Indian Banks

State-run Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a 4.39 per cent increase in consolidated net profit for the December quarter at Rs 5,443 crore, helped by lower provisions as net interest margin compression held back core income growth. On a standalone basis, its net profit grew to Rs 5,055 crore as against Rs 4,837 crore in the year-ago period. The core net interest income grew by just 0.1 per cent to Rs 11,800 crore despite a nearly 15 per cent growth in advances, as a 0.25 per cent compression in the net interest margin at 2.79 per cent held back the number. The bank's managing director and chief executive, Debadatta Chand, told reporters that the bank will likely achieve the upper-end of the 11-13 per cent loan growth guidance for FY26 and may also exceed it, and is aiming to widen the Net Interest Margin (NIM) to 2.90 per cent by the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. The non-interest income grew 6 per cent to Rs 3,600 crore during the reporting quarter. The retail segment led th

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Kotak Mahindra Bank marked three decades of listing on the NSE with a bell-ringing ceremony, underscoring its growth, scale and long-term commitment to India's financial markets

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The overall sDQI score for SCBs improved to 90.7 in September 2025, up from 89.9 in June 2025

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The finance ministry has directed public sector banks and financial institutions, including insurance companies, to promptly report vigilance-related matters concerning whole-time directors (WTDs) of their respective companies. The directive from the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the ministry follows several instances where adverse information about board-level appointees was not promptly reported. In many cases, it said, such critical adverse inputs like private complaints, court observations, references or inputs from the CBI or other Law Enforcement Agencies are being reported only at the time when Vigilance Clearance is specifically sought from the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVO) of PSUs. Without citing any specific case, the advisory issued earlier this month, said, in certain cases even the crucial information relating to WTDs is omitted in the Vigilance Clearance formats on the ground that no specific column exists for such disclosure. Observing that omission o

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RBI's bank ownership policy has shifted towards regulated institutional investors, but over-reliance on foreign capital risks limiting India's credit growth and domestic banking depth

Axis Bank plans to add 50 private bankers and launch multiple funds from GIFT City as it expands Burgundy Private to tap India's rapidly growing wealthy client base

Foreign banks are being drawn to expand in India, lured by its rapid economic expansion, strong credit demand and deepening corporate activity

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged banks to lower intermediation costs, improve service quality, and strengthen fraud safeguards, citing faster transmission after recent rate cuts

Lending rates linked to external benchmarks drop from Dec 6, offering relief to home, vehicle, and personal loan borrowers

RBI says bank's NBFC group entities that have not been independently identified as NBFC-Upper Layer are now exempted from listing

Banks may face further margin pressure as repo-linked loan rates reset faster than deposits, though liquidity support and CRR cuts could soften the impact in Q4

The brokerage argued that the profitability downcycle, marked by several quarters of net interest margin (NIM) compression and elevated credit costs, is now behind the sector.