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RBI onboards 30 banks on UDGAM portal for unclaimed deposits

RBI onboards 30 banks on UDGAM portal for unclaimed deposits

RBI adds 23 banks, after initially opening the facility for seven lenders. This covers around 90% of unclaimed deposits in value terms in Depositor Education and Awareness Fund.

Government extends SBI chairman Dinesh Khara’s tenure

Government extends SBI chairman Dinesh Khara’s tenure

Dinesh Khara gets an extension till August next year; government also grants two-year extension to SBI MD Ashwini Kumar Tewari.

RBI sets up external working group on ECL provisioning by banks

RBI sets up external working group on ECL provisioning by banks

Chaired by R. Narayanaswamy, former professor of IIM Bangalore, the working group will lay down the principles for banks while designing the credit risk models to be used for assessing and measuring expected credit losses.

IFC gets RBI nod to acquire 9.7% stake in Federal Bank

IFC gets RBI nod to acquire 9.7% stake in Federal Bank

In July, the Kerala-based private sector lender raised Rs 959 crore via preferential issue of shares to the World Bank Group member.

RBI extends deadline to exchange Rs 2,000  notes at banks to 7 October

RBI extends deadline to exchange Rs 2,000 notes at banks to 7 October

Though the facility for deposit or exchange of Rs 2,000 notes at commercial bank branches will cease after 7 October, customers can exchange these notes at RBI's 19 regional offices, subject to a limit of Rs 20,000 per transaction.

Bank CEO resigns days after Rs 9,000 crore wrongly credited to Chennai cab driver

Bank CEO resigns days after Rs 9,000 crore wrongly credited to Chennai cab driver

A week after Rs 9,000 crore was wrongly credited into a taxi driver’s account, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank managing director and CEO S Krishnan has resigned from the post.

RBI clears Madhusoodanan as Dhanlaxmi Bank chairman

RBI clears Madhusoodanan as Dhanlaxmi Bank chairman

Madhusoodanan will be in his role as part-time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank for a period of three years from 26 September 2023.

RBI fines SBI, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank

RBI fines SBI, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank

RBI fines three state-owned banks for violation of various regulatory norms; penalty of Rs 1.3 cr imposed on SBI, Rs 1.62 cr on Indian Bank and Rs 1 cr on Punjab & Sind Bank. 

Govt mulls changes in IBC, insurers may get financial creditor status

Govt mulls changes in IBC, insurers may get financial creditor status

Govt mulls changes in IBC to consider insurers as financial creditor in case of default of infra projects.

SBI raises Rs 10,000 cr via infra bonds

SBI raises Rs 10,000 cr via infra bonds

This is SBI’s fourth such issuance and the coupon rate is at 7.49%; the issue received 134 bids, indicating a wider participation.

RBI proposes banks identify wilful defaulters within six months

RBI proposes banks identify wilful defaulters within six months

RBI has proposed that lenders should label defaulting borrowers as ‘wilful defaulters’ within six months of an account being classified as a non-performing asset.

Jagdishan gets RBI nod to be HDFC Bank boss for 3 more years

Jagdishan gets RBI nod to be HDFC Bank boss for 3 more years

RBI approves re-appointment of Sashidhar Jagdishan as HDFC Bank MD and CEO for three more years till 26 October 2026.

IREDA inks MoU with Bank of Maharashtra to fund renewable energy projects

IREDA inks MoU with Bank of Maharashtra to fund renewable energy projects

Collaboration between IREDA and Bank of Maharashtra aims to facilitate co-lending and loan syndication for renewable energy projects.

SBI offers NRIs to open NRE, NRO accounts through YONO

SBI offers NRIs to open NRE, NRO accounts through YONO

State Bank of India introduces digital facility for NRIs to open NRE and NRO accounts through its mobile app YONO.


Dhanlaxmi Bank’s independent director levels charges against board, quits

Dhanlaxmi Bank’s independent director levels charges against board, quits

In his resignation letter, Sridhar Kalyanasundaram cites several issues like factionalism in board, differences regarding rights issue and the bank’s one-time settlement scheme.