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RBI Governor cautions banks on loan evergreening, governance gaps

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cautions banks against trying to conceal real status of their stressed loans while red-flagging governance gaps at certain lenders.


Why IDFC First Bank boss Vaidyanathan is in favour of dumping the Rs 2,000 banknote

Rs 500 note as highest denomination currency is more than enough for India, IDFC First Bank CEO V Vaidyanathan has said while welcoming RBI’s decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 banknotes. Here is why.

Bank of Baroda’s strong growth in Kerala amid post-Covid recovery

Bank of Baroda Kerala Zone Head Sreejith Kottarathil talks about profitability, credit growth and how the staff geared up to control NPA additions and beef up loan recoveries.

Rs 2,000 withdrawal to have favourable impact on bank deposits and interest rates: SBI study

The withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency note is likely to be a non-event but it will have a favourable bearing on liquidity, bank deposits and interest rates, according to a SBI study.


Dhanlaxmi Bank eyes Rs 130-cr rights issue; Q4 net up 63%

Dhanlaxmi Bank is planning to have the rights issue in Q1 of FY24 but it may get rolled over to the next, says CEO JK Shivan. 

Public sector banks’ total profit crosses Rs 1 lakh crore-mark in FY23

Profit of public sector banks touches Rs 1,04,649 crore in FY23; SBI accounts for nearly half of total earnings with annual profit of Rs 50,232 crore.


PNB Q4 net grows multi-fold to Rs 1,159 crore

Punjab National Bank posts net profit of Rs 1,158.61 crore in Q4, up 474.7% YoY, on back of improved underwriting standards, better asset quality and growth in advances.

Bank of Baroda Q4 net up 168% at Rs 4,775 crore

Bank of Baroda is targeting a credit growth of 12%-13% and expects net interest margin to remain stable at around 3.31%.


Go First: Bank of Baroda makes provision of Rs 500 crore in Q4

Bank of Baroda has exposure of Rs 1,300 crore to Wadia-owned troubled airline; this excludes exposure guaranteed by government under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme.


Morgan Stanley weighs RBI’s expected credit loss impact on banks

Morgan Stanley roughly estimates impact of expected credit loss norms to be in range of 1% to 2.5% of loans.

Canara Bank CEO eyes 12% loan growth, repricing and better margins in FY24

There is room for repricing of loans and expansion of net interest margins, says Canara Bank MD & CEO Satyanarayana Raju; credit growth could exceed guidance due to strong loan pipeline.

Union Bank of India has loan pipeline of Rs 55,000 crore

Union Bank of India will be able to maintain net interest margin at 3% in FY24 as it has strong credit pipeline and Rs 2.80 lakh crore of loans are set for repricing, says MD & CEO Manimekhalai.

UCO Bank records highest-ever net profit for fiscal; to raise Rs 2,000 cr

UCO Bank reports net profit of Rs 1,862 crore in FY23; loan book, global deposits and net interest income also touch record high for any fiscal. 

Punjab & Sind Bank plans branch expansion, fundraising in FY24

Punjab & Sind Bank plans to add 20 branches and raise Rs 250 crore in FY24, says MD & CEO Swarup Kumar Saha; reports highest-ever net profit in a fiscal.

India not to allow entry of large corporates into banking: Vaghul

The pre-bank nationalisation experience has provided a learning and the mistakes of allowing large corporations into banking will never get repeated in India, veteran banker Narayanan Vaghul said.