Legal basis: general rules of loans
Article 41 Establish a loan grading examination and approval system:
The lender shall determine the approval authority of branches at all levels according to the business volume, management level and loan risk, and the loans exceeding the approval authority shall be reported to the superior bank for approval. Branches at all levels shall determine the risk of each loan according to the loan type, borrower's credit rating, collateral, pledge and guarantor.
Article 45 A borrower shall not illegally evade bank debts or misappropriate credit funds by means of merger, bankruptcy or shareholding system reform. It is not allowed to evade the lender's credit supervision and repay the loan principal and interest by contracting or leasing.