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The step could boost deposits by as much as 2 trillion rupees through the end-September deadline to exchange the notes, the asset manager said

The step could boost deposits by as much as 2 trillion rupees through the end-September deadline to exchange the notes, the asset manager said

The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 6.77 crore on Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd, Mumbai, for non-compliance with norms related to disclosure of interest rates to borrowers at the time of sanction of loans, a release said on Thursday. In another release, the RBI said a Rs 55 lakh penalty has been imposed on Indian Bank for contravention of certain Know Your Customer (KYC)) norms. A penalty of Rs 10.50 lakh on Muthoot Money Limited, Ernakulam for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016', has also been imposed. The RBI said the penalties are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and are not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by them with customers. The RBI said the statutory inspection of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services was conducted with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020. RBI said it

The move comes as a respite for the financiers as the widening gap between credit off-take and deposits has sparked risks of asset-liability mismatches and pushed up funding costs

FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Thursday recommended the name of Indian Bank executive director Ashwani Kumar for the post of managing director of UCO Bank. Prior to joining Indian Bank, Kumar was serving as chief general manager of Mumbai Zone of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 11 candidates from various public sector banks (PSBs) for the forthcoming positions of MD & CEO in PSBs, the Bureau said in a statement. "Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Ashwani Kumar for the position of MD & CEO in UCO Bank vice Soma Sankara Prasad who is completing his tenure on May 31, 2023," it said. The final decision on the FSIB recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FSIB is headed by former secretary, Department of ...

Credit rated banks in India are well placed to transition to the expected credit loss approach under the International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) which is more forward looking, said S&P Global Ratings.

Our margins in the first quarter was 3.1 per cent, while it was 3.2 per cent in Q2 and 3.7 per cent in Q3, says Shanti Lal Jain

Indian Bank said it is in a better financial health, well capitalised and the asset quality is continuously improving.

State-owned Indian Bank on Wednesday reported nearly two-fold jump in profit at Rs 1,396 crore in the quarter ended December 2022, driven by increase in interest income and decline in bad loans. The net profit of Chennai-based lender stood at Rs 690 crore in the same quarter of the preceding financial year. Total income increased to Rs 13,551 crore in the quarter from Rs 11,482 crore in the year-ago period, the bank said in a regulatory filing. At the same time, Net Interest Income increased by 25 per cent to Rs 5,499 crore as against Rs 4,395 crore in the same quarter a year ago. On the asset quality front, the bank recorded an improvement with gross NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) declining to 6.53 per cent of gross advances as compared to 9.13 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2021-22. Net NPAs too eased to 1 per cent from 2.72 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. As a result, provisions for bad loans declined significantly to Rs 1,474 crore from Rs 2 439 crore in t

State-owned Indian Bank on Monday increased lending rates, including the marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR), by up to 25 basis points. The new rates are effective from January 3, Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO) of the bank has reviewed the Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR), Treasury Bills Linked Lending Rates (TBLR), Base Rate and Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) and decided for an upward revision in MCLR, TBLR, Base Rate and BPLR across various tenors, it noted. The one-year rate is used to fix most consumer loans, such as auto, personal and home loans. The overnight MCLR rate has been revised upward by 25 basis points to 7.75 per cent, while that of one month to six months tenure hiked by 20 basis points, the bank said. For one-year maturity, it said the new rate will be increased to 8.30 per cent against 8.20 per cent. Besides, the lender also revised the treasury bills benchmark lending

Public sector Indian Bank on Sunday said it has unveiled QR code bill payment system for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd (CESC) making it as the first power distribution company to offer such an initiative to customers in Mysuru. By using the dynamic QR code linked to the unified payments interface (UPI) on printed electricity bill, customers would be able to make their payments without visiting any online portal or physically going to any payment centre. Instant acknowledgement is issued and the QR code is disabled once the transaction is completed, the Chennai-headquartered bank said in a statement here. Karnataka Minister of Energy V Sunil Kumar formally unveiled the QR code solution in the presence of senior government officials including CESC managing director Jayavibhava Swamy. The CESC is in the process of introducing a new type of bill generation and payment system in coordination with Indian Bank besides a facility to make RTGS-NEFT payments for bulk ...

At 11:35 am; Nifty PSU Bank index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2 per cent, as against 0.06 per cent decline in the Nifty50

Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Friday said it has tied up with Indian Bank to provide vehicle finance for its customers. The partnership will offer easy loan disbursement, reasonable interest rates, special offers, flexible policies and simplified process, the company said in a statement. The customers can avail financing benefits across over 5,700 branches of Indian Bank and HCIL dealer network across the country, it added. ********* MBRDI, Mercedes-Benz India partner for electric vehicle module course at RV College of Engineering * Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) on Friday said it has partnered with Mercedes-Benz India to introduce an all-new electric vehicle module in its Advanced Diploma Automotive Diploma (ADAM) course offered at RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru. MBRDI has also contributed a high-tech EV lab to upskill the talent pool in the country and support the industry as it transitions towards electric mobility, the company said in a statement.

Financial institutions must build capacities in analytics and HR, says central bank deputy governor

The RBI came out with the guidelines on digital lending in September and gave time until November 30 for players to comply with the 'existing loan' category

State Bank of India and leading private-sector banks have largely addressed their asset quality challenges, and their profitability is improving more sharply than the system's, S&P added

Public sector major Indian Bank has posted a 12 per cent rise in net profit during the second quarter of the financial year to Rs 1,225 crore,

Indian Bank on Thursday reported 13 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 1,225 crore for September quarter 2022-23 as provisions for bad loans fell. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,089 crore for the year-ago period. Total income in the quarter increased to Rs 12,538 crore from Rs 11,440.42 crore in the same period a year ago, Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. Net interest income during the quarter was higher 15 per cent at Rs 4,684 crore. Fee income grew 18 per cent to Rs 723 crore. Asset quality of the bank improved as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) fell to 7.30 per cent of gross advances (equivalent to Rs 31,959 crore) as of September 30, 2022 from 9.56 per cent (Rs 36,886 crore) by the end of same period a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 1.50 per cent (Rs 6,174 crore) from 3.26 per cent (Rs 11,749 crore). However, total provisions for bad loans and contingencies were kept higher at Rs 2,404 crore for the quarter, up 10 per cent from Rs

The Nifty PSU Bank index hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday and has gained 15 per cent so far this month. The index can rally another 4 per cent.

The DBU are being set up to ensure the benefits of digital banking reach the remotest of places