Hey folks,
I came across something odd while trying to open an ICICI Family 360 banking account. I'm the primary account holder, and about two weeks ago, I requested my RM to open an add-on account for my father.
It’s been 14 days with no update, so I followed up. The RM informed me that the request has been stuck because my father had two late payments in 2020(it's true, Due to a technical issue from SBI auto debit for a loan didn't work and they reported it as a late payment). Because of that, the case has gone all the way to the state head for approval, and apparently, there's nothing they can do from their end. They even mentioned that the request might get rejected.
Here’s the funny part — I haven’t applied for any credit card or loan. All I wanted was a basic account opening.
Also, for context, my father currently has a CIBIL score of 782, holds 8 credit cards, no active loans, and we already maintain several premium accounts with different banks No one asked this type of questions while opening account.
Honestly, this level of scrutiny just to open an account seems over the top. I understand banks have internal policies, but I’ve never seen this kind of credit check being a blocker for just opening a savings account.
Anyway, I’ve asked them to cancel the process, and surrender the IP cheque.