Legal expert helping a borrower stop loan recovery agent harassment

Stop Loan Recovery Agent Harassment

Borrowers across India who settled their loans with Legal Savvy

23,000+borrowers helped across India

Calls after 7 pm, threats, calls to your family? RBI rules forbid all of it. We document every breach and take it to your lender and the RBI Ombudsman.

How recovery harassment escalates

Borrower stressed by loan recovery agent harassment calls
  1. 1

    Constant calls

  2. 2

    Calls to family and employer

  3. 3

    Threats and shaming

  4. 4

    Visits to home or office

  5. 5

    Stress and anxiety

  6. 6

    The loan stays unresolved

You don't have to face this alone.

Talk to a legal expert

How it works

Our anti-harassment services in India, in 5 steps

You approve every decision. Nothing is paid or agreed without your go-ahead.

  1. 1

    Free case review

    Tell us what is happening. We check the calls, messages and visits against RBI rules for recovery agents.

  2. 2

    Evidence on record

    We help you log call times, numbers, recordings and screenshots so every breach is documented.

  3. 3

    Written complaint to the lender

    A formal complaint goes to the lender's grievance officer, naming the breaches and the rules they break.

  4. 4

    Escalation if ignored

    If the lender does not resolve it within 30 days, we take it to the RBI Ombudsman and other forums.

  5. 5

    Settle the debt, if you want

    Once the pressure stops, we can negotiate a written settlement of the underlying loan.

Borrower logging recovery agent calls as evidence of harassment

Is it right for you

Signs of illegal recovery agent harassment in India

If one or more of these sounds like you, a free case review will tell you where you stand. No obligation.

  • 01Calls before 8 am or after 7 pm, or dozens of calls a day
  • 02Abusive language, threats or public shaming
  • 03Agents calling your family, colleagues or employer
  • 04Visits by agents who won't show an ID or authorisation letter

The service

RBI loan recovery rules in India for recovery agents

In short: Loan recovery agent harassment is recovery conduct that breaks RBI rules: calling before 8 am or after 7 pm, threats, abusive language, contacting your family or employer to shame you, or visiting without authorisation. You still owe the loan, but the lender is responsible for how its agents behave.

A lender is entitled to recover money it is owed. It is not entitled to threaten you, call you at night, or contact your relatives, employer, or neighbours about your debt. The RBI Fair Practices Code sets out what recovery agents may and may not do, including restricting calls to between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. and prohibiting intimidation or the use of abusive language. Conduct that crosses into threats, criminal intimidation, or public humiliation may also attract provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaced the Indian Penal Code.

Legal Savvy helps you record what is happening, put the lender on formal written notice, and escalate to the Banking Ombudsman where the lender own grievance process does not resolve it. What we can do is enforce the process and document the breach. No one can promise a particular outcome, and we do not.

What we do for you

  • Call logs, messages, and agent details recorded in a form that can be relied on later
  • Formal written notice served on the lender setting out the conduct complained of
  • Complaint filed through the lender grievance channel, then escalated to the Banking Ombudsman
  • Support where credit card collection agents are calling repeatedly or outside permitted hours
  • Action where a digital lending app has misused contact-list or photo access to pressure you
  • Advice on when conduct may amount to an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Evidence for a loan recovery harassment complaint

Don't have them all? Start anyway. We'll help you get copies from the lender.

  • Call recordings and screenshots
  • Call log with dates, times and numbers
  • Names or numbers of the agents
  • Loan account statement
  • Any written notices or messages

Our promises to you

What we will always do, and what we will never ask of you.

  • You pay the lender directly. Never cash, never to us or to an agent
  • No guaranteed waiver percentages. We tell you what is realistic for your case
  • Every offer on the lender's letterhead before you agree to it
  • A dedicated legal expert reviews and manages your case personally
  • Your documents are used only for your case and never shared or sold

Why use legal experts

Handling it alone vs. with Legal Savvy

  • Who deals with the lender

    You, alone, on every call

    Your legal expert, in writing

  • Settlement offers

    Verbal promises that can change

    On the lender's letterhead

  • Recovery pressure

    Calls you handle yourself

    Conduct checked against RBI rules

  • Legal notices

    Unclear what to reply

    Drafted replies within the deadline

  • Closure

    NOC often missed

    Settlement letter and NOC checked

Frequently asked questions

1

What are the RBI guidelines for loan recovery agents?

2

Can recovery agents visit my home?

3

How do I file a loan harassment complaint?

4

Can recovery agents call my family or employer?

5

Do I still have to repay the loan if agents harass me?

Free case review

Tell us about your loans. We'll take it from there.

About 2 minutes · Private · Free, no obligation

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