1. Preface

1.1 Introduction

This manual is designed to help acquaint you with the Loan Syndication Modules of Oracle FLEXCUBE. It provides an overview of the modules and guides you through the various steps involved in granting syndicated loans to the customers of your bank.

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1.2 Audience

This manual is intended for the following User/User Roles:

	Role		Function
	Back office data entry clerk		Input functions for contracts
	Back office managers/ officers		Authorization functions
	Product Managers		Product definition and authorization
	End of Day operators		Processing during End of Day/ Beginning of Day
	Financial Controller/ Product Managers		Generation of reports

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1.4 Organization

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

	Chapter		Description
	Chapter 1		About this Manual explains in short, which module of Oracle FLEX­CUBE this manual is meant for, and its expected audience, organi­zation of this manual and the related documents.
	Chapter 2		Loan Syndication —Overview it is a snapshot of the features that the module provides.
	Chapter 3		Reference Information for Loan Syndication this chapter explains the maintenance of reference information for Loan Syndication pro­cessing.
	Chapter 4		Defining Products for Loan Syndication this chapter details the pro­cedure to set up Loan Syndication products as well as Tranche / Draw Down products.
	Chapter 5		Loan Syndication Contracts deals with the procedure involved in entering the details of a syndication contract, as well as tranche and draw down contracts.
	Chapter 6		Processing Repayments this chapter discusses the setting up of repayment schedules for the loans that are disbursed.
	Chapter 7		Processing Charges and Fees this chapter takes you through the procedures involved in applying charges and fees to a draw down loan contract as well as the sharing of fee income among partici­pants of a syndication contract.
	Chapter 8		Rolling over a Drawdown Loan explains the process of rolling over draw down loans.
	Chapter 9		Making Additional Disbursements and Rate Changes deals with the additional details and changes that you can effect on a loan.
	Chapter 10		Appendix A – Events, Advices and Accounting Entries for Loan Syndication Products contains a list of suggested accounting entries, events and advices used by the Loan Syndication modules.
	Chapter 11		Appendix B - SWIFT Messages for Loan Syndication lists the S.W.I.F.T. messages generated by the system during the life cycle of a tranche or draw down contract under a syndication contract.
	Chapter 12		Customer Correspondence enumerates the different advices that are sent to customers involved in Loan Syndication contracts.
	Chapter 13		Reports provides a list of reports that can be generated in this mod­ule and also explains their contents.
	Chapter 14		Function ID Glossary has alphabetical listing of Function/Screen IDs used in the module with page references for quick navigation.

1.5 Related Documents

This user manual must be used in conjunction with the following Oracle FLEXCUBE user manuals:

• Core Services
• Core Entities
• Retail Lending
• Procedures
• Products
• Interest
• Charges
• Settlements

1.6 Glossary of Icons

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