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RBI directs banks to review unfair lending practices

RBI directs banks to review unfair lending practices

RBI finds instances of some banks resorting to  unfair lending practices such as disbursal of loans and application of interest; asks lenders to take corrective action.


RBI whip: Axis Bank overtakes Kotak Mahindra Bank to become 4th most-valued bank

RBI whip: Axis Bank overtakes Kotak Mahindra Bank to become 4th most-valued bank

Barred by RBI from digital sourcing of customers and issuance of fresh credit cards, Kotak Mahindra Bank’s market cap shrinks to Rs 3.19 lakh crore.


RBI proposes new norms for lending service providers

RBI proposes new norms for lending service providers

RBI has proposed that lending service providers, acting as agents of banks, should give information on all loan offers available with them to borrowers.

ICICI Bank blocks 17,000 credit cards amid data breach

ICICI Bank blocks 17,000 credit cards amid data breach

ICICI Bank clarifies that glitch was due to ”erroneously mapped” data of 17,000 new credit cards in their digital channels; says no misuse has been reported so far.


Axis Bank extends Amitabh Chaudhry’s term as CEO for 3 more years

Axis Bank extends Amitabh Chaudhry’s term as CEO for 3 more years

Amitabh Chaudhry’s new three-year term as MD and CEO is effective from 1 January 2025 up to 31 December 2027.

RBI stops Kotak Mahindra Bank from issuing new credit cards, adding customers online

RBI stops Kotak Mahindra Bank from issuing new credit cards, adding customers online

The action was taken based on significant concerns found in RBI's IT examination for 2022 and 2023 and the continued failure on part of the bank to address these concerns in a comprehensive and timely manner.


Public sector banks have no power to issue look out circulars to defaulters: Bombay HC

Public sector banks have no power to issue look out circulars to defaulters: Bombay HC

Bombay HC's verdict would render all look out circulars issued by public sector banks against defaulters as quashed.


Mahindra Finance detects Rs 150 crore vehicle loan fraud

Mahindra Finance detects Rs 150 crore vehicle loan fraud

Mahindra Finance said during Q4 of FY24, a vehicle loan fraud was detected at one of the company's branches in the northeast.


IDFC First Bank CEO Vaidyanathan gifts shares worth Rs 5 crore

IDFC First Bank CEO Vaidyanathan gifts shares worth Rs 5 crore

MD and CEO Vaidyanathan gifts 7 lakh shares of IDFC First Bank worth over Rs 5 crore held by him to five people not related to him.


Strong growth momentum gives space to focus on price stability: RBI Guv at MPC

Strong growth momentum gives space to focus on price stability: RBI Guv at MPC

Strong growth momentum and GDP projections for 2024-25 give RBI policy space to unwaveringly focus on price stability, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed at the MPC.


Dhanlaxmi Bank gets Ajith Kumar as CEO

Dhanlaxmi Bank gets Ajith Kumar as CEO

Ajith Kumar gets RBI approval to be new managing director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank; he succeeds JK Shivan.


NBCC plans to set up shadow bank to save over $100 mn

NBCC plans to set up shadow bank to save over $100 mn

NBCC is looking to set up its NBFC later this year; move to help it save $108 mn in interest costs over 2 years.


Bankruptcy cases: SC quashes Bombay HC order

Bankruptcy cases: SC quashes Bombay HC order

A special court presided over by a sessions judge or an additional sessions judge has the jurisdiction to try a complaint under the IBC, the SC held as it quashed a 2022 verdict of the Bombay HC.


Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor gets bail

Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor gets bail

A special court in Mumbai grants bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in the Rs 466.51 crore bank fraud case; this paves way for him to walk out of jail after four years.


HDFC Bank only private bank in Lakshadweep

HDFC Bank only private bank in Lakshadweep

HDFC Bank sets up a branch in Lakshadweep's Kavaratti island; becomes India’s first private sector bank to have a presence there.