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RBI adds 58 metric tonnes of gold in FY25; share in reserves nears 12%

RBI added nearly 58 tonnes of gold in FY25, with most stored abroad; gold now accounts for close to 12 per cent of total foreign exchange reserves

Banks remain cautious in lending to NBFCs despite risk weight reversal

Despite RBI's decision to revert risk weights on NBFC loans from April 1, banks continue to exercise caution, limiting credit access to mid-sized NBFCs and MFIs

SBI Q4 results: Net profit falls by 9.9% Y-o-Y to Rs 18,643 crore

For the full FY25, SBI posted record net profits of Rs 70,901 crore, showing 16.08 per cent Y-o-Y growth. Board approves Rs 25,000 crore of equity capital raise in FY26

Banks stare at Bhushan Power & Steel again after SC liquidation order

Lenders may need to reverse recoveries from JSW's resolution plan for Bhushan Power & Steel as Supreme Court orders liquidation, triggering fresh provisioning concerns

Poonam Gupta takes charge as RBI Deputy Governor, to join MPC in June

Poonam Gupta will oversee Monetary Policy, Research and Financial Stability departments at RBI and joins MPC as India debates targeting core versus headline inflation

Power Finance Corporation shelves bond issuance plan amid lacklustre demand

PFC received 59 bids worth ₹5,763.51 crore for the zero-coupon bond, maturing in 2035

Rupee hits 5 month high; logs biggest single-day gain in 29 months

10 year govt bond yield fall 23 bps in April

PNB Housing Finance eyes retail book of Rs 1 trillion by FY27: MD & CEO

Roshni is a product of PNB Housing Finance which promotes affordable housing, especially among first-time buyers

Microfinance provisions peaked in Q4, says IDFC First Bank MD and CEO

Provisions against microfinance segment have peaked in Q4FY25

Micro lenders fret over Tamil Nadu Bill to prevent coercive recovery

The microfinance players, banks and non-banking finance companies said the checks and balances proposed in the bill are likely to hinder micro lending operations

Central Bank of India's net profit rises 28% on non-core income growth

NII falls 4% as rise in yield on advances; margins contract

IDFC First Bank profit falls 58% on worsening asset quality of micro loans

Fresh slippages during the quarter was Rs 2,175 crore including Rs 572 crore from the micro loan book, as compared to Rs 4195 crore and Rs 437 crore

Bank of Maharashtra Q4 results: Net profit rises 23% to ₹1,493 crore

Total income increased to ₹7,711 crore during the quarter under review against ₹6,488 crore in the same period of the previous year

TMB to continue growing gold loan business in FY26, says MD & CEO Nair

The bank's total gold loan portfolio as of March 31 is a little over Rs 18,000 crore

IndusInd Bank's risk management, leadership under scanner: Moody's

Yes Bank's profitability remains lower vis-a-vis private peers

High SDF balances signal asymmetric liquidity conditions: RBI Bulletin

RBI report highlights precautionary cash hoarding and uneven fund distribution in banking system

Large banks to benefit from RBI's runoff factor move, say analysts

The new norms have allowed lowering the runoff factor on deposits from non-financial entities such as trusts to 40 per cent from 100 per cent

PSU banks lead incremental credit while share of private banks falls

Although non-food credit increased at a decelerating pace of 12 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), compared to 16.3 per cent a year ago, according to the bulletin

Business banking gives strong boost to ICICI Bank's domestic retail book

"Balance sheet growth was healthy in the context of the peer set, with business banking doing the heavy lifting," Yes Securities said in a report

RBI mandates 2.5% additional run-off factor on digital retail deposits

Effective April 1, 2026, the final norms could help free up lendable resources by almost ₹3 trillion estimates ICRA