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Exxon loses $1 bn in second quarter as oil use dries up amid lockdown

The Irving, Texas-based oil giant brought in $32.6 billion in revenue during the second quarter, less than half of what it brought in at the same time last year

UCO Bank Q1 net profit at Rs 21.5 crore on lower bad loan provisions

Public sector UCO Bank on Friday posted a net profit of Rs 21.46 crore in the first quarter ended June 2020 on lower bad loan provisions.

Bank recapitalisation is a must

We need to be clear about what 'recovery' means

Promoters of loan defaulting companies to soon face crackdown by lenders

With apex court's backing, banks to speed up enforcing personal guarantees

Why don't PSBs invoke personal guarantees? SC questions govt on bad loans

Plea in SC claimed around Rs 1,900 crore are lost every day due to PSBs not invoking personal guarantees of big corporate loan defaulters.

Bankers divided on extending moratorium, fear potential spike in bad loans

Without regulatory intervention, slippages could surge 300 bps

HDFC Bank's Q1 provides some relief to investors despite higher bad loans

Notably, 97-98 per cent of the customers under moratorium have no overdue and have received their salary, indicating no major concern

NBFCs' bad loans may worsen to 5-7% this fiscal due to weak economy: Icra

The lockdown has significantly impacted the cash flow position of NBFCs' borrowers

RBI's one-time restructuring scheme may be limited to Covid-hit sectors

Firms from the aviation, hospitality, and retail sectors are expected to be allowed to avail of the new scheme

RBI's moratorium helps public sector banks post lower NPAs in Q4

On aggregate basis, gross NPAs of 8 PSBs improve by 132 bps

One-time loan recast for India Inc may come up at Friday's RBI board meet

The virtual meeting of the central board will be its first since the outbreak of Covid-19

Bank of India posts net loss of Rs 3,571 crore for Q4 over bad loans

The bank clocked a profit of Rs 251.79 crore in January-March 2018-19. In December quarter also, there was a profit of Rs 105.52 crore.

Best of BS Opinion: Managing bad loans, Patanjali's Covid vaccine, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Managing bad loans

Bank balance sheets would need to be quickly repaired

Banking system is in a Catch-22 situation: Indian Bank's Padmaja Chunduru

Indian Bank has 450,000 MSME customers who are eligible for loans guaranteed by the government.

A deferred free lunch for good conduct

RBI could ask banks to reward customers who do not default by giving a discount at the end of the loan's tenure

Chinese banks under pressure as bad loans grow in coronavirus: Regulator

Chinese lenders recorded rising soured debt and shrinking net interest margins, a gauge of banks' profitability, amid the economic impact from a prolonged pandemic

Covid-19 crisis: Slippages may jump to Rs 5.5 trillion, says India Ratings

Credit costs could touch Rs 2.7 trillion

Not a good idea

A bad bank will do nothing to solve the problems

IBA considering proposal to set up AMC and AIF, takeover NPAs from PSBs

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to result in a rise in non-performing assets (NPAs) despite relief measures