In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)“banking company” means a banking company as defined in section 5 of the 3[Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)] and includes the State Bank of India, 4[any subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38 of 1959), any corresponding new bank constituted by section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), and any other financial institution notified by the Central Government in this behalf];
(b)“borrower” means any person to whom any credit limit has been sanctioned by any banking company, whether availed of or not, and includes—
(i)in the case of a company or corporation, its subsidiaries;
(ii)in the case of a Hindu undivided family, any member thereof or any firm in which such member is a partner;
(iii)in the case of a firm, any partner thereof or any other firm in which such partner is a partner; and
(iv)in the case of an individual, any firm in which such individual is a partner;
(c)“credit information” means any information relating to—
(i)the amounts and the nature of loans or advances and other credit facilities granted by a banking company to any borrower or class of borrowers;
(ii)the nature of security taken from any borrower 5[or class of borrowers] for credit facilities 6[granted to him or to such class;]
(iii)the guarantee furnished by a banking company for any of its customers 5[or any class of its customers];
1[(iv) the means, antecedents, history of financial transactions and the creditworthiness of any borrower or class of borrowers;
(v)any other information which the Bank may consider to be relevant for the more orderly regulation of credit or credit policy.]