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Banks to report Covid-19 debt restructuring separately

Banks to report Covid-19 debt restructuring separately

RBI asks banks and NBFCs to separately report to credit bureaus the debt restructured due to Covid-19

Govt may infuse Rs 14,500 cr in banks under PCA

Govt may infuse Rs 14,500 cr in banks under PCA

Govt to infuse Rs 14,500 cr mainly as capital support to banks under RBI’s prompt corrective action framework.

Consumer complaints by bank customers up 57%, ATM leads

Consumer complaints by bank customers up 57%, ATM leads

A fifth of consumer complaints related to ATMs or debit cards as the grudge against banking services rose sharply.

RBI brightens outlook, pegs GDP growth at 10.5% in FY22

RBI brightens outlook, pegs GDP growth at 10.5% in FY22

RBI pegs GDP growth rate at 10.5% for FY22, more or less in line with the govt’s projection of 11%.

Economic survey forecasts 11% GDP growth in FY22

Economic survey forecasts 11% GDP growth in FY22

In FY21, GDP growth will contract 7.7%; economy will rebound in FY22 on back of vaccination and rise in consumer demand.

Fiscal expansion finds support in Economic Survey

Fiscal expansion finds support in Economic Survey

Economic Survey endorses a “more active, counter-cyclical fiscal policy” at a time when the economy has slowed down.

New trends to surface in credit card industry in 2021

New trends to surface in credit card industry in 2021

New trends to surface in credit card industry in 2021

RBI moots bank-like norms for large NBFCs

RBI moots bank-like norms for large NBFCs

RBI proposes 4-tier layer with intensity of regulation increasing based on size of NBFC; top 25-30 NBFCs to have bank-like prudential norms.

SEBI slaps fine on HDFC Bank

SEBI slaps fine on HDFC Bank

SEBI slaps fine of Rs 1 cr on HDFC Bank for invoking securities pledged by firm BRH Wealth Kreators in violation of an interim order by the regulator.

RBI fines Standard Chartered Bank

RBI fines Standard Chartered Bank

RBI imposes penalty of Rs 2 cr on Standard Chartered Bank-India for delays in reporting of frauds to it.

Bank of Baroda raises Rs 969 crore

Bank of Baroda raises Rs 969 crore

Bank of Baroda has raised over Rs 969 crore through a private placement of bonds.

Google removes shady loan apps violating safety policies

Google removes shady loan apps violating safety policies

Put under pressure after several borrowers committed suicide, Google has removed from its play store those personal loan apps that have been found violating user safety policies.

IIP shrinks 1.9% in Nov; retail inflation eases to 4.59% in Dec

IIP shrinks 1.9% in Nov; retail inflation eases to 4.59% in Dec

After two straight months of growth, India’s factory output contracted again. Retail inflation, however, fell to a 14-month low in December mainly on account of decline in food prices.

RBI forms panel to regulate digital lending via loan apps

RBI forms panel to regulate digital lending via loan apps

After a spate of suicides by borrowers from lending apps, RBI sets up working group; report to be submitted within three months.

Credit quality of large borrowers

Credit quality of large borrowers

Large advances in SMA-0 see 156% QoQ and 246% over March 2020, suggesting higher slippages in ensuing quarters.