BANKS

RBI fails to identify ever-greening of loans in Yes Bank, LVB case: Economic Survey

Economic Survey is critical of the way RBI handled the Yes Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank crisis sprouting from the “ever-greening” of loans.

Sale of IDBI Bank, stake in LIC likely to be announced

Govt is planning stake sales in IDBI, Central Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank; 10-15% stake in LIC also to be sold.

Bank of Baroda chief warns of stress in retail, SME loans

While there is a fair amount of visibility in the corporate book, the retail and SME books are not stress tested, says BoB CEO Sanjiv Chadha.

SBI has 2 new MDs

Swaminathan and Ashwini Tewari take charge as managing directors of SBI; they will hold this position for up to 3 years.

Axis Bank Q3 net plunges 36%, retail NPAs on the rise

Axis bank’s retail assets account for 83% of fresh slippages. Q3 net profit plunges 36% to Rs 1,117 cr.

Federal Bank Q3 net falls 8% to Rs 404 cr

Federal Bank Q3 net drops 8.2% to Rs 404 cr, mainly due to higher provisioning for bad loans.

HDFC Bank Q3 net up 18% at Rs 8,758 cr

HDFC Bank reported an improvement in asset quality in Q3; net profit rose 18% on back of surge in net interest income.

SBI Cards Q3 net drops 52%, asset quality improves

SBI Cards Q3 sees 52% dip in net profit to Rs 209.7 cr; write-off keeps gross NPAs under control.

HDFC Bank hopes to fix outage issue in 3 months

Eager to resume launching new credit cards and digital banking initiatives, HDFC Bank submits plan of action to RBI to handle outage issue.

Yes Bank Q3 net at Rs 151 cr; bad loans rise

Yes Bank swings to profit of Rs 151 cr in Q3 from a loss of Rs 18,560 cr a year ago.

Bad loans may double to 14.8% under severe stress: RBI

Bad loans of banks may nearly double to 14.8% in one year under a severe stress scenario compared to 7.5% in September 2020, RBI said.

Banks stare at muted loan growth

Though there may be some outliers like the telecom sector, banks will continue to move under the shadow of non-performing assets

Bandhan Bank’s Q3 report card on deposits and advances

Total deposits up 30% YoY to 71,188 cr in Q3; advances up 23% to Rs 80,255 cr.

Bad loans may spike sharply post-moratorium, warns RBI

An increase in restructured advances ratio to 0.43% at end-September from 0.36% in March 2020 may be indicative of incipient stress, RBI said.

Credit, debit card top consumer complaint list: RBI

Consumer complaints that banks fail to ensure fair services stand at 308,630 in 2019-20; ATM/debit card-related complaints are highest