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Today we have collated the 10 tricky words\/phrases\/terms from the editorial on the bad bank. Go through these words and see how many did you know already. Check their usage as well. This will surely help you to understand the sense the tricky words have conveyed in the editorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difficult Word\/ Phrase\/ Term<\/td>Contextual Sense\/ Definition<\/td><\/tr>
Bad bank <\/td>a bank set up to buy the bad loans and other illiquid holdings of another financial institution<\/td><\/tr>
NPAs <\/td>A nonperforming asset (NPA) refers to a classification for loans or advances that are in default or in arrears<\/td><\/tr>
Vicious cycle <\/td>a negative series of events that build on and reinforce each other<\/td><\/tr>
Legacy bad loans <\/td>A legacy asset is an asset that has remained on a company’s balance sheet for a long period time and has since become obsolete or has lost nearly all of it’s initial value<\/td><\/tr>
Abate <\/td>(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread<\/td><\/tr>
Dent <\/td>If one thing makes a dent in another, it reduces it by a large amount<\/td><\/tr>
Scrounge <\/td>seek to obtain something at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth<\/td><\/tr>
Rope in <\/td>to force or persuade someone to join a group or become involved in something<\/td><\/tr>
Fall prey to <\/td>to be harmed or affected in a bad way by (someone or something)<\/td><\/tr>
Inordinate <\/td>unusually or disproportionately large; excessive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"SSC<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For a good \u2018bad bank\u2019 (a bank set up to buy the bad loans and other illiquid holdings of another financial institution)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many operational details need to be thrashed out before the \u201cbad bank\u201d gets started<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With borrowers likely to take a renewed hit on incomes from Covid\u2019s second wave, banks that were just beginning to lighten their burden of non-performing assets (NPAs), look set to face a fresh round of defaults which could spike NPAs (A nonperforming asset (NPA) refers to a classification for loans or advances that are in default or in arrears)<\/strong> to double digits. This would once again set off a vicious cycle (a negative series of events that build on and reinforce each other)<\/strong> of loan losses, capital shortfalls and risk aversion at banks. Timely intervention to relieve banks of their legacy bad loans (a legacy asset is an asset that has remained on a company’s balance sheet for a long period time and has since become obsolete or has lost nearly all of it’s initial value)<\/strong> therefore appears imperative now for credit flow to resume when the pandemic abates ((of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread)<\/strong>. The Centre and the banking industry thus need to act quickly to operationalise the \u2018bad bank\u2019 idea debated since the Budget. The formation of NARCL (National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd) and appointment of its CEO mark only baby steps and there are many operational details to be thrashed out if NARCL is to prove more successful than the scores of existing Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SSC<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For NARCL to make a material dent (If one thing makes a dent in another, it reduces it by a large amount)<\/strong> in banks\u2019 bad loans, it will need to be well-capitalised. A recent Reserve Bank of India study on ARCs notes that while most successful ARCs globally have had equity infusions from the government, Indian ARCs relying only on private promoters, have scrounged (seek to obtain something at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth)<\/strong> for capital. With banks reportedly keen to offload \u20b92 lakh crore worth of NPAs, the Centre may need to make at least a token contribution to NARCL\u2019s equity capital, while roping in (to force or persuade someone to join a group or become involved in something)<\/strong> other stakeholders. Two, banks doubling up as key shareholders and\/or as lenders to ARCs has led to conflicts of interest, with worries about ARCs acquiring stressed loans at inflated valuations. Should NARCL be promoted exclusively by leading banks, it would fall prey to (to be harmed or affected in a bad way by (someone or something))<\/strong> the same problem. It has been suggested that NARCL conduct an open Swiss auction for every stressed asset it proposes to acquire to get around this, but this will only result in inordinate (unusually or disproportionately large; excessive) <\/strong>delays. A dispersed shareholding for NARCL that features neutral parties such as foreign stressed asset investors, may act as a better check against conflicts. While NARCL is likely to stick to the existing industry practice of paying 15 per cent in cash for acquired loans, with 85 per cent in security receipts , the banking lobby appears keen for the Centre to provide a 100 per cent loan loss-guarantee against security receipts. This is inadvisable as it would discourage banks from valuing these loans at realistic prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has also been very little discussion around how NARCL will manage a better recovery record than existing ARCs, which have recovered just 25-35 per cent of loan amounts and have struggled to repossess assets or enforce collateral. For NARCL to do better, legal roadblocks in the way of recovery actions need to be cleared. To pre-empt moral hazard from the Centre repeatedly stepping in to bail out banks, it should also take RBI\u2019s advice and set out a specific mandate and timeline, after fulfilling which the NARCL will be wound up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SSC<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hope you got to know some new words\/phrases which will definitely be useful in the English section of upcoming competitive exams. Wishing you all the best for your preparation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to improve your vocabulary further? Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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