BANKS

CSB Bank plans branch expansion in low interest rate regime

CEO Rajendran plans expansion in branches and geographies to tap into deposits in low interest rate regime that has helped bank maintain high profitability growth; aggressively growing gold loan book to continue. 

Yes Bank looks to close ARC partner in 60 days

Yes Bank will take legal route against Dish TV, CEO Prashant Kumar said; all bad loans of bank to move to  ARC where bank will hold minority stake. 

Bank of Maharashtra Q2 net doubles; DHFL recovery at Rs 258 cr

Aided by a Rs 340-cr recovery from its written off accounts, Bank of Maharashtra doubles Q2 net profit to Rs 264 cr over year-ago quarter. 

IDBI Bank Q2 net up 75% at Rs 567 cr

IDBI Bank’s net interest income for Q2 rose 9% to Rs 1,854 cr;  gross NPAs fell 20.92% while net NPA improved to 1.62% from 2.67% a year ago.

How RBI plans to manage liquidity, inflation & growth

RBI’s key challenges will be to manage liquidity, inflation and growth as post-Covid repair work starts. A shift from easy-money policy will, however,  require delicate balancing.

Bank of Maharashtra cuts interest rates

Bank of Maharashtra cuts repo linked lending rate and MCLR; customers availing home loan, car loan, education loan and personal loan, along with MSME loan products, will benefit.

RBI signals shift from easy-money policy

RBI continues to keep repo rate unchanged at 4%; signals gradual move towards ‘normalising’ monetary policy as economy emerges from shadow of second wave of Covid. 

PNB to house credit card biz in subsidiary, offload stake in future

Punjab National Bank will hive off newly set up credit card biz into a wholly owned subsidiary; gets RBI nod to dilute stake in new entity to 51%.

Indian Overseas Bank puts Rs 400 cr of education loans up for sale

IOB expects to come out of PCA and recovery of bad loans is one of the key areas of focus; education loans comprise 13% of the bank’s retail loan book.

Bad bank gets Rs 30,600 cr govt guarantee support

FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils plan for India’s first bad bank; govt to provision Rs 30,600 cr guarantee to back security receipts issued by NARCL as banks prepare to offload Rs 2 trillion of soured assets over 5 years.

Banks cut rates on retail loans to boost demand

Banks lure customers with lower interest rates as part of festive offer as market shifts to retail loans. Here is what SBI, PNB, BOB, Bank of Maharashtra and Kotak Mahindra Bank are offering.


 

RBI lifts UCO Bank out of PCA list

After four years of handcuff, UCO Bank will have no lending restrictions as it exited from RBI-imposed PCA framework on back of improved financial position and reduction in bad loans.

Retail loans march ahead of corporate credit amid Covid-19

A surge in gold loans pushes retail advances to top of bank credit for first time; industrial credit is at Rs 28.24 lakh cr while retail is tad higher at Rs 28.58 lakh cr.

PMC Bank depositors to get back up to Rs 5 lakh from 30 Nov

Depositors of stressed banks to get up to Rs 5 lakh back from 30 Nov as govt notifies amendment to DICGC Act.

Axis Bank Q1 net up 94% at Rs 2,160 cr

Axis Bank reported a YoY growth of 11% in net interest income to Rs 7,760.27 cr in Q1; asset quality deteriorated due to second wave of Covid-19.