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RBI issues stricter norms for reappointment of directors on UCB boards

RBI issues stricter norms for reappointment of directors on UCB boards

For directors serving continuously for 10 years on boards of urban co-operative banks, their re-appointment can be only after a three-year cooling-off period.

RBI cancels licence of Maharashtra-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Maharashtra-based co-operative bank

Yashwant Co-operative Bank’s licence is cancelled as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

RBI cancels licence of Mumbai-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Mumbai-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Mumbai-based Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank due to inadequate capital and earning prospects.

Shirpur Co-op Bank’s licence cancelled

Shirpur Co-op Bank’s licence cancelled

RBI cancels licence of The Shirpur Merchants' Co-operative Bank as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.


RBI supersedes board of Irinjalakuda Town Co-operative Bank

RBI supersedes board of Irinjalakuda Town Co-operative Bank

RBI takes action due to bank’s poor financial health and governance standards; business restrictions also imposed on Sadbhav Nagrik Sahakari Bank and Samarth Urban Co-operative Bank.


RBI cancels licence of Satara-based Jijamata Mahila Sahakari Bank

RBI cancels licence of Satara-based Jijamata Mahila Sahakari Bank

RBI said Jijamata Mahila Sahakari Bank, Satara does not have adequate capital and earning prospects; in present financial position it would be unable to pay its depositors in full.

RBI mulls resuming licences for urban cooperative banks after 20 years

RBI mulls resuming licences for urban cooperative banks after 20 years

Urban co-operative banks had mushroomed in 1990s; weak financial health led RBI to pause issuance of licences since 2004.


RBI cancels licence of Karwar Urban Co-operative Bank

RBI cancels licence of Karwar Urban Co-operative Bank

Karnataka-based Karwar Urban Co-operative Bank ceases to carry on banking business; licence cancelled as bank lacks adequate capital and earning prospects.

Saraswat Bank set to acquire scam-hit New India Cooperative Bank

Saraswat Bank set to acquire scam-hit New India Cooperative Bank

India’s largest urban co-operative bank has proposed to merge New India Cooperative Bank with itself; approaches RBI for clearance. 

RBI cancels licence of Aurangabad-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Aurangabad-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Ajantha Urban Co-operative Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad, as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. 


RBI revises lending norms for urban co-op banks

RBI revises lending norms for urban co-op banks

Barely two weeks after New India Co-op Bank's fall, RBI revises norms for urban co-op banks relating to small-value loans and real estate exposure limits.

RBI allows New India Co-operative Bank depositors to withdraw up to Rs 25,000

RBI allows New India Co-operative Bank depositors to withdraw up to Rs 25,000

Almost two weeks after imposing business restrictions on New India Co-operative Bank, RBI permits the lender’s depositors to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 from 27 February.

RBI supersedes board of New India Co-operative Bank

RBI supersedes board of New India Co-operative Bank

Customers panic and queue up outside the bank's branches to withdraw money from their accounts; RBI appoints Shreekant, former CGM of SBI, as  ‘Administrator’ to oversee operations.

RBI bars Mumbai-based co-operative bank from offering loans, deposit withdrawals

RBI bars Mumbai-based co-operative bank from offering loans, deposit withdrawals

RBI imposes restrictions on New India Co-operative Bank, including on withdrawal of funds by depositors and issuing of new loans, amid supervisory concerns; prohibitions to remain in force for six months and is subject to review. 

RBI cancels licence of Vijayawada-based co-operative bank

RBI cancels licence of Vijayawada-based co-operative bank

Reserve Bank of India cancels licence of Vijayawada-based Durga Co-operative Urban Bank as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.