Can You Borrow to Repay the Same Bank?

Introducing the art of refinancing: a strategic financial maneuver that revolves around obtaining a new loan to pay off existing debt with the same bank. It's a topic that has piqued the interest of many, and for good reason. The intricacies of refinancing demand the attention of a skilled wordsmith, capable of unraveling its complexities with finesse.

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Article 3, Section 8 of Decree 94/2018/ND-CP stipulates:

Debt restructuring involves raising new capital to repay part or all of the old debt.



Article 8 of Circular 39/2016/TT-NHNN stipulates:

Credit institutions are not allowed to provide loans for the following capital needs:


– For investment and business activities in sectors and trades that are prohibited by law.


– To pay for expenses or meet financial needs of transactions or acts prohibited by law.


– To purchase goods and services in sectors and trades that are prohibited by law.


– To buy gold bars.


– To repay debt at the same credit institution, except for loans to pay interest expenses incurred during the construction of a project, where the interest expense is included in the project’s investment budget approved by competent authorities according to legal regulations.


– To repay debt at another credit institution or overseas debt, except for loans to prepay loans meeting all the following conditions:


+) The loan is for business operations.


+) The loan term does not exceed the remaining term of the old loan.


+) The loan has not been restructured in terms of repayment period.

Banks are not allowed to provide loans to repay credit at the same credit institution (debt restructuring) except for special cases. (Illustrative image)

Therefore, according to regulations, banks are not allowed to provide loans to repay credit at the same credit institution (debt restructuring), except for loans to pay interest expenses incurred during the construction of a project, where the interest expense is included in the total investment capital approved by competent authorities.

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