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Four PSU banks pay Rs 6,481 crore dividend to Govt

Four PSU banks pay Rs 6,481 crore dividend to Govt

Bank of Baroda pays dividend cheque of Rs 2,514.22 crore and Canara Bank Rs 1,838.15 crore for FY24 to government; other two banks are Indian Bank and Bank of India.


RBI Deputy Guv flags concerns over NBFCs’ disclosure standards

RBI Deputy Guv flags concerns over NBFCs’ disclosure standards

RBI Deputy Governor Rajeshwar Rao flags concerns over quality of disclosures made by some NBFCs.


RBI fines PNB for KYC violations

RBI fines PNB for KYC violations

Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty of Rs 1.31 crore on Punjab National Bank for violating norms related to loans and KYC.

PNB Q1 loan book outpaces deposit growth

PNB Q1 loan book outpaces deposit growth

Punjab National Bank's global loan book grows 12.7% YoY to Rs 10.3 lakh crore in Q1; deposits up 8.5%.


Canara Bank, Karnataka state police ink MoU for premium payroll accounts

Canara Bank, Karnataka state police ink MoU for premium payroll accounts

Canara Bank signs MoU with Karnataka State Police for premium payroll accounts.


RBI’s risk weightage: Personal loan rates surge

RBI’s risk weightage: Personal loan rates surge

Private lenders have raised interest rates on personal loans by 30-50bps after RBI terms them riskier in November 2023.


Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged

Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged

Govt keeps interest rates on PPF, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi, NSC and other small savings schemes unchanged for July-September quarter.


Setty set to be next SBI chairman

Setty set to be next SBI chairman

A government panel recommends Challa Sreenivasulu Setty’s name as next SBI chairman, after interviewing three MDs including Ashwini Tewari and Vinay Tonse for the post.

RBI’s worry on personal loans below Rs 50,000

RBI’s worry on personal loans below Rs 50,000

RBI raises concerns about consumer credit; says more than half of borrowers in the segment have at least three loans running at same time.

Bank unions write to FM for merger of RRBs with sponsor banks

Bank unions write to FM for merger of RRBs with sponsor banks

AIBOC and AIBEA demand merger of regional rural banks with their respective sponsor banks.

Indian banks’ bad loan ratio at 12-year low: RBI report

Indian banks’ bad loan ratio at 12-year low: RBI report

Sharp fall in bad loans of Indian banks to 2.8% and strong GDP numbers will help in sustaining growth momentum and withstanding global shocks, RBI's Financial Stability Report said.


RBI unveils SAARC currency swap framework until 2027

RBI unveils SAARC currency swap framework until 2027

Objective is to fund short-term foreign exchange liquidity requirements or balance of payment crises of the SAARC countries.


SBI raises Rs 10,000 cr via infra bonds

SBI raises Rs 10,000 cr via infra bonds

This is fifth infrastructure bond issuance launched by State Bank of India; it will encourage other banks to issue bonds of longer tenor, says SBI chairman Dinesh Khara.

Canara Bank regains control of official X page

Canara Bank regains control of official X page

Canara Bank regains complete control of its official X page; bank’s account on social media platform X was ‘compromised’ on 23 June.

Canara Bank’s official X account ‘compromised’

Canara Bank’s official X account ‘compromised’

All concerned teams are investigating and working closely with X to regain access to Canara Bank X handle at the earliest, Canara Bank said.