BoB clamps down on bank penalties

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The Bank of Botswana (BoB) has ordered commercial banks to ease the conditions under which they penalise customers for settling loans early, a move described as overdue by debtors who have long decried the penalties.

Prior to April 1, most commercial and statutory banks penalised clients who failed to provide a 90-day notice of their intent to settle their loans before maturity.

The penalty, banks rationalised, was meant to cushion against losses arising from the sudden absence of interest which would have accrued had the loan been paid until maturity.

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