Accounts FAQ’s

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Who can avail ICICI Bank Loan Against Securities?

Your LAS Account will be opened at the Branch that has been specified by you. However, you can operate out of any of our Branches under the ‘Anywhere banking’ facility.

Yes, but you will have to first convert them into dematerialised form. Get your shares dematerialised through a Depository Account with ICICI Bank/any other Bank.

Insta LAS is a hassle-free and completely paperless offering of Loan Against Securities product. It is offered to select ICICI Bank customers having Equity shares as per the approved list in the Demat form with ICICI Bank. Customers can login to their Account through RIB (Retail Internet Banking) website and avail this offer within minutes by following a few simple steps.

Customer has to login to Net Banking --> Investment and Insurance --> Demat --> Loan Against Securities --> Apply now --> Confirm the amount --> Select the script and enter the quantity for pledging --> Select the appropriate options to proceed further --> Enter the OTP --> Read and agree to the T&Cs --> Fill in the details on the NSDL platform as directed--> Enter the OTP sent to your registered mobile number --> Submit and confirm the pledging ---> The limit is set.

The maximum limit is Rs 20 lakh and the minimum limit is Rs 50,000 per market value of the security.

Yes, the pledge creation and closure charges are levied on the Loan availed by the respective Depository Participants (DP) as per their pricing schedule and these charges are to be borne by the client.

Interest is calculated on the daily outstanding balance and will be debited/charged to the LAS Account on the 2nd day of every month for the entire interest period. Please note that the interest amount due needs to be deposited in the LAS Account on the same day. If the due date with respect to any amount payable under the Facility falls on a non-business day then the succeeding business day will be the due date for such payment.

The Facility is provided for one year and is renewed, basis satisfactory performance of the Account, after one year. In case the customer does not wish to renew the Facility, he/she needs to place a request for closure of the Account at any ICICI Bank Branch.

The other benefits and deliverables that you will get are - ‘Anywhere banking’ Facility with a chequebook, Enquiry Card for funds transfer and access to Net Banking Facility.

Yes, customers can increase the limit subsequently by pledging more shares as per the fund requirement, up to a maximum amount of Rs 20 lakh only.

You have to fill up the pledge closure form and submit it to your DP. In case the shares are not released please contact your LAS FPR. In case you want to swap your pledged shares with some other shares, the same Facility is also available provided the new shares which are being pledged are a part of our approved list. In both the cases shares will be released only if there are no dues pending towards our Bank.

You can sell your shares only by de-pledging them. In case you don’t have funds/shares for de-pledging you can sell the shares using our unique ‘online sale of pledged shares’ facility through ICICI Direct. To avail this you will have to raise a separate enrolment request. The sales proceeds will be credited to your Current Account & the utilised amount will be adjusted against the same.

The routine revaluation takes place every Friday. However, a revaluation can also take place in the interim period if there is a significant fluctuation in the market.

Service Charges & Fees

You can repay the Loan by cash, cheque or Demand Draft.

ICICI Bank LAP (Loan Against Securities) offers attractive interest rates, which are based on the trends prevailing in the market at the time of availing the Loan. You pay only when you use the money and for the number of days the money is used. The rates vary according to the product-variant.

You may check the total credit limit, credit limit against individual securities, details of the securities pledged and the outstanding amount through any of the following ways:

• Call our 24-hour Customer Care Centre

• Visit any ICICI Bank Branch

• Internet Banking

• Register your e-mail ID for weekly Interim Valuation Reports (IVR) by calling our <24>-hour Customer Care Centre or visiting any Branch.

Submit the pledge request form to your Depository Participant (DP), with whom you hold the Demat Account. Once your DP correctly initiates the pledge request in favour of ICICI Bank (mentioning your LAS Account number as the Agreement no.), the limits will be set within the next 24 working hours.

Yes, the dividend and bonus on the shares will continue to accrue to you.

Yes, more shares will be included, as these lists are updated on a periodic basis.

No, you can pledge your securities irrespective of whether you have a Demat Account with ICICI Bank or any other depository. To open a Demat Account, click here

Yes, since this is an Overdraft Account, Loan can be repaid fully and can be utilised again whenever required during the Loan tenure, therefore if the customer wishes to close the Account, he/she needs to submit a written request to the Bank for the closure of the Account.

Once the total dues are paid fully, visit any ICICI Bank Branch and request for the closure of Account.

You will have to surrender your ATM Card, unused cheque leaves of the Account along with that you will have to provide NEFT/RTGS details or ICICI Bank Account details for direct credit of the credit balance (if any), you also need to provide a cancelled cheque/Bank statement/Bank passbook, which has your name, Account number, IFSC Code and the Bank name on it.

If there is any debit balance or outstanding dues towards the Bank, customer has to ensure the repayment of the same before the final closure of the Loan amount. Unless and until the outstanding dues are repaid, the Loan Account will not be closed and the securities will not be released.

Death/deceased cases for insurance, Mutual Funds, bonds and shares will be initiated at the base Branch by the surviving Account holder/nominee/claimant.

Following documents are required to be submitted (Please contact your Branch for any additional documents)

• Account closure request letter from the claimant/surviving Account holder/nominee

• Death Certificate of the borrower

• ID proof of the claimant/surviving Account holder/nominee

Moreover, Account holder/surviving Account holder/nominee of the Account/legal heir needs to contact the LAS RM to seek further assistance.

Account holder/surviving Account holder/nominee of the Account/legal heir of the deceased needs to submit the claim request to the Branch/Relationship Manager along with the Death Certificate and other documents as mentioned below:

In case of accidental death:

1. Copy of FIR/Panchnama/Inquest report

2. Copy of postmortem report

3. Copy of driving licence if, life assured was driving the vehicle at the time of accident.

In case of non-accidental death

1. Copy of medico-legal cause of death

2. Medical records (admission notes, discharge/death summary/test reports, etc.)

Moreover, Account holder/surviving Account holder/nominee of the Account/legal heir needs to contact LAS RM to seek further assistance.

The insurance policy will be sent to the security issuer for death claim so as to recover the Loan outstanding amount. Documents pertaining to the death claim will be verified by the security issuer and the claim will be processed as per the rules governed by the insuring company and payout will be released as per the details provided in the Bank cover letter.

All other securities will be released post recovering the Loan outstanding amount.

Bank will release all the original documents and send the reassignment request to remove the charges registered with any of the issuers within a period of 30 days after full repayment/settlement of the Loan amount. In case of delay in releasing the original documents beyond 30 days after full repayment/settlement of the Loan/closure of the Account, RM will communicate to the borrower about the delay reasons and the expected time of releasing all the original documents.

You may call our Customer Care for further queries or write to lassupport@icicibank.com; TAT for the closure of any mail sent to this e-mail ID will be 7 working days.