not the special loan should be granted to the credit institution. If the special loan should be granted, necessity of such grant of special loan, specific amount, term, interest rate, collateral and purpose of the special loan must be specified. If the special loan should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given.

4. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an adequate application, written opinions as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, and written opinions prescribed in clause 3 of this Article (in case the credit institution is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch), the Financial Policy Department shall send the application and such written opinions to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions.  If the credit institution’s list of assets used as collateral includes valuable papers, the Financial Policy Department shall send the list of assets used as collateral to the SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

5. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Authority shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The bank run faced by the credit institution; the status of operation and solvency of the credit institution (if the credit institution is subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Authority);

b) Whether the credit institution has an approved remedial plan (in case the credit institution is required to send an approved remedial plan to the SBV Banking Supervision Authority as prescribed); contents about the application for SBV’s special loan included in the remedial plan (if any); whether the credit institution has an approved restructuring plan (except the case where the credit institution’s restructuring plan is subject to approval of the SBV’s provincial branch);

c) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the credit institution is responsible as prescribed in point dd clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular (except the case where the credit institution is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch);

d) Whether or not the special loan should be granted to the credit institution that is subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency. If the special loan should be granted, specific opinions about the necessity of such grant of special loan, amount, term, interest rate, collateral and purpose of the special loan must be specified. If the special loan should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given;

dd) The proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in Point d Clause 3 of this Article (in case the credit institution is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch).

6. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, based on information on the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the credit institution is responsible as prescribed in point dd clause 1 of this Article, the SBV’s Operations Center shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the collateral types which are valuable papers included in the credit institution’s list of assets used as collateral, including: type of valuable paper, ticker symbol, issuer, depository, methods for payment of principal and interest, interest rate, date of issue, maturity date, face value, value, and conversion value of the valuable paper.

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8. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of adequate opinions from relevant agencies as prescribed in Clause 3 (in case the credit institution is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch), Clauses 5, 6 and 7 of this Article (if any), the Financial Policy Department shall prepare and submit a consolidated report thereof to the SBV’s Governor for considering and making decision to grant special loan. If an application for special loan is rejected, SBV shall give a written response indicating reasons for such rejection to the credit institution.

Article 18. SBV’s consideration and issuance of decision to grant extension of special loan term to credit institution that is not placed under special control

1. When a borrower wishes to apply for extension of special loan term, it shall submit 02 packages of the application for extension of special loan term to SBV (the Financial Policy Department) at least 40 working days before the special loan becomes due. If the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of a SBV’s provincial branch, it shall be required to send 01 other package of the application to this SBV’s provincial branch.

Such an application includes:

a) An application form for extension of special loan term which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at a SBV’s provincial branch, reasons, the amount requiring extension (which shall not exceed total conversion value of types of collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral specified in Point dd of this Clause), term, interest rate and collateral for the special loan amount requiring extension, and commitments to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans;

b) A report on the borrower’s solvency status; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run, including those included in the approved remedial plan as prescribed in Articles 143, 158 of the Law on Credit Institutions; measures to be taken to deal with the bank run and repay the special loan; explanations about the special loan amount requiring extension and expected extension period;

c) A statement of funding sources in VND and use thereof which is made according to Appendix II enclosed herewith;

d) List of assets used as collateral which is made according to Appendix IIIA enclosed herewith.

dd) The resolution on ratification of the application for extension of term of the special loan obtained from SBV of the Board of Directors (in case the borrower is a joint-stock company and applies for extension of term of a special loan amount subject to the approval of its Board of Directors as prescribed in clause 10 Article 70 of the Law on Credit Institutions); the resolution on ratification of the application for extension of term of the special loan obtained from SBV of the Board of Directors (in case the borrower is Cooperative Bank of Vietnam or people’s credit fund) or the Board of Members (in case the borrower is a limited liability company).

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a) The status of operation and solvency of the borrower; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run; whether SBV is making early intervention in the borrower;

b) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the borrower is responsible as prescribed in point d clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular; whether the borrower has used all assets in clause 1 Article 13 hereof as collateral (in case the borrower wishes to provide the assets in clause 2 Article 13 hereof as collateral);

c) Whether or not the extension of special loan term should be granted. If the extension of special loan term should be granted, reasons for proposal to grant extension of special loan term, amount, term, interest rate, collateral for the special loan.  If the extension of special loan term should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given.

3. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, and written opinions as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch), the Financial Policy Department shall send the application and such written opinions (if any) to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions.  If the borrower’s list of assets used as collateral includes valuable papers, the Financial Policy Department shall send the list of assets used as collateral to the SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

4. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Authority shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The status of operation and solvency of the borrower; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run; whether SBV is making early intervention in the borrower (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Authority);

b) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the borrower is responsible as prescribed in point d clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular; whether the borrower has used all assets in clause 1 Article 13 hereof as collateral (in case the borrower wishes to provide the assets in clause 2 Article 13 hereof as collateral) (except the case where the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch);

c) Whether or not the extension of special loan term should be granted to the borrower that is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Authority. If the extension of special loan term should be granted, reasons for proposal to grant extension of special loan term, amount, term, interest rate, collateral for the special loan.  If the extension of special loan term should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given;

d) The proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in Point c Clause 2 of this Article (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch).

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6. If written opinions given by requested agencies are not adequate as prescribed in this Article, within a maximum duration of 03 working days from the receipt of such written opinions, the Financial Policy Department shall send written request to relevant agencies for additional opinions.  Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from the receipt of the written request from the Financial Policy Department, requested agencies must provide their additional opinions as requested.

7. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of adequate opinions from relevant agencies as prescribed in Clause 2 (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch), Clauses 4, 5 and 6 of this Article (if any), the Financial Policy Department shall prepare and submit a consolidated report thereof to the SBV’s Governor for considering and making decision to grant extension of special loan term. If an application for extension of special loan term is rejected, SBV shall give a written response indicating reasons for such rejection to the borrower.

Article 19. SBV’s consideration and issuance of decision to grant extension of special loan term to credit institution that is placed under special control

1. When a borrower wishes to apply for extension of special loan term before obtaining approval for its restructuring plan or for changes to its restructuring plan, it shall submit 04 packages of the application for extension of special loan term to the Special Control Board at least 40 working days before the special loan becomes due.

Such an application includes:

a) An application form for extension of special loan term which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at a SBV’s provincial branch, reasons, the amount requiring extension (which shall not exceed total conversion value of types of collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral specified in Point d of this Clause), term, interest rate and collateral for the special loan amount requiring extension, whether the borrower has an approved restructuring plan, and commitments to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans;

b) A report on the borrower’s solvency status; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run, including those included in the approved remedial plan as prescribed in Articles 143, 158 of the Law on Credit Institutions; measures to be taken to deal with the bank run and repay the special loan; the plan for settling existing special loans included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (if any), and explanations about the special loan amount requiring extension and expected extension period;

c) A statement of funding sources in VND and use thereof which is made according to Appendix II enclosed herewith;

d) List of assets used as collateral which is made according to Appendix IIIA enclosed herewith;

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2. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the Special Control Board wishes to propose grant of extension of special loan term to the borrower, it shall send 02 packages of the application to SBV (via the Financial Policy Department). If the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of a SBV’s provincial branch, the Special Control Board shall also send 01 other package of the application to this SBV’s provincial branch.

Such packages of application must be also accompanied with the Special Control Board’s document indicating:

a) Its opinions about the status of operation and solvency of the borrower; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run; specific opinions about the fact that the borrower has used all assets in clause 1 Article 13 hereof as collateral (in case the borrower wishes to provide the assets in clause 2 Article 13 hereof as collateral);

b) Its opinions about the fact that the borrower has not yet obtained approval for its restructuring plan or for changes to its restructuring plan; the plan for settling existing special loans included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (if any);

c) Its proposal for grant of extension of special loan term to the borrower, reasons for such proposal; proposed amount, interest rate, term and collateral.

3. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of adequate application and written opinions specified in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article, the relevant SBV's provincial branch shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The status of operation and solvency of the borrower; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run;  

b) Whether the borrower has an approved restructuring plan; the plan for settling existing special loans included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (if any) (in case the borrower’s restructuring plan is subject to approval of the SBV’s provincial branch);

c) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the borrower is responsible as prescribed in point d clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular; 

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4. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an adequate application, written opinions as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, and written opinions prescribed in clause 3 of this Article (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch), the Financial Policy Department shall send the application and such written opinions to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions.  If the borrower’s list of assets used as collateral includes valuable papers, the Financial Policy Department shall send the list of assets used as collateral to the SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

5. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Authority shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The status of operation and solvency of the borrower; the borrower’s implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Authority);

b) Whether the borrower has an approved restructuring plan, and the plan for settling existing special loans included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (in case the borrower’s restructuring plan is subject to approval of the SBV’s provincial branch);

c) The conformity of information on collateral included in the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the borrower is responsible as prescribed in point d clause 1 of this Article with the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular (except the case where the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch);

d) Whether or not the extension of special loan term should be granted to the borrower that is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Authority. If the extension of special loan term should be granted, specific opinions about the amount, term, interest rate and collateral. If the extension of special loan term should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given;

dd) The proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in Point d Clause 3 of this Article (in case the borrower is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch).

6. Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, based on information on the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the borrower is responsible as prescribed in point d clause 1 of this Article, the SBV’s Operations Center shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the collateral types which are valuable papers included in the borrower’s list of assets used as collateral, including: type of valuable paper, ticker symbol, issuer, depository, methods for payment of principal and interest, interest rate, date of issue, maturity date, face value, value, and conversion value of the valuable paper.

7. If written opinions given by requested agencies are not adequate as prescribed in this Article, within a maximum duration of 03 working days from the receipt of such written opinions, the Financial Policy Department shall send written request to relevant agencies for additional opinions.  Within a maximum duration of 07 working days from the receipt of the written request from the Financial Policy Department, requested agencies must provide their additional opinions as requested.

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Article 20. Conclusion of special loan agreements, acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral, and disbursement of special loans

1. Conclusion of special loan agreement and acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral:

a) Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from their receipt of the SBV’s Decision to grant special loan, the Director of the relevant SBV’s provincial branch shall, based on this Decision and regulations of relevant laws, conclude a special loan agreement which includes contents about acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral.

In case the collateral is the debt claim/interests receivable as prescribed in clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular, the borrower shall retain all line of credit-related documents from which the debt claim/interests receivable arise according to guidelines given by the SBV’s provincial branch (if the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control) or the Special Control Board (if the borrower is a credit institution that is placed under special control);

b) If the collateral for the special loan includes valuable papers, within 01 working day from the conclusion of the special loan agreement, the SBV’s provincial branch shall send the signed special loan agreement to the SBV’s Operations Center;

c) Within 02 working days from its receipt of the signed special loan agreement, the SBV’s Operations Center shall carry out accounting and pledge of the collateral which is valuable papers included in the list of assets used as collateral enclosed with the signed special loan agreement, and give a written notice of completion of such actions to the SBV’s provincial branch.

2. Disbursement of special loan to a credit institution that is not placed under special control:

a) When the borrower wishes to receive disbursement of the special loan, it shall send a written request for disbursement, which clearly indicates the amount, time and reasons for disbursement, to the SBV’s provincial branch;

b) The SBV’s provincial branch shall disburse the special loan according to the signed special loan agreement and the borrower’s disbursement request;

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3. Disbursement of special loan to a credit institution that is placed under special control:

a) When the borrower wishes to receive disbursement of the special loan, it shall send a written request for disbursement, which clearly indicates the amount, time and reasons for disbursement, to the Special Control Board;

b) Based on the borrower’s demand for use of special loan, the special control board shall consider giving opinions about the borrower’s disbursement request. If the borrower’s disbursement request is approved, within 02 working days from its receipt of the request, the Special Control Board shall send a document indicating the amount and time of disbursement and the borrower’s disbursement request to the relevant SBV’s provincial branch;

c) Based on the signed special loan agreement, within 02 working days from its receipt of adequate documents from the Special Control Board as prescribed in point b of this clause and a notice from the SBV’s Operations Center as prescribed in point c clause 1 of this Article (if any), the SBV’s provincial branch shall disburse the special loan;

d) The SBV’s provincial branch shall only disburse the special loan after completing procedures for receipt of collateral.

Chapter III

SBV’S GRANT OF SPECIAL LOANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTRUCTURING PLANS

Article 21. Purposes of special loans 

Borrowers are allowed to use special loans for performing banking operations and other business operations as prescribed in their Licenses and recovery plans/mandatory transfer plans in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

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1. SBV shall consider deciding the amount and term of each special loan granted on the basis of the actual financial health of the credit institution that applies for the special loan (applicant), objectives and duration of the recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, assisting measures, and financial and business plans of the applicant as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

2. The term of a special loan shall not exceed the duration of the relevant recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

Article 23. Interest rates

1. The rate of interest on a special loan equals to the SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate announced at the date of disbursement of the special loan.

2. The interest rate charged on the overdue principal of a special loan shall be 130% of the interest rate charged on the last due repayment.

3. No interest will be charged on late payment of outstanding interests.

Article 24. Collateral and requirements attached to collateral

1. Collateral includes those assets prescribed in clause 1, point a clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular.

2. Eligibility requirements attached to collateral

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b) Collateral that is valuable papers prescribed in point b clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular must meet all requirements laid down in points a, b, c clause 1 Article 14 of this Circular;

c) Collateral that is bonds prescribed in point c clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular must meet all requirements laid down in points a, b, c clause 1 Article 14 of this Circular and be secured by assets;

d) For the collateral that is debt claim, the loan under the line of credit agreement or contract from which the debt claim arises must be granted in VND, secured by assets and classified as group-1 debt (standard debts) in accordance with SBV’s regulations on classification of assets of credit institutions, excluding loans which are rescheduled according to SBV’s regulations.

3. Value of collateral:

a) The value of the types of collateral specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be determined according to the provisions of Appendix IV enclosed herewith;

b) At the time of application for a special loan, the credit institution must ensure that total value or total conversion value (if prescribed in the recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan) of types of eligible collateral shall not be smaller than the special loan amount that it applies for.

4. Addition or replacement assets used as collateral

a) If any asset used as collateral does not meet the requirements laid down in Clause 2 of this Article resulting in the circumstance that total value or total conversion value of eligible collateral is smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan, the borrower shall be required to replace the existing assets used as collateral and/or provide additional assets as collateral to ensure that total value or total conversion value of eligible collateral shall not be smaller than the outstanding principal of the special loan.

b) Monitoring and assessment of satisfaction of eligibility requirements of assets used as collateral, procedures for addition/replacement of assets used as collateral (including the case where additional collateral is provided to serve the disbursement of the special loan) shall comply with the borrower’s recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

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1. When a special loan becomes due according to the roadmap in the approved recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, the borrower shall be required to fully repay both principal and interest on the special loan to SBV.

2. The borrower may also repay the special loan debts (principal and interest) before maturity date without incurring early repayment charges.

3. In case the borrower fails to provide additional assets/replace existing assets used as collateral as prescribed in clause 4 Article 24 of this Circular, the borrower shall repay a principal amount which is not smaller than the difference between the outstanding principal of the special loan and total value or total conversion value of eligible collateral. The deadline for debt repayment shall comply with the borrower's recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

4. In case a special loan amount is found to be used for the purposes other than the approved loan purpose, the borrower shall make debt repayments as follows:

a) The amount repayable includes the special loan amount which has been improperly used and the interest on this improperly used special loan amount which is calculated at the rate equaling 130% of the SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate;

b) The debt repayment deadline and method for calculation of the interests payable shall comply with the borrower's recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

5. In case the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in clause 1, 3 or 4 of this Article, SBV shall:

a) In case the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, SBV shall monitor the outstanding debt of the special loan as an overdue debt, and charge interest at the interest rate specified in Clause 2 Article 23 of this Circular on the principal amount which is not repaid by the due date in accordance with SBV’s regulations on methods for calculation and accounting of revenues and payment of interests in depositing and lending operations between SBV and credit institutions;

b) In case the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, SBV shall apply the interest rate equaling 130% of the SBV’s pledged-asset lending rate announced on the ending date of the prescribed time limit for addition/replacement of assets used as collateral on the unpaid principal for the period starting from the date following the debt repayment deadline and ending on the day on which the borrower pays the unpaid principal;

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d) Request the borrower to transfer the ownership of collateral which is the valuable papers specified in Point a Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular to SBV;

dd) Take measures, as prescribed by law, for disposition of the collateral prescribed in Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular;

e) Collect the special loan debts (including principal and interest) from the borrower’s proceeds from disposition of the collateral specified in Points b, c Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular;

g) Collect the special loan debts (including principal and interest) from the borrower’s other funding sources (if any).

6. With regard to a special loan used for paying purchase prices of debts and other assets of the assisting credit institution or transferee under an approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, if the borrower fails to repay debts as prescribed in clauses 1, 3 or 4 of this Article, SBV, the assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan shall, in addition to the measures prescribed in clause 5 of this Article, take the following measures:

a) The assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan shall consider granting loans to and/or purchase assets of the borrower, and implement other measures so that the borrower may have sufficient money for repaying the special loan to SBV. The time limit for implementing these measures shall comply with the borrower’s recovery plan/mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2024;

b) SBV shall take out money from the account, opened at SBV, of the assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan that is a domestic credit institution for collecting the special loan debt in case the assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan fails to implement the measures in point a of this clause; taking out money from the account of assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan shall start from the date following the end of the time limit for implementing the measures prescribed in point a of this clause until the debt is collected in full.

Article 26. Procedures for grant of special loan by SBV for implementing approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan   

1. After obtaining approval of its mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 (hereinafter referred to as “mandatory transfer plan”) or recovery plan, the credit institution that is placed under special control and wishes to apply for a special loan shall send 04 packages of the application for SBV’s special loan to the Special Control Board.

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a) An application form for special loan which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at SBV's provincial branch (if any), amount, purpose of the special loan, collateral, interest rate, term, and repayment of special loan debt, and commitments to use the loan amount for the stated purpose and to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans as well as contents on the application for special loan in the approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan;

b) List of assets used as collateral for the special loan which is made according to Appendix IIIB enclosed herewith.

2. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an application consisting of adequate documents as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the Special Control Board wishes to propose grant of special loan to the credit institution, it shall send 02 packages of the application to SBV (via the Financial Policy Department). If the special loan is intended to implement a recovery plan subject to approval of a SBV’s provincial branch, the Special Control Board shall also send 01 package of the application to that SBV’s provincial branch.

Such packages of application must be also accompanied with the Special Control Board’s proposal for amount, purpose, collateral, interest rate, term and repayment of special loan debt.

3. Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from its receipt of adequate application and written opinions specified in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article, the relevant SBV's provincial branch shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the following contents:

a) The conformity of the credit institution’s application prescribed in clause 1 of this Article with the contents about the special loan included in the approved recovery plan;

b) Whether or not the special loan should be granted to the credit institution. If the special loan should be granted, specific opinions about the amount, purpose, collateral, interest rate, term and repayment of special loan debt must be specified. If the special loan should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given.

4. Within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of an adequate application, written opinions as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, and written opinions prescribed in clause 3 of this Article (in case the recovery plan is subject to approval of a SBV’s provincial branch), the Financial Policy Department shall send the application and such written opinions to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency for its opinions.  If the credit institution’s list of assets used as collateral includes valuable papers, the Financial Policy Department shall send this list to the SBV’s Operations Center for its opinions.

5. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, the SBV Banking Supervision Agency shall give its written response to the Financial Policy Department. Such response shall:

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b) Whether or not the special loan should be granted to the credit institution. If the special loan should be granted, specific opinions about the amount, purpose, collateral, interest rate, term and repayment of special loan debt must be specified. If the special loan should not be granted, reasons thereof must be given (except the case where the recovery plan is subject to approval of a SBV’s provincial branch);

c) The proposal of the SBV’s provincial branch as prescribed in point b clause 3 of this Article (in case the recovery plan is subject to approval of a SBV’s provincial branch).

6. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of the written request for opinions from the Financial Policy Department as prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article, based on information on the list of assets used as collateral which is provided by and for which the credit institution is responsible as prescribed in point b clause 1 of this Article, the SBV’s Operations Center shall give its written opinions to the Financial Policy Department about the collateral types which are valuable papers included in the credit institution’s list of assets used as collateral, including: type of valuable paper, ticker symbol, issuer, depository, methods for payment of principal and interest, interest rate, date of issue, maturity date, face value, value, and conversion value of the valuable paper.

7. If written opinions given by requested agencies are not adequate as prescribed in this Article, within a maximum duration of 02 working days from its receipt of such written opinions, the Financial Policy Department shall give written request to such agencies for their additional opinions.  Within a maximum duration of 03 working days from the receipt of written request from the Financial Policy Department, requested agencies must provide their additional opinions as requested.

8. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of adequate opinions from relevant agencies as prescribed in Clause 3 (in case the recovery plan is subject to approval of a SBV’s provincial branch), clauses 5, 6 and 7 of this Article (if any), the Financial Policy Department shall prepare and submit a consolidated report thereof to the SBV’s Governor for considering and making decision to grant special loan to the credit institution.  

9. Within a maximum duration of 35 working days from its receipt of an adequate application of the borrower as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article and written opinions of the Special Control Board as prescribed in clause 2 of this Article, SBV shall make a Decision to grant special loan. If an application for special loan is rejected, SBV shall give a written response indicating reasons for such rejection to the credit institution.

Article 27. Conclusion of special loan agreements, acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral, and disbursement of special loans

1. Conclusion of special loan agreements, acceptance of pledged or mortgaged collateral, and disbursement of special loans shall comply with clauses 1 and 3 Article 20 of this Circular, except provisions of clause 2 of this Article.

2. In case the collateral is the debt claim, line of credit-related documents from which the debt claim arises shall be managed and retained according to the borrower’s approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan.

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Chapter IV

GRANT OF SPECIAL LOANS BY OTHER CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

Article 28. Procedures for grant of special loans and extension of special loan term to credit institutions facing bank run

1. The credit institution that wishes to apply for a special loan as prescribed in Point a Clause 2 or Point a Clause 3 Article 4 of this Circular (borrowing credit institution) shall send an application to another credit institution (lending credit institution).

Such an application includes:

a) The documents as prescribed in internal regulations of the lending credit institution on grant of special loans to credit institutions;

b) The document sent by the Special Control Board to the lending credit institution. Such document shall include opinions on the fact that the borrowing credit institution is facing the bank run, the status of operation and solvency of the borrowing credit institution (in case the borrowing credit institution is placed under special control).

2. Within a maximum duration of 05 working days from its receipt of an adequate application as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the lending credit institution approves the application, it shall send the application prescribed in clause 1 of this Article to the relevant SBV’s provincial branch (in case the borrowing credit institution is subject to the microprudential supervision of this SBV’s provincial branch) or to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency (in case the borrowing credit institution is subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency) for their opinions about the following contents:

a) The bank run faced by the borrowing credit institution;

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3. Where necessary, SBV Banking Supervision Agency may get opinions from the relevant SBV’s provincial branch before giving its opinions to the lending credit institution.

4. The lending credit institution shall consider making decision on the application for special loan submitted by the borrowing credit institution.

5. In case of extension of special loan term specified in Point a Clause 2, Point a Clause 3 Article 4 of this Circular:

a) The borrower shall send an application to the lender.

Such an application includes the documents as prescribed in the lender’s internal regulations on grant of special loans to credit institutions, and the proposal for grant of extension of special loan term sent by the Special Control Board to the lender (in case the borrower is a credit institution that is placed under special control). This proposal includes contents on the status of operation and solvency of the borrower, the borrower's implementation of measures for dealing with the bank run, and the plan for settling existing special loan included in the restructuring plan submitted to SBV (if any);

b) The lender shall consider deciding the grant of extension of special loan term to the borrower.

Article 29. Procedures for grant of special loan and extension of special loan term for implementing approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan  

1. When a credit institution wishes to apply for a special loan or extension of special loan term as prescribed in Point b Clause 2, Points b, c Clause 3 Article 4 of this Circular (borrowing credit institution), it shall send an application to another credit institution (lending credit institution).

Such an application includes:

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b) The proposal for grant of special loan or extension of special loan term sent by Special Control Board to the lending credit institution. This proposal includes contents about the application for special loan included in the borrower's approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

2. The lending credit institution shall consider making decision to grant special loan or extension of special loan term in conformity with its internal regulations on grant of special loans to credit institutions, and the borrower's approved recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 30. Borrower’s responsibilities

1. Provide documents concerning the special loan to the lender in an adequate, timely and accurate manner; assume legal responsibility for the accuracy and legitimacy of such provided documents; assume responsibility for compliance with regulations of law on extension of credit operations in respect of line of credit agreements/contracts from which debt claims/interests receivable used as collateral arise (in case such debt claims/interests receivable are purchased from an assisting credit institution or transferee under mandatory transfer plan).

2. Assume responsibility for:

a) The satisfaction of the assets used as collateral for SBV’s special loan with the eligibility requirements laid down in Article 14 or 24 of this Circular;

b) Use the types of assets specified in Clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular as collateral for the special loan only after having used all types of assets specified in Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular as collateral (in case of application for special loan as prescribed in point a clause 1 Article 4 of this Circular).

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4. During the special loan term, the borrower shall:

a) Not use the assets used as collateral for special loan for other purposes;

b) Monitor and evaluate the satisfaction of eligibility requirements by the assets used as collateral for special loan; add/replace assets used as collateral; manage and retain line of credit-related documents from which debt claims/interests receivable used as collateral for the special loan arise as prescribed in this Circular.

5. Submit reports to the Special Control Board (in case the borrower is a credit institution placed under special control) or the relevant SBV’s provincial branch (in case the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control and subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch) or the SBV Banking Supervision Agency (in case the borrower is a credit institution that is not placed under special control and subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency) on:

a) The case where the assets used as collateral fail to meet eligibility requirements laid down in Clause 4 Article 13, point a clause 4 Article 24 of this Circular or where all types of assets specified in Clause 1 Article 13 of this Circular have been provided as collateral;

b) The amount of debts collected as prescribed in Point a Clause 4 Article 15 of this Circular within 03 working days from the collection date;

c) Special loan debt repayment within 02 working days from the repayment date;

d) Promptly submit reports on any issues concerning the special loan and recommended solutions.

6. Dispose of collateral for repaying special loan debts to the lender.

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a) The relevant SBV’s provincial branch (if the special loan is granted by SBV);

b) The lender (if the special loan is granted by another credit institution).

8. Discharge other responsibilities as prescribed in this Circular, relevant laws, the signed special loan agreement and contents on application for special loan included in the borrower’s approved restructuring plan or mandatory transfer plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010.

Article 31. Responsibilities of assisting credit institutions and transferees under mandatory transfer plans

1. Discharge the responsibilities prescribed in Point a Clause 6 Article 25 of this Circular.

2. Cooperate at the request of the Special Control Boards in implementing the provisions of Article 33 of this Circular (in case a special loan is granted to serve the implementation of a recovery plan or mandatory transfer plan).

Article 32. Responsibilities of credit institutions granting special loans

1. Consider issuing decisions on grant of special loans or extension of special loan term to borrowing credit institutions in accordance with this Circular; submit reports to SBV (via the agency whose opinions are obtained as prescribed in clause 2 Article 28 of this Circular) on approval of or refusal to approve applications for special loans.

2. Issue internal regulations on grant of special loans to credit institution, which include contents about consideration and issuance of decisions to grant special loan, extension of special loan term, disbursement, debt collection, collateral and disposition of collateral.

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a) Play the leading role in supervising the borrowers’ use of the granted special loan amounts;

b) Expedite and request borrowers to repay special loan debts in accordance with regulations of this Circular, approved restructuring plans and signed special loan agreements.

c) Receive and dispose of collateral as agreed upon with borrowers and in accordance with regulations of law on security for fulfillment of obligations;

d) Within the first 07 working days of the month following the month in which outstanding special loan debt is incurred or any changes in the special loan occur, submit reports (made according to Appendix VI enclosed herewith) to SBV.

4. Perform other responsibilities as prescribed in this Circular and relevant laws.

Article 33. Responsibilities of Special Control Boards

1. Play the leading role in supervising borrowers’ use of the special loan amounts granted by SBV. If a borrower is found to have used the special loan for the purposes other than the approved loan purpose, the Special Loan Board shall give a written notice to SBV.

2. Play the leading role in supervising revenues of borrowers (including proceeds from the collateral for the special loan) for proposing SBV’s collection of special loan debts; expedite and request borrowers to dispose of the collateral and repay the special loan debts according to this Circular.

3. Propose collection of debts from the special loans granted by SBV and collection measures to the SBV’s Governor.

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5. Notify the relevant SBV's provincial branch in writing of the borrower's failure to repay the special loan debts as prescribed in clause 4 Article 15, clause 3 Article 25 of this Circular; notify the SBV’s Operations Center in writing of the failure of the assisting credit institutions or transferee under mandatory transfer plan to implement provisions of point a clause 6 Article 25 of this Circular.

6. Promptly submit reports to the SBV’s Governor on any issues concerning the special loans granted by SBV and recommended solutions.

7. Perform other responsibilities as prescribed in this Circular and relevant laws.

Article 34. Responsibilities of SBV’s affiliated units

1. The Financial Policy Department shall:

a) play the leading role in requesting the SBV's Governor to consider making decisions to grant special loan or extension of special loan term and decisions on modifications to Decision to grant special loan in accordance with this Circular;

b) prepare and monthly submit consolidated report on special loans granted by SBV to the SBV’s Governor;

c) play the leading role in requesting the SBV’s Governor to respond to issues concerning the provisions of this Circular.

2. The SBV Banking Supervision Agency shall:

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b) discharge the responsibilities as prescribed in Article 33 of this Circular in case of a special loan granted by SBV to a credit institution that is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency and is not placed under special control;

c) play the leading role in requesting the SBV’s Governor to consider making decisions or requesting competent authorities to make decisions on proposals of Special Control Boards as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 33 of this Circular;

d) supervise, inspect and, within its competence, take actions against violations committed by the credit institutions that are subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV Banking Supervision Agency during the implementation of this Circular;

dd) If a credit institution that is subject to the microprudential supervision of SBV’s Banking Supervision Agency is found to have used the special loan for the purposes other than the approved loan purpose as notified by a competent authority or through inspection, the SBV’s Banking Supervision Agency shall give written notice of violation to the borrower, the relevant SBV’s provincial branch, the Special Control Board (if any), and the Financial Policy Department; such notice must indicate details about the borrower’s failure to use the special loan for approved purpose.

3. The SBV’s Operations Center shall:

a) give opinions about grant of special loans or extension of special loan term as prescribed herein;

b) based on the Decision to place a credit institution under special control, do accounting for converting that credit institution’s refinancing loan recorded at the SBV’s Operations Center into its special loan; continue performing responsibilities for this special loan according to the mechanism for granting the relevant refinancing loan;

c) carry out accounting and pledge of collateral which is valuable papers; release the collateral which is valuable papers upon receipt of a written notice from the relevant SBV’s provincial branch of full collection of the special loan principal and interest; comply with provisions of points c, d clause 6 Article 15, points d, dd clause 5, point b clause 6 Article 25 of this Circular;

d) cooperate with the SBV’s provincial branch in carrying out addition/replacement of assets used as collateral as prescribed in this Circular; give written notification to the SBV’s provincial branch of recording and pledge of the collateral which is valuable papers additionally provided by the borrower;

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4. Each SBV’s provincial branch shall:

a) give opinions about the grant of special loans or extension of special loan term and modifications to Decision to grant special loan in accordance with this Circular;

b) discharge the responsibilities as prescribed in Article 33 of this Circular in case of a special loan granted by SBV to a credit institution that is subject to microprudential supervision of the SBV’s provincial branch and is not placed under special control;

c) based on the Decision to place a credit institution under special control, do accounting for converting that credit institution’s refinancing loan recorded at the SBV’s provincial branch into its special loan; continue performing responsibilities for this special loan according to the mechanism for granting the relevant refinancing loan;

d) carry out the conclusion of special loan agreements, which must be prepared according to the Appendix V enclosed herewith, disburse loan amounts, grant extension of special loan term, and collect loan debts in accordance with this Circular, decisions to grant special loans/extension of special loan term and relevant laws;

dd) play the leading role in carrying out addition/replacement of assets used as collateral as prescribed in this Circular; give written notice to the SBV’s Operations Center of completion of procedures for receipt of collateral which are debt claims/interests receivable additionally provided by the borrower (in case the borrower replaces the valuable papers which are used as collateral with debt claims/interests receivable);

e) notify the borrower in writing of the use of money from its account for debt collection; implement the provisions of points a, b, dd, e clause 6, clause 7 Article 15, points a, b, c, e, g clause 5 Article 25 of this Circular;

g) cooperate at the request of Special Control Boards in implementing provisions of Clauses 1, 2 Article 33 of this Circular;

h) within the first 07 working days of the month following the month in which outstanding debts occur or changes in the special loan occur at SBV’s provincial branch, prepare a report thereof according to Appendix VI enclosed herewith and send it to the SBV Banking Supervision Agency and the Financial Policy Department;

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k) If a credit institution that is subject to the microprudential supervision of the SBV's provincial branch is found to have used the special loan for the purposes other than the approved loan purpose as notified by a competent authority or the Special Control Board or through inspection, the SBV's provincial branch shall give written notice of violation to the borrower, the Special Control Board (if any), the SBV Banking Supervision Agency and the Financial Policy Department; such notice must indicate details about the borrower’s failure to use the special loan for approved purpose;

l) Give a written notice to the SBV’s Operations Center of full collection of the special loan principal and interest (in case the list of assets used as collateral for the special loan includes valuable papers);

m) Perform other responsibilities as prescribed in this Circular.

5. The Finance and Accounting Department shall: 

provide instructions on accounting tasks relating to special loans granted by SBV to credit institutions, including conversion of principal and interest of refinancing loans to those of special loans, and receipt of collateral for special loans.

Article 35. Transition 

1. With regard to a special loan which is granted by SBV and of which outstanding principal and interest are not yet fully paid by the effective date of this Circular:

a) The special loan shall continue to be treated according to the Decision to grant special loan, Decision to grant extension of special loan term or the special loan agreement signed before the effective date of this Circular;

b) Before the restructuring plan or mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 is approved, extension of special loan term shall comply with provisions of clauses 2, 3 and 4 of this Article;

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2. With regard to a special loan for which the borrower’s application for extension of special loan term and the Special Control Board’s proposal for grant of extension of special loan term have been received by SBV before the effective date of this Circular:

a) SBV shall consider making decision to grant extension of special loan term on the basis of the received application and proposal for grant of extension of special loan term;

b) Extension of term of a special loan which is granted before the effective date of the Law No. 17/2017/QH14 shall comply with provisions of point b clause 1 and clause 4 Article 27 of the Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN dated July 06, 2021 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam prescribing grant of special loans to credit institutions placed under special control, as amended by the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-NHNN dated March 31, 2022 and the Circular No. 13/2022/TT-NHNN dated October 28, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as “Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN”);

c) Extension of term of a special loan with collateral which is granted after the effective date of the Law No. 17/2017/QH14 shall comply with provisions of clause 1 Article 11, Article 14, and Article 18 of the Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN and the SBV’s Plan for continuation of grant of special loans to borrowers under the Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP dated January 14, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “Plan for continuation of grant of special loans”);

d) Extension of term of a special loan without collateral which is granted after the effective date of the Law No. 17/2017/QH14 shall comply with provisions of clause 1 Article 11, Article 14, and Article 18 of the Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN (except provisions on collateral) and the Plan for continuation of grant of special loans.

3. With regard to a special loan with collateral which is granted by SBV to a borrower that does not have an approved restructuring plan or an approved restructuring plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 and of which outstanding principal and interest are not yet fully paid by the effective date of this Circular, except the case prescribed in clause 2 of this Article:

a) SBV shall consider granting extension of special loan term on the basis of the borrower’s solvency or the plan for settlement of the existing special loan included in the restructuring plan or the restructuring plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 submitted to a competent authority, and in conformity with the Plan for continuation of grant of special loans (if any). Each extension shall be less than 12 months. Extension of special loan term shall be granted according to provisions of Articles 12, 13, 14, 15 and 19 of this Circular, except provisions on measures for dealing with the bank run and provisions of point b of this clause;

b) In case the borrower’s restructuring plan under the Law on Credit Institutions 2010 has been submitted to a competent authority before the effective date of this Circular, TL shall be 100%, the List of assets used as collateral shall comply with Appendix VII enclosed herewith, and provisions on order of priority of assets used as collateral in clauses 1 and 2 Article 13 hereof shall not apply;

c) In case a transferee under mandatory transfer plan as prescribed in the Law on Credit Institutions is not available, the repayment of the special loan debt shall comply with provisions of clause 7 Article 5 and Article 15 of this Circular;

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4. With regard to a special loan without collateral which is granted by SBV to a borrower that does not have an approved restructuring plan and of which outstanding principal and interest are not yet fully paid by the effective date of this Circular, except the case prescribed in clause 2 of this Article, SBV shall consider granting extension of special loan term on the basis of the borrower’s solvency or the plan for settlement of the existing special loan included in the restructuring plan submitted to a competent authority and in conformity with the Plan for continuation of grant of special loans. Extension period and interest rate shall comply with clause 2 Article 11 and Article 12 of this Circular. Procedures for SBV's grant of extension of special loan term:

a) When the borrower wishes to apply for extension of term of the special loan without collateral, it shall submit 03 packages of the application for SBV’s grant of extension of special loan term to the Special Control Board at least 40 working days before the special loan becomes due.

b) Such an application includes an application form for extension of special loan term (which clearly indicates the name of the credit institution, number of VND account opened at a SBV’s provincial branch, reasons, the amount requiring extension, term, interest rate, whether the borrower has an approved restructuring plan, and commitments to comply with regulations of law on grant of special loans) and the documents prescribed in points b, c, dd clause 1 Article 19 of this Circular, except contents about measures for dealing with the bank run;

c) Procedures for considering and making decision to grant extension of special loan term shall comply with provisions of clauses 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 Article 19 of this Circular (except provisions on collateral).

5. With regard to a special loan which is granted by SBV to a borrower that does not have an approved restructuring plan and of which only outstanding interest is not yet fully paid by the effective date of this Circular, the special loan debt shall be collected according to the Special Control Board’s proposal and SBV’s request and guidelines (if any).

Article 36. Effect

1. This Circular comes into force from July 01, 2024.

2. The documents listed hereunder shall cease to have effect from the effective date of this Circular: 

a) The Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN dated July 06, 2021 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam prescribing grant of special loans to credit institutions placed under special control, except provisions of clause 2 Article 35 of this Circular;

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c) The Circular No. 13/2022/TT-NHNN dated October 28, 2022 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam providing amendments to the Circular No. 08/2021/TT-NHNN dated July 06, 2021 of the Governor of State Bank of Vietnam prescribing grant of special loans to credit institutions placed under special control, except provisions of clause 2 Article 35 of this Circular;

d) The Circular No. 01/2023/TT-NHNN dated January 19, 2023 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam prescribed grant of special loans without collateral to credit institutions placed under special control in urgent cases.

3. The Chief of Office, the Director of the Financial Policy Department, heads of SBV’s affiliated units, Special Control Boards of credit institutions placed under special control, and credit institutions are responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

 

 

PP. GOVERNOR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR




Pham Thanh Ha

 

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Circular No. 37/2024/TT-NHNN dated June 30, 2024 on prescribing grant of special loans
Official number: 37/2024/TT-NHNN Legislation Type: Circular
Organization: Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam Signer: Pham Thanh Ha
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Circular No. 37/2024/TT-NHNN dated June 30, 2024 on prescribing grant of special loans

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