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Create early-warning signals before an account becomes overdue

A small set of explainable signals can help teams act earlier, reduce alert noise and focus attention where customer stress is emerging.

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Look beyond a missed instalment

Changes in payment timing, repeated partial payments, unresolved service complaints, unusual account activity and weakening transaction patterns can reveal stress before formal delinquency.

Connect every signal to an action

An alert is useful only when it has an owner, response time and appropriate next step. Separate informational signals from urgent intervention triggers.

Control noise through regular review

Track which alerts resulted in meaningful action and which repeatedly produced false positives. Retire weak rules and refine thresholds using actual portfolio outcomes.

Primary reference

Reserve Bank of India — Financial Stability Report, June 2026

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