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Notification on ATM Withdrawal Charge

All customers are requested to note that cash withdrawals from other bank’s ATM machines are chargeable @Nu 9/- per withdrawal transaction from the sixth transaction onwards, and is recovered at each month end. This is a common charge across banks and as mandated by the Central Bank.

ELIGIBILTY

  • All Bhutanese residing in a third country with sufficient repayment capacity.

QUANTUM

  • Commercial housing loan: 80% of building estimates and 70% of building estimates which exceed 50 million.
  • Non-commercial (home) loan: 90% of building estimates.
  • For renovation: 50% of the renovation cost.
  • Takeover loan:  Loan Outstanding with other Financial Institutions (FIs).

INTEREST RATE

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TENURE

30 years

CHECKLIST

  • Application form duly filled in and signed on all the pages (Full Signature).
  • CID copy of the applicant and guarantor if applicable.
  • One recent passport size photo of the applicant.
  • Salary slip/ Tax certificate/Bank statement (from any FIs to justify income) of applicant and guarantor (if applicable).
  • Appointment letter for applicant and guarantor (if applicable).
  • Power of Attorney (POA) to execute the loan documents. POA should be issued to a family member.
  • A copy of a family tree generated within past one month at the time of application submission to authenticate whether the guarantor/individual to whom Power of Attorney (POA) is issued is a family member or not. A family tree should also be submitted, if the property is family-owned, along with a copy of the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from family members aged 18 years and above.

Additional for construction of commercial building/residential house

  • Approved drawing plan of the building and a copy of approval letter for construction from concerned authority.
  • Expected rental income for new construction (for commercial building).

Computation of LTI

  • For computation of LTI, the combined salary of the spouse or family member (children) shall be considered.  However, children must be of legal age.
  • Multiple income sources shall be considered.

General Terms and Condition

  • Email the duly filled loan form and other required documents to the Bank at [email protected]
  • The land rate shall be based on the prevailing valuation of the Bank/common land rate.
  • The seller should stand as a guarantor until the completion of the transfer of ownership (for purchase of fixed assets).
  • Original documents should be mailed to CRM, Loan Section at Thimphu Main Branch, BoB.
  • Power of Attorney (POA) given by the rightful owner for execution of loan documents may be accepted only in case of people residing outside Bhutan/unable to present themselves in the Bank. However, it should be witnessed by a person having a good track record with the bank. For acceptance of POA, refer to the following Guidelines on issuance of Power of Attorney by the client.
  • POA issued by an Individual has to be special or Limited POA issued for one-time financial or banking transaction;
  •  POA issued by an individual has to be issued to a family member(Transaction pertaining execution of Legal documents, agreements);
  • An Individual issuing a POA to a person has to specify the purpose for which the POA has been issued. The POA issuer has to fill up Bank’s POA form witnessed by a Bank’s client having a good track record.