CERSAI & Its Role in Securitization of Assets
CERSAI , or the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India is a complete, comprehensive registry of all assets that can be used as collateral in case of a bank loan or mortgage . The key purpose behind CERSAI’s existence is to ensure that there is a complete log of all assets and the financial statuses of their owners, thus keeping a record of which asset has been kept as collateral with which bank. This also helps banks and Asset Reconstruction Companies choose which assets need to be sold to Asset Reconstruction Companies and which assets need to be kept. The registry is also used for security matters in order to prevent possible fraud where one asset is kept as collateral with different banks. All banks need to do is check the registry in order to know if any bank or authorized lender already has a claim over the asset. CERSAI’s ability to be comprehensive also relies on the information submi...