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RBI fines Citibank

RBI fines Citibank

Reserve Bank of India imposes fine of Rs 39 lakh on Citibank N.A. for non-compliance with directions pertaining to large exposures framework and delay in furnishing of credit information to CICs.

PNB lowers retail loan rates by 25 bps

PNB lowers retail loan rates by 25 bps

The reduced rates apply to a wide range of products, including, auto, education and personal loans; PNB revised home loan rate to 8.15% under various schemes.


PNB reports Rs 271 crore loan fraud by Odisha-based firm

PNB reports Rs 271 crore loan fraud by Odisha-based firm

Punjab National Bank reports fraud of Rs 270.57 crore by Odisha-based Gupta Power Infrastructure to the RBI; loan was given by bank’s Station Square branch in Bhubaneswar.


SBI Card appoints Salila Pande as MD & CEO from 1 April

SBI Card appoints Salila Pande as MD & CEO from 1 April

SBI Cards and Payment Services has appointed Salila Pande as the managing director and CEO for a period of two years, with effect from 1 April 2025.

Karnataka Bank urges RBI for reversal of suspicious UPI transaction

Karnataka Bank urges RBI for reversal of suspicious UPI transaction

Private lender Karnataka Bank has requested for reversal of suspicious cross border UPI transaction of Rs 18.87 crore to the Reserve Bank of India.


New India Coop Bank embezzlement: Arrested official says gave money to builder

New India Coop Bank embezzlement: Arrested official says gave money to builder

New India Cooperative Bank official arrested for allegedly embezzling Rs 122 crore has admitted to giving Rs 70 crore to a real estate developer to complete an SRA project in Charkop in Kandivali.

New India Co-operative Bank ex-GM arrested for siphoning Rs 122 crore

New India Co-operative Bank ex-GM arrested for siphoning Rs 122 crore

Mumbai police arrests Hitesh Mehta, former GM and head of accounts of New India Cooperative Bank, for allegedly siphoning Rs 122 crore from the lender. 

SBI cuts home loan rate, EBLR by 25 bps

SBI cuts home loan rate, EBLR by 25 bps

SBI’s revised lending rates follow RBI’s cut in the policy repo rate by 25 basis points; bank, however, keeps MCLR and BPLR unchanged. 


RBI penalises Ujjivan SFB, Nainital Bank

RBI penalises Ujjivan SFB, Nainital Bank

Reserve Bank of India slaps penalty of Rs 61.40 lakh on Nainital Bank and Rs 6.70 lakh on Ujjivan Small Finance Bank for contravention of regulatory norms; Shriram Finance fined Rs 5.80 lakh.


Bank of Baroda gets board nod to raise Rs 8,500 cr

Bank of Baroda gets board nod to raise Rs 8,500 cr

Bank of Baroda’s board has approved raising capital up to Rs 8,500 crore through common equity shares to support business growth and meet regulatory norms.


RBI removes business restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank

RBI removes business restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank

Reserve Bank of India has lifted the more than nine-month old ban on Kotak Mahindra Bank, allowing it to issue new credit cards and onboard new customers through online and mobile banking channels.


Inflation cools to five-month low of 4.31% in Jan

Inflation cools to five-month low of 4.31% in Jan

Inflation dips for third straight month, mainly due to lower food prices; provides RBI more space for doing follow-up repo rate cut in April policy, after lowering it by 25 basis points last week.

Creditors recover Rs 3.58 lakh crore under  insolvency law

Creditors recover Rs 3.58 lakh crore under insolvency law

Minister of state for corporate affairs Harsh Malhotra also said that 2,707 cases have ended in liquidation orders.


Shouldn’t worry about rupee’s daily fluctuations, says RBI Governor

Shouldn’t worry about rupee’s daily fluctuations, says RBI Governor

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says focus should be on medium- to long-term changes in rupee’s value; central bank doesn’t target a particular “price level” of the rupee.


RBI defers LCR, ECL norms as new Guv weighs ‘cost of regulations’

RBI defers LCR, ECL norms as new Guv weighs ‘cost of regulations’

Implementation of liquidity coverage ratio, project finance and expected credit loss norms deferred by at least a year; central bank to keep in view benefits and costs of every regulation, says RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.