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RBI cancels licences of 5 NBFCs for violation of lending norms

RBI cancels licences of 5 NBFCs for violation of lending norms

RBI cancels certificates of registration of 5 NBFCs for violation of norms related to outsourcing and fair practices code in their digital lending operations through third-party apps.

RBI sets up panel to review customer service  norms in banks, NBFCs

RBI sets up panel to review customer service norms in banks, NBFCs

Headed by former RBI deputy governor B P Kanungo, the six-member committee will submit a report within three months from the date of its first meeting.


PNB earns Rs 645 cr via ATM transaction charges in FY22

PNB earns Rs 645 cr via ATM transaction charges in FY22

Punjab National Bank also collected Rs 239.09 crore as penalty imposed on customers who failed to maintain minimum balance or quarterly/monthly average balance in their bank accounts 


RBI Governor hints at rate hike in next policy

RBI Governor hints at rate hike in next policy

There will be some hike but how much I will not be able to tell now, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das; government likely to stick to fiscal deficit target.


RBI to pay to govt dividend of Rs 30,307 cr for FY22

RBI to pay to govt dividend of Rs 30,307 cr for FY22

RBI board approves transfer of Rs 30,307 cr as surplus to central government for accounting year 2021-22 while deciding to maintain contingency risk buffer at 5.50%. 


IDBI Bank to exit insurance JV, Ageas up stake to 74%

IDBI Bank to exit insurance JV, Ageas up stake to 74%

IDBI Bank to sell entire stake in Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company to JV partner Ageas for Rs 580.20 cr; Ageas will become first foreign investor to hold maximum FDI permissible limit of 74%. 


Waiting till June may have meant stronger rate action: RBI Guv

Waiting till June may have meant stronger rate action: RBI Guv

Waiting till June for the scheduled monetary policy to raise interest rate would have meant losing time and opting for a stronger action, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said.


In MPC meet, Jayant Varma bats for 100-bp rate hike ‘soon’

In MPC meet, Jayant Varma bats for 100-bp rate hike ‘soon’

Even as RBI is expected to carry out a series of rate hikes to tame rising inflation, monetary policy committee member Jayant Varma wants it to be raised by 100 basis points very soon.


Sachin Bansal, 5 others fail to get RBI nod for bank licence

Sachin Bansal, 5 others fail to get RBI nod for bank licence

RBI rejects applications for on-tap licences of six firms, including that of Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal. 


IDBI Bank sells entire 19% stake in ARCIL

IDBI Bank sells entire 19% stake in ARCIL

IDBI Bank has divested its entire stake of 19.18% in ARCIL to Avenue India Resurgence for an undisclosed amount.


SBI latest bank to hike lending rate

SBI latest bank to hike lending rate

State Bank of India hikes MCLR by 10 basis points across tenures; joins long list of banks who have lifted their lending rates, raising concerns among borrowers that loans would get costlier as RBI sets out to tame inflation.


Bank of Baroda flip-flops on interest rate hikes

Bank of Baroda flip-flops on interest rate hikes

Bank of Baroda flip-flops on lending rate, giving up policy of bringing down home loan pricing in matter of days as RBI hiked repo.


Union Bank Q4 net up 8.3% at Rs 1,440 cr

Union Bank Q4 net up 8.3% at Rs 1,440 cr

Union Bank of India Q4 net up 8.3% to Rs 1,440 cr; largely led by 21% stake sale in IndiaFirst Life Insurance to Bank of Baroda for Rs 766 cr.

 

Banks can invoke personal guarantees in IBC cases: SC

Banks can invoke personal guarantees in IBC cases: SC

Supreme Court allows lenders to proceed against promoters, directors and chairman of the company who have given personal guarantees to get corporate loans.  

 SBI posts record quarterly profit, eyes double-digit credit growth in FY23

SBI posts record quarterly profit, eyes double-digit credit growth in FY23

State Bank of India, which reported its highest ever quarterly profit, is looking to grow its loan book to double digit in FY23 with companies beginning their investment cycles.