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IDFC First Bank approves reappointment of Vaidyanathan as MD & CEO

Board of IDFC First Bank approves re-appointment of Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO for new period of three years; current term expires on 18 December 2024.


IDFC First Bank Q4 net dips 10% amid rise in provisions

IDFC First Bank’s provisions for bad loans rise 50% amounting to Rs 722 crore in Q4; net profit falls 9.8% to Rs 724 crore. 


Bank of Maharashtra Q4 net up 45%, plans to raise Rs 7,500 cr

Bank of Maharashtra’s Q4 net profit up 45% to Rs 1,218 crore compared to Rs 840 crore a year ago amid fall in bad loans and rise in interest income. 


Axis Bank Q4 net at Rs 7,130 crore

Axis Bank reported a net profit of Rs 7,130 crore for the quarter ended 31 March 2024, as against a loss of Rs 5,728.42 crore a year ago.


HDFC Bank to stay away from deposit rate war, focus on profitability

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan says lender will not use pricing to crank up pace of deposit growth; focus will be on improvement of  profitability matrix. 


RBI curbs to slow down personal loan growth

Co-lending model attracts AUM worth almost Rs 1 lakh crore in last five years, says Crisil; growth in personal loans likely to be impacted because of RBI's measures adopted last year.


Union Bank raises $500 mn from foreign markets

Union Bank of India raises Rs 4,200 crore from foreign markets to fund overseas business growth.


Canara Bank launches healthcare loan, women’s saving account with cover

Canara Bank launches slew of new products, including loan scheme to meet shortfall of hospital expenditure. 


Central Bank of India CEO MV Rao named IBA chairman

Central Bank of India MD and CEO MV Rao has been elected as chairman of Indian Banks' Association.


Five PSU banks to trim government shareholding

Central Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Punjab & Sind Bank and Indian Overseas Bank need to reduce government shareholding.


Deposit challenges to moderate bank credit growth in FY25

Bank credit and deposits cannot keep running at very different levels for a long period of time and are likely to converge at around 13%, bankers said.

HDFC Bank’s profitability versus growth balance

Dilemma HDFC Bank faces today is growth versus profitability even as CD ratio is high at 110% and liquidity is tight in banking system; in post-merger scenario, bank needs deposits to outpace loan growth. 

How IDFC First Bank plans to size up in five years

IDFC First Bank CEO Vaidyanathan shares vision of bank’s size in next five years even as it normalises lending growth, hooks on to strong deposit growth and keeps guard on bad loans.


How SBI looks to address increase in wage cost

SBI should be in a position to meet wage cost as well as pension obligations by generating incremental productivity through digital route, said chairman Dinesh Khara.

Fresh capex by corporate India to fuel next leg of growth: RBI bulletin

Indian economy continues to sustain momentum achieved in first half of 2023-24; fresh round of capex by corporate sector likely to fuel next leg of growth, said RBI in its February Bulletin.