# Axis Bank business loans

> Axis Bank is on Recur Club's lender panel, writing dropline overdraft, loan against securities, overdraft / cash credit and 4 other products. Observed tickets run ₹25 cr to ₹25 cr, priced between 10% and 10%. Median turnaround from application to disbursal is about 83 days.

Source: https://www.recurclub.com/lenders/axis-bank
Last updated: 2026-09-29

## Products and indicative terms

Observed on live transactions. Not an offer or a quote.

| Product | Ticket | Rate | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital Demand Loan | ₹25 cr | 10% | 12 mo |

Also offered, with no terms observed yet: Dropline Overdraft, Loan Against Securities, Overdraft / Cash Credit, Purchase Invoice Discounting, Sales Invoice Discounting, Secured Term Loan.

## Eligibility - Axis Bank Limited

### Will not fund

- SME team will not fund loss-making companies
- Only looking for profitable companies
- Cannot fund loss-making companies
- Won't do FIG and PSU sectors
- dropped by axis
- At this scale, not okay with the security offered
- This team doesn't do CGTMSE
- Axis is an investor in NAB so can't pursue
- Not looking for loans under CGSS as of now
- SME team will not fund loss-making companies (×1 · latest )
- Only looking for profitable companies (×1 · latest )
- Cannot fund loss-making companies (×1 · latest )
- Won't do FIG and PSU sectors (×1 · latest )

### Prefers

- Can lend to companies whether bootstrapped or fund-raised
- PMF (product-market fit) is important to them
- Prefers scalable business models
- Can do EBITDA-negative companies
- Sector agnostic; can consider bootstrapped companies case-to-case
- …more in playbook
- Can lend to companies whether bootstrapped or fund-raised
- PMF (product-market fit) is important to them
- Prefers scalable business models
- Can do EBITDA-negative companies
- Sector agnostic; can consider bootstrapped companies case-to-case
- Looks for growth trajectory and improvement in bottomline/EBITDA
- Collateral not mandatory, except trading where minimum collateral of 30-100% is needed
- Avoid gems & jewellery, EPC (especially Karnataka/Andhra), and plastics/crude-oil derivatives currently
- Prefers residential property as best security, can also take land/other property or FD if no other collateral, with FD most preferred fallback
- Cautious on textile sector currently

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · age ≥2y · Karnataka (varies by product) · avoid: Financial Services, Real Estate (asset Light), Real Estate (non asset Light), Gems and Jewellery, Insurance, Banking, E-Commerce (varies by product) · Private Limited, Public, Sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Partner · sector-agnostic (47 sectors — full list in data JSON) (varies by product)
- Financials: rev ≥₹30cr (bank guarantee, domestic factoring, dropline overdraft, export financing, import factoring, letter of credit, loan against property, loan against securities, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, secured term loan, vehicle financing, vendor financing, working capital demand loan) · rev ≥₹150cr (credit card, EQUITY, finance lease, operating lease) · TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤4 · debt/EBITDA ≤3 · debt/networth ≤3 · DSCR ≥1
- Deal: rate 8–16% (range across products — see matrix) · ticket ₹0–500cr (range across products — see matrix) · tenure 12–180mo (range across products — see matrix) · no PEP
- Security (observed): 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (85%) · FD margin 20–30% (85%)
- median ticket ₹11cr
- median rate 11%
- median turnaround —
- Security asked in : 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×3), Escrow Of Cashflows (×2), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×1), FD margin 20–30% (×1)
- Security asked in : 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×12), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×7), FD margin 20–30% (×6), FD margin 15–20% (×3)
- Security asked in 2026: 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×13), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×11), FD margin 20–30% (×11), 1st charge on P&M (×6)
- share → in-principle approval (initial interest): ≈73d

## Eligibility - AXIS FINANCE LIMITED

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · avoid: Financial Services (varies by product) · pan-India · Private Limited, Public, Limited Liability Partner (varies by product) · positive sector: Education and Training, Tourism and Hospitality, Healthcare (varies by product)
- Financials: TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤5 · debt/EBITDA ≤4 · debt/networth ≤4 · DSCR ≥1
- Deal: rate 9–15% (range across products — see matrix) · ticket ₹10–1000cr (range across products — see matrix) · tenure 12–108mo (range across products — see matrix)
- Security (observed): 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · Immovable Fixed Assets - Pari Passu First Charge (100%) · Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (50%) · 1st charge on immovable assets (50%) · Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (50%) · FD margin 10–15% (50%)
- median ticket ₹50cr
- median rate 13%
- median turnaround —
- Security asked in : 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×4), Fixed Deposit <5% (×3), FD margin 5–10% (×3), FD margin 10–15% (×3)
- Security asked in : Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×6), 1st charge on immovable assets (×4), Escrow Of Cashflows (×3), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×2)
- Security asked in 2026: 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×2), Immovable Fixed Assets - Pari Passu First Charge (×2), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×1), 1st charge on immovable assets (×1)

## Eligibility - axis ltd

### Prefers

- Credit committee reschedules around local holidays (moved to Tuesday for Muharram)
- Bank shared empaneled advocate
- Credit committee decision targeted for Fri/Sat with sanction expected the same day

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · age ≥2y · avoid: Real Estate (asset Light), Real Estate (non asset Light), Gems and Jewellery, Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, E-Commerce (varies by product) · Private Limited, Public, Sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Partner (varies by product) · sector-agnostic (47 sectors — full list in data JSON) (varies by product)
- Financials: rev ≥₹30cr (bank guarantee, domestic factoring, dropline overdraft, export financing, import factoring, letter of credit, loan against property, loan against securities, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, secured term loan, vehicle financing, vendor financing, working capital demand loan) · rev ≥₹150cr (credit card, EQUITY, finance lease, operating lease) · TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤4 (varies by product) · debt/EBITDA ≤3 · debt/networth ≤3 · DSCR ≥1 (varies by product)
- Deal: rate 8–16% (range across products — see matrix) · ticket ₹5–500cr (range across products — see matrix) · tenure 12–180mo (range across products — see matrix) · no PEP
- Security (observed): Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (100%) · 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (75%) · Escrow Of Cashflows (50%) · FD margin 15–20% (50%) · 1st charge on P&M (50%)
- median ticket ₹30cr
- median rate 9%
- median turnaround 83d
- Security asked in 2026: Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×4), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×3), Escrow Of Cashflows (×2), FD margin 15–20% (×2)
- share → in-principle approval (initial interest): ≈48d
- in-principle approval → sanction (underwriting): ≈24d
- sanction → disburse (closing): ≈11d

## Sanctioned terms (from 96 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹7 cr (₹10L–₹124.5 cr) · RENEWAL ×16 · NEW ×15 · ENHANCEMENT ×12 · ADHOC ×3

- median ₹7 cr (₹10L–₹124.5 cr) · RENEWAL ×16 · NEW ×15 · ENHANCEMENT ×12 · ADHOC ×3

### Typical security: Current Assets ×19, Movable Fixed Assets ×8, Fixed Deposit Receipt ×6, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) ×6, Current Assets (Hypothecation) ×5, Immovable Property ×4

- Current Assets ×19, Movable Fixed Assets ×8, Fixed Deposit Receipt ×6, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) ×6, Current Assets (Hypothecation) ×5, Immovable Property ×4

### Typical covenants: - Other standing covenants — 56% of letters (e.g. "Notwithstanding anything mentioned above, Axis Bank can add, delete, or modify all or any of the aforesaid terms & conditions without any reference to the borro…")

- Other standing covenants — 56% of letters (e.g. "Notwithstanding anything mentioned above, Axis Bank can add, delete, or modify all or any of the aforesaid terms & conditions without any reference to the borro…")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Sanctioned terms (from 2 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹40L (₹30L–₹50L) · NEW ×1

- median ₹40L (₹30L–₹50L) · NEW ×1

### Typical covenants: - No further borrowing without lender consent — 50% of letters (e.g. "Save for exceptions permitted under this Sanction Letter, if the Borrower incurs additional borrowing or obligations without AFL's consent, it constitutes a mat…")

- No further borrowing without lender consent — 50% of letters (e.g. "Save for exceptions permitted under this Sanction Letter, if the Borrower incurs additional borrowing or obligations without AFL's consent, it constitutes a mat…")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Sanctioned terms (from 102 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹6.5 cr (₹10L–₹124.5 cr) · NEW ×16 · RENEWAL ×16 · ENHANCEMENT ×12 · ADHOC ×3

- median ₹6.5 cr (₹10L–₹124.5 cr) · NEW ×16 · RENEWAL ×16 · ENHANCEMENT ×12 · ADHOC ×3

### Typical security: Current Assets ×19, Movable Fixed Assets ×8, Fixed Deposit Receipt ×6, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) ×6, Current Assets (Hypothecation) ×5, Immovable Property ×4

- Current Assets ×19, Movable Fixed Assets ×8, Fixed Deposit Receipt ×6, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) ×6, Current Assets (Hypothecation) ×5, Immovable Property ×4

### Typical covenants: - Other standing covenants — 56% of letters (e.g. "Notwithstanding anything mentioned above, Axis Bank can add, delete, or modify all or any of the aforesaid terms & conditions without any reference to the borro…")

- Other standing covenants — 56% of letters (e.g. "Notwithstanding anything mentioned above, Axis Bank can add, delete, or modify all or any of the aforesaid terms & conditions without any reference to the borro…")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Common questions

### What does Axis Bank lend?

Axis Bank writes dropline overdraft, loan against securities, overdraft / cash credit, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, secured term loan and 1 further products. Across those, observed facilities run ₹25 cr to ₹25 cr.

### What ticket size does Axis Bank offer?

Facilities observed on live transactions run from ₹25 cr to ₹25 cr. The band differs by product, so the figure that applies to you depends on which facility you are asking for.

### What rate does Axis Bank charge?

Rates observed on live transactions fall between 10% and 10% a year. Tenures run 12 to 12 months. These are observed figures, not a quote, and the rate you are offered depends on your file.

### How long does Axis Bank take to disburse?

About 83 days from application to disbursal at the median, where the file is complete. Missing financials, unresolved security or a pending no-objection from an existing lender are what usually stretch it.

### What are Axis Bank's eligibility criteria?

The first screen is the bureau: a borrower CIBIL of at least 650. Revenue, leverage and debt-service thresholds apply on top and vary by product. The full credit box for each product is set out on this page.

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Lender intelligence dossier - screening gates, per-product terms and sanction observations, derived from lender policy documents and observed transactions. Figures are observed from a sample and are not an offer, a commitment, or a statement of Axis Bank's current policy.
