BANKS

HDFC Bank Q4 net up 6.7% at Rs 17,616 cr

HDFC Bank’s Q4 net profit rises amid higher NII and improvement in asset quality; deposits see higher growth than credit.


Yes Bank Q4 net up 63%; interest rate on savings lowered

Yes Bank looks to grow its loan book by 12-15% for FY26; expects deposits to grow slightly higher than loans.


ICICI Bank Q4 net up 18%; NIM, unsecured loans on watch in FY26

ICICI Bank will continue to monitor its unsecured loan portfolio closely; net interest margins could see some impact as RBI has moved to an interest rate-cutting cycle.


Post repo cut, fixed deposit rates signal fall

Only few private sector banks have responded early to repo cut as deposits lagging behind loan growth is a constraint; RBI’s assurance of liquidity surplus may encourage more banks to cut deposit rates.


Looking at liquidity surplus of around 1% of deposits, says RBI Governor

RBI expects to keep sufficient surplus in the banking system to ensure policy transmission and is looking at a level of around 1% of deposits, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.

IndusInd Bank crisis an episode and not failure, says RBI Guv

Accounting lapses in IndusInd Bank or crisis in New India Cooperative Bank are ‘episodes’ and can’t be termed as ‘total failure’, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.


Deposits stay behind loan growth in Q4

Amid missed targets, liquidity crunch and market slide, most banks have seen deposits lag behind loan growth in the March quarter.


Behind IndusInd Bank’s accounting lapses

IndusInd Bank's share price goes diving after discrepancies in accounting of derivatives portfolio come to light. Here is how and what happened to the country’s fifth-largest private sector bank.

Uday Kotak warns of banks borrowing at 9% and lending lower

Uday Kotak has cautioned of the challenges Indian banks face in their business model if the deposit tightness persists.


IDFC First Bank’s microfinance stress amid growth levers in other businesses

Microfinance loan book is IDFC First Bank's 'first big isssue post-merger’ and will peak in Q4 of FY25, says MD & CEO Vaidyanathan; every other single business of the bank is doing well.


Punjab & Sind Bank CEO lines up branch expansion, eyes retail loans

Punjab & Sind Bank is planning to up branch network to 2,000 by March 2027 as it seeks to grow retail loans. “New branches will be mainly outside Punjab where market is getting almost saturated for us,” says CEO Swarup Kumar Saha.


Federal Bank changes gear under new CEO

KVS Manian takes up challenge of lifting Federal Bank to top five league; pivotal decisions include scaling up beyond Kerala, driving volumes in medium-yielding biz, reducing concentration of top depositors and having play in affordable housing. 


RBI Guv’s rate cut battle in Trump’s ‘America First’ era

Sanjay Malhotra will have to guide RBI through an uncertain phase which is seeing the world redraw its politics and economics. Don't expect many interest rate cuts as he has to weigh in a wobbly rupee, trade wars, tight liquidity, inflation and financial stability. 


Bank of Maharashtra cuts interest rate on retail loans

Bank of Maharashtra has joined several other lenders to cut interest rate by 25 basis points on retail loans, including home and car loans, in line with reduction in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India.


Canara Bank CEO on CASA drive, branch expansion and other growth parameters

Canara Bank CEO Satyanarayana Raju says CASA ‘shortfall’ has come amid liquidity issues, stiff competition and stability of payment platforms; opening of 250 branches a year has eye on CASA deposits and biz growth.