UBI in pact with NCMSL for collateral management services

Public sector lender Union Bank of India today said it has entered into an agreement with National Collateral Management Services Ltd to avail the latter's services in its new scheme to extend credit against warehouse receipts.     

This is in addition to an existing tie-up with National Bulk Handling Corporation for similar services.     

Union Bank has launched a special scheme to extend credits against warehouse receipts with an objective to providing credit on competitive rates to food and agro-based units, a the bank stated here.     

NCMSL will provide collateral management services to the commodities pledged to the bank including ensuring quantity and quality of the commodities pledged, it said.     

The arrangement is expected to help the bank ensure better credit quality.