Bank of India reports 82.5 per cent rise in Q4 net profit, boosted by treasury and fee income as asset quality improves and margins face pressure from rate cuts
Several lenders have revised their fixed deposit plans after central bank cut the repo rate
This move is aimed at making home ownership more accessible and affordable, in line with the bank's ongoing commitment to support customers in achieving their financial goals
The decision came on Saturday (April 12) after the Reserve Bank of India cut the policy repo rate by another 25 bps to 6 per cent
Bank of India and UCO Bank have announced 25 basis points reduction lending rate within hours of RBI's decision to slash its policy rate on Wednesday, a move which will help existing and new borrowers. Other banks are also are expected to make similar announcements soon. Both public sector banks, in separate regulatory filings, said the rate revision has been done following the RBI's reduction in the short-term lending rate (repo rate) earlier in the day. Bank of India's new Repo Based Lending Rate (RBLR) stands at 8.85 per cent compared to 9.10 per cent earlier. The new rate would be effective from Wednesday, Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. UCO Bank said it has brought down repo linked rate to 8.8 per cent, effective Thursday.
Credit grew faster than deposits
Advances of the bank grew by 20.3 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 2 trillion
The deal is latest sign of growing appeal of Indian assets to global investors and lenders, with its bonds posting strong monthly inflows and stocks recuperating from a trillion dollar selloff
The competition for deposits is expected to remain intense as banks focus on increasing deposit growth and prevent it from constraining credit off-take
Credit-card spending for January stood at Rs 1,841 billion, marking a two per cent slide month-on-month (MoM), but a strong 14 per cent year-on-year growth
As of December 2024, BoI had 5,202 branches in the country, with 993 in metros, 838 in urban centres, 1,501 in semi-urban centres, and 1,868 in rural areas
A senior BoI executive told Business Standard that RBI's draft norms propose that banks engaged in the same activity as NBFCs should reduce their stake
Karnatak said that the bank's external benchmark-linked loans (EBLR) are already reflecting the rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s monetary policy committee (MPC)
State-owned Bank of India (BOI) on Friday reported a fraud of Rs 226.84 crore by Odisha-based Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd to the Reserve Bank. The bank has informed that Non Performing Asset (NPA) of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd has been declared as fraud, BoI said in a regulatory filing. Against the outstanding amount of Rs 226.84 crore, the bank has made provisions of Rs 212.62 crore in case of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd, it said. For the third quarter ended December 2024, BoI posted a 35 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 2,517 crore against Rs 1,870 crore in the year-ago period. The lenders' total income increased to Rs 19,957 crore during the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal against Rs 16,411 crore a year ago. The interest income of the bank rose to Rs 18,210 crore against Rs 15,218 crore in the third quarter of the preceding year. Its net interest income (NII) increased to Rs 6,070 crore against Rs 5,463 crore for Q3 FY24.
Prudent growth forecast for FY26: 12-13%
Sequentially, the Mumbai-based lender's net profit rose by 6 per cent from Rs 2,374 crore in June 2024 (Q2FY25). Its stock closed 1.5 per cent lower at Rs 98.3 per share on BSE
The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has penalised Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Bank of India, and Canara Bank for deficiencies in regulatory compliance. Jammu and Kashmir Bank has been penalised Rs 3.31 crore for contravention of certain norms related to financial inclusion - access to banking Services - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)', Know Your Customer' and Loans and Advances - Statutory and Other Restrictions'. In another release, the RBI said Rs 1 crore penalty has been imposed on the Bank of India for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. A penalty of Rs 1.63 crore has been imposed on public sector Canara Bank for non-compliance with certain directions on priority sector lending, the interest rate on deposits and financial inclusion - access to banking services - BSBDA', the RBI said. Also, a penalty of Rs 1 lakh has been imposed on Datson Exports, West Bengal for non-compliance with certain directions issued by the RBI on Managing
State-owned Bank of India (BoI) on Friday posted a 35 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 2,517 crore for the December quarter on account of a decline in bad loans. The Mumbai-headquartered bank had earned a net profit of Rs 1,870 crore in the year-ago period. The lenders' total income increased to Rs 19,957 crore during the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal against Rs 16,411 crore a year ago, BoI said in a regulatory filing. The interest income of the bank rose to Rs 18,210 crore against Rs 15,218 crore in the third quarter of the preceding year. Its net interest income (NII) increased to Rs 6,070 crore against Rs 5,463 crore for Q3 FY24. The company's operating profit rose to Rs 3,703 crore from Rs 3,004 crore in the year-ago quarter. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 3.69 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2024 from 5.35 per cent a year ago. Similarly, its net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.85 per cent fr
State-owned Bank of India (BoI) on Thursday said its board has approved Rs 5,000 crore fund raising through infrastructure bonds. Long Term Infra Bonds to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore would be raised during the fourth quarter of FY25, BoI said in a regulatory filing. Domestic investors have shown a lot of interest in such bond issuance by banks, and many lenders have exercised this option for raising resources in the recent past. The advantage of infrastructure bonds is that they are exempt from regulatory reserve requirements such as Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). So, infrastructure bond proceeds can be fully deployed for lending activities. Banks have been preferring infrastructure bonds over AT-1 and Tier-2 bonds, as they are better priced.
Bank of India joins a slew of other Indian borrowers seeking to raise foreign currency debt this year. Reliance Industries Ltd. is looking to borrow as much as $3 billion