BANKS

Bank bond issuances hit record high in FY23: Icra

Gross corporate bond issuances of banks in first 3 quarters of fiscal hit all-time high of Rs 91,500 crore; to reach Rs 1.4 lakh cr, says Icra.

Why no full-throttle deposit war yet

There are several reasons on why we haven’t had a speedier free-run on bank deposit rates. Will that change in 2023 or the deposit war get subdued?


Canara Bank hikes lending rates

Canara Bank has increased its lending rates across tenures by 15 to 25 basis points.

Bank credit, deposit trends in Q3

Banks show strong loan and deposit growth in Q3; HDFC Bank and Yes Bank are only lenders who had deposits outpacing credit growth in December quarter.


Loan growth, liquidity stress and rate hikes in 2023

Will credit growth sustain at the same pace in 2023? Will liquidity tighten as deposit growth lags behind? Will we see a rate hike cooling?

Gross NPA ratio falls to 7-year low: RBI

Gross NPAs of commercial banks dropped to seven-year low of 5% and net NPA ratio contracted to decade low of 1.3% in September 2022, RBI says in its Financial Stability Report.


RBI asks banks to monitor slippages

Banks must ensure due diligence and robust credit appraisal to limit credit risk amid global headwinds, RBI says.

Retail loans can become a systemic risk, cautions RBI

Empirical evidence suggests that a build-up of concentration in retail loans may become a source of systemic risk, the RBI warned.

Banking fraud cases up, value down: RBI

Banking fraud incidents have increased but the amount involved have more than halved in FY2021-22, RBI data showed.


PNB increases FD rates by up to 95 bps

Punjab National Bank will now offer a maximum interest rate of 7.25% for general public, 7.75% for elderly individuals and 8.05% for super senior citizens on deposits that mature in 666 days. The increase is by 95 basis points.

HDFC Bank looks to issue a million credit cards a month

HDFC Bank plans recovery of credit card biz after RBI lifts ban in August last year; is in final stages to develop new digital credit card to pull in younger customers. 

Banks to see record credit growth of Rs 19 trillion in FY23: ICRA

ICRA upgrades outlook on banking sector to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’ on expectation that there would be healthy loan growth through next fiscal, along with benign asset quality pressures.

IDFC First Bank unveils ‘zero-fee banking’ on savings accounts

IDFC First Bank waives charges on number of customer-centric services such as cash deposits, withdrawals, demand drafts, IMPS and SMS alerts.

ICICI Bank hikes deposit rates by up to 60 bps

After HDFC Bank and SBI, ICICI Bank has raised interest rates on fixed deposits under Rs 2 crore with effect from 16 December; the hike has come a month after the last revision.

SBI ups lending rates by 25 bps

Shorter-duration MCLRs are in range of 7.85-8.30%; MCLR for two years is at 8.50% while for the three-year tenure it stands at 8.60%.