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Private sector lender CSB Bank on Monday reported a 26 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 190 crore for the fourth quarter ended in March 2025. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 151 crore in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 1,362 crore against Rs 991 crore a year ago, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. Asset quality of the bank deteriorated marginally with gross non-performing assets rising to 1.57 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2025, from 1.47 per cent at the end of March 2024. Net NPAs also rose to 0.52 per cent of the advances from 0.51 per cent at the end of 2024. As a result, provisions and contingencies rose significantly to Rs 60 crore compared to Rs 22 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
CSB Bank on Thursday reported a marginal 4 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 138 crore for the quarter ended September 2024. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 133 crore in the year-ago period. Its total income rose to Rs 1,064 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 830 crore in the year-ago period, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. Its net interest income improved to Rs 367 crore in the July-September quarter from Rs 344 crore in the September quarter of 2023, registering a growth of 7 per cent. Asset quality of the bank deteriorated, with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rising to 1.68 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September 2024 quarter against 1.27 per cent a year ago. The net NPAs or bad loans also rose to 0.69 per cent against 0.33 per cent in the year-ago period. Its capital adequacy ratio of the bank decreased to 22.74 per cent from 23.98 per cent at the end of September 2023.
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday imposed penalties on five entities, including CSB Bank, Union Bank of India and Muthoot Housing Finance for contravention of various regulatory norms. A penalty of Rs 1.86 crore has been imposed on CSB Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by the RBI on 'Guidelines on Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks' and 'Master Circular on Branch Authorisation'. In another statement, the RBI said a penalty of Rs 1.06 crore has been imposed on Union Bank of India for non-compliance with certain norms on 'Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures-Across Banks' and 'Know Your Customer (KYC)'. A fine of 5 lakh has been imposed on Muthoot Housing Finance Company for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company - Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021', the central bank said in another release. The RBI has also imposed a penalty of Rs 5 l