Days Past Due (DPD) in CIBIL Report

Ways to Report Disputes Regarding DPD Errors

In case you find that your credit report has DPD errors, wherein you made the payment on time for a specific month but your DPD shows a value other than “000” (it means that the lender has reported that you missed the payment by the number of days mentioned in the DPD), you can report this error to the credit bureau. 

CIBIL will request verification with the concerned lender and add an “Under Dispute” tag to your credit account. Once the lender sends the correct data to the bureau, it updates the credit report and removes the “Under Dispute” tag.

TransUnion CIBIL also shares an updated credit report containing your refreshed credit score.

Also Read: How to Raise CIBIL Dispute?

Know How to Read/Locate DPD in your CIBIL Report

DPD is mentioned against each of your credit products in the “Payment History” section of the CIBIL report. For example, if you have 3 active credit products, such as SBI credit card, ICICI home loan, and HDFC personal loan, DPD for the past 36 months will be mentioned against each of the credit products separately.

Important Elements of DPD Value

Below states are the abbreviated asset classifications under DPD for availed loans or credit cards:

Common Abbreviations:

• Standard (STD): STD means that the payments are being made within 90 days
• Special Mention Account (SMA): SMA is a special account created for reporting Standard Accounts moving toward Sub-Standard
• Sub-Standard (SUB): SUB means that the payments are being made after 90 days
• Doubtful (DBT): This means that the account has remained Sub-Standard for 12 months or above
• Loss (LSS): LSS is an account where loss has been identified and remains uncollectible

It is recommended that you check your CIBIL report regularly for any minor or major errors and get it rectified at the earliest so that your CIBIL score does not fall. Here, you can check free credit reports from multiple credit bureaus and receive monthly updates with no impact on your credit score. It can further help you in keeping track of your DPD and other errors in your credit report, if any.

FAQs on DPD in CIBIL Report

Q. What does it mean to have DPD in my CIBIL report?

Ans. Days Past Due (DPD) is a key indicator in your CIBIL report that signifies the period or number of days a loan EMI or credit card due date has been missed or delayed for any reason. It highlights the defaults or delays in the credit payments of a borrower.

Q. What is the DPD full form in the CIBIL report?

Ans. DPD in your CIBIL report stands for Days Past Due, which indicates the number of days by which you have delayed or missed payments of your past or existing loan or credit card, if any.

Q. How do I check DPD in the CIBIL report?

Ans. DPD in your CIBIL report can be checked under the ‘Payment History’ section of your CIBIL report. It is considered one of the most vital components of your CIBIL report that indicates your creditworthiness and repayment capacity.

Q. What companies include a DPD in their credit report?

Ans. All the Credit Information Companies (CICs) or credit bureaus named TransUnion CIBIL, Experian, Equifax, and CRIF High Mark mention the DPD value. The DPD value is generated by the consumer credit information provided by the banks to the credit bureaus every month.

Q. Where in the CIBIL report is the DPD value listed?

Ans. Your DPD value is listed under the ‘Payment History’ section of your CIBIL report. It is good not to have any numeric against your DPD in your CIBIL report, as it signifies no delayed or missed payment by your side.

Q. What can a borrower do to prevent a negative DPD value?

Ans. A borrower needs to pay all his/her credit payments, such as loan EMIs, credit card dues or any borrowed credit payments in time to avoid any negative value against your DPD section in the CIBIL report.

Q. What is considered as 30 Days Past Due?

Ans. If you have missed a payment by 30 days, then a DPD will reflect in your credit report, as the credit bureau updates it as ’30’ for a particular month. However, if you have missed your payments by 2 consecutive months, it shall reflect as ’60’.

Q. Can we remove DPD from CIBIL?

Ans. As we can not change or edit any details in our credit report, the same way we can not remove or edit DPD from our credit report.

As it is an integral and related component of the credit report, it cannot be altered or removed. However, we can wait until the DPD section shows some stability or improvement within a few months of regular and timely payments.

Q. What is the DPD rule in CIBIL?

Ans. There is no such DPD rule as stated in CIBIL or any credit report. DPD indicates the number of days the borrower has missed or delayed the payments.

So, the higher the DPD is, the lower your creditworthiness and vice versa. Try to pay off all loan EMIs and credit card dues in time to avoid any DPD number in your credit report.

Q. How many Days Past Due are there in the CIBIL report?

Ans. The CIBIL report holds DPD information of a maximum of 90 days which is divided into 3 months, wherein the value reflected is 30, 60, and 90 days.

These values indicate the number of days that passed or were missed after the payment due date of the loan EMI or credit card bill.

Q. Which institutions mention a DPD in their credit report?

Ans. DPD defines the number of days of payment delays and it is reflected in your credit reports generated by Credit Information Companies (CICs) as per the consumer credit data provided by the banks and NBFCs. Therefore, all the credit bureaus mention DPD in their credit reports under the ‘Payment History’ section.

Q. For how long is a DPD number visible on my credit report?

Ans. Under the payments history section of your credit report, the DPD contains your payment timeline for the past 36 months.

Q. How is DPD different from a credit score?

Ans. Days Past Due (DPD) summarizes the number of days the borrower has missed or delayed payments like loan EMIs or credit card dues. Whereas, a credit score is a 3 digit-numeric that displays your creditworthiness and payment history resulting in the possibility of loan approval or denial.

Q. What should a borrower do to avoid an adverse DPD value?

Ans. To avoid any adverse DPD number or value, the borrower should start clearing all overdue, as well as paying off all existing loan EMIs and credit card dues in time.

Q. Where is the DPD value listed in the CIBIL report?

Ans. DPD number is listed below the Credit Account Information Details under the ‘Payment History’ section of each credit product in your CIBIL report.

Q. Which DPD value is counted as negative in your CIBIL report?

Ans. Any DPD value that is other than ‘000’ and ‘XXX’ are considered negative which affects your CIBIL report. If your CIBIL report shows ‘000’ under the DPD section, this signifies that there is no outstanding payment left to be paid. Additionally, the STD value in DPD shows that the payment dues are for less than 90 days.

Q. What is the date reported and certified in the CIBIL report?

Ans. The date reported and certified in your CIBIL report is the date on which your lending bank or NBFC notified CIBIL regarding your recent loan or credit card.

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