Status of Loan is the classification field identifying status of loan for reporting, underwriting, or workflow routing. It should use controlled master values instead of free text. Define valid values, source, and regulatory or policy relevance. In MSME lending, it shapes how the facility is structured, priced, documented, disbursed and monitored after sanction. It should be reviewed with the borrower’s actual cash flows, existing exposure, repayment behaviour and the purpose for which the facility is being used. For example, a loan marked active, closed, overdue or restructured carries different monitoring and reporting treatment. It matters because facility terms influence cash-flow burden, utilisation behaviour, approval authority, documentation and customer communication. The common caution is to verify the amount, tenor, repayment cycle, moratorium, security, renewal terms and approval conditions instead of reading the field in isolation.