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Brickwork Ratings downgrades Lakshmi Vilas Bank's tier-II bonds

LVB's deposits ran down to Rs 23,565 crore in Q3FY20 and Rs 21,443 crore in Q4FY20

Lakshmi Vilas Bank
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The private sector lender has very high levels of gross non-performing assets (NPAs) and reported losses in the 10 previous quarters

T E Narasimhan
Brickwork Ratings has downgraded the ratings for Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s (LVB’s) tier-II bonds from “BB+” to “B+” because of the recent ouster of seven of its directors, including the managing director, weak capitalisation and concerns over asset quality.
 
The private sector lender has very high levels of gross non-performing assets (NPAs) and reported losses in the 10 previous quarters, except for Q4FY20, according to the rating agency. The bank has filed details of rating action with the BSE.
 
LVB was placed under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) by the Reserve Bank of India in September 2019. Its capital position,