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Punjab & Sind Bank CEO on foray into mutual fund space and Q1 profit drop

Punjab & Sind Bank CEO Swarup Kumar Saha says fall in profit in Q1 was only a blip; mutual fund distribution platform to be set up with fintech partner and go live in Q4.

HDFC Bank’s Jagdishan is highest paid bank CEO in India

Sashidhar Jagdishan’s pay pack of Rs 10.55 crore in FY23 is Rs 80 lakh more than Axis Bank’s Amitabh Chaudhry and Rs 95 lakh more than ICICI’s Sandeep Bakhshi.

Bank of Baroda Q1 net up 88% to Rs 4,070 crore

Bank of Baroda’s Q1 net interest income rose 24.4% YoY to Rs 10,997 crore on the back of an 18% growth in global advances and a traction in net interest margin.


SBI, Bank of Baroda not in top list of these MSME loans in FY23

Punjab National Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Union Bank of India occupy top three positions in maximum number of collateral-free MSME loans up to Rs 10 lakh and Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.

SBI Q1 net soars 178% to Rs 16,884 crore

State Bank of India’s credit up 14% in Q1 over the earlier year and deposit by 12%; bank eyes 15% loan growth in FY24, says chairman Dinesh Khara.


SBI’s home loan book still the largest, says Khara

Despite the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger, SBI chairman Dinesh Khara reiterates that the state-owned bank will continue to lead the home loan market.


SBI chairman says no stress in corporate loan book

SBI’s corporate lending pipeline has Rs 3.5 lakh crore; chairman Dinesh Khara says don’t see any stress in large and mid-corporate loans.

IDFC First Bank plans to raise Rs 3,000 cr

The fundraise will be through issuance of equity shares and or other equity-linked securities, in one or more tranches, through one or more permissible modes. 

IDFC First Bank Q1 net surges 61% to Rs 765 cr, asset quality improves

IDFC First Bank’s gross NPAs improve to 2.17% in Q1 from 3.36% a year ago; net NPA ratio is at 0.70% from 1.30%.


Bank of India Q1 net up 176%, eyes 12% credit growth in FY24

Bank of India’s Q1 net profit surges to Rs 1,551 crore in June quarter; CEO Rajneesh Karnatak hopes to contain NPA ratio at below 6% while eyeing credit growth of 12% in FY24.

Indian Bank Q1 net up 41% at Rs 1,709 crore

Indian Bank’s gross NPA falls to 5.47% in June quarter, from 8.13% a year ago; net NPA declines to 0.70% from 2.12%.

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PNB Q1 net jumps four-fold to Rs 1,255 cr

Improvement in asset quality prompts Punjab National Bank to revise its guidance for gross NPAs to 6.5% and net NPAs to 1% for FY24.

Axis Bank Q1 net up 40% to Rs 5,797 crore

Axis Bank’s loan book grows 22% YoY to Rs 8.58 lakh crore in the quarter ended June; deposits are up 17% YoY.

Banks write-off Rs 2.09 lakh crore of bad loans in FY23

Banks’ total loan write-offs moved to Rs 10.57 lakh crore in last five years; they could only recover 18.60% of write-offs during last three years.

Canara Bank Q1 net up 75% at Rs 3,535 crore

Canara Bank’s Q1 net interest income rises 28% YoY to Rs 8,666 crore; net interest margin improves to 3.05% from 2.78%.