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Banks struggling to mobilise large deposits; C-D ratio rises to 80%: Report

Banks struggled to mobilise large deposits to meet the increasing credit demand in the last two financial years, a report said. Outstanding credit disbursed by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) was at the highest level in 2023-24 amounting to Rs 1,64,98,006 crore, whereas in percentage terms, the growth of Credit-to-Deposit(C-D) ratio rose from 75.8 per cent to 80.3 per cent, Infomerics Ratings said in a report. According to the RBI April 2024 Bulletin, during March 2024, the incremental Credit-Deposit Ratio(ICDR) remained around 95.94 per cent, whereas on March 8, 2024 this was at 92.95 per cent. It may be observed that there was a much higher growth of credit of the SCBs compared to the growth of deposits, even as per the Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) basis, it said. The growth of credit outpaced the growth of deposits during the period FY'19 to FY'24. Alternative investments and substantial cash holdings in the unorganized sector slowed deposit accumulation, particularly in rural ar

HDFC sells nearly $717 million of home loans to reduce credit book

In June, HDFC also sold a 50 billion rupee loan portfolio. Its credit-deposit ratio stood at 104% at the end of March, higher than the 85% to 88% rate in the previous three fiscal years

Bandhan Life partners with Bandhan bank to boost insurance business

In a bid to focus on new business after acquiring Aegon Life early this year and undergoing a renaming exercise, Bandhan Life Insurance on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with Bandhan Bank to distribute life insurance products through its extensive network of 1,700 branches. Bandhan Life stated it has plans to rope in more banks on board in the near future to strengthen its bancassurance distribution channel. "Initially, we are focusing on Bandhan Bank to distribute our insurance products as we shift our focus to new business. We aim to partner with 2-3 more banks and explore other multi-channel distribution strategies in due course," Bandhan Life MD & CEO Satishwar B said. He added that while Aegon Life's legacy business was primarily acquired online, Bandhan Life will focus on building offline distribution channels to drive growth. Initially, around 550 bank branches will distribute two new life insurance products tailored for Bandhan Bank customers, the company has ..

CBI registers bank fraud case against promoters, directors of Cox and Kings

The CBI has registered a case of alleged Rs 525-crore bank loan fraud against the promoters and directors of travel company Cox and Kings on the complaint of Yes Bank, officials said on Thursday. The CBI has taken over the investigation from the Mumbai Police that was probing the matter against the travel company, its promoters/directors Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar and Usha Kerkar, CFO Anil Khandelwal and directors Mahalinga Narayanan and Pesi Patel. The central probe agency has registered the case on a reference from the Maharashtra government routed through the Centre against all individuals under IPC sections related to cheating, forgery and criminal misconduct in addition to provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is alleged that the company submitted manipulated records to get credit facilities from Yes Bank, officials said.

China plans to add capital at big banks for first time in a decade

The plan included a broad-based cut to existing mortgage rates, adding to pressure on banks by lowering annual interest expenses by about 150 billion yuan ($21 billion)

Banks to rely on certificates of deposit to fund credit demand: Officials

Certificates of deposit (CDs) are debt instruments with maturities of less than one year issued by banks

US urges Israel to extend banking relations with Palestinian banks for year

The banking correspondence authorisation is due to expire on Oct. 31, posing risks to export and import transactions valued at nearly $10 billion, Treasury officials have said

Boots on the ground: Businesses correspondent model needs mending

The business correspondent channel for financial inclusion is calling for a pay raise, investments and an end to penalties

Banker's Trust: All you want to know about SROs in finance sector

The key to effective implementation of the SRO regime is avoiding overlap

Finance ministry asks banks to set up oversight mechanism for pending DRTs

The Finance Ministry on Saturday asked banks to put in place effective monitoring and oversight mechanisms for efficient management of pending cases in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs). Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju, who chaired a meeting with chairpersons of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) and Presiding Officers of Debt Recovery of Tribunals (DRTs) also discussed some of the best practices followed in DRTs. It has been emphasied that some of the best practices can be adopted across DRTs for better outcomes, an official statement said. During the meeting it was also deliberated that banks should clearly define the policy for small and high-value cases pending in DRTs for optimising the recovery and all stakeholders should work collectively to reduce pendency and take effective measures for optimisation of recovery. Faster recovery would help in ploughing back the capital stuck in pending cases to the economy for productive use, it said. While formulating settleme

Banks take securitisation route for liquidity, lower credit deposit ratio

Rating agency ICRA estimates Rs 45,000 crore to Rs 50,000 worth of securitisation and direct assignment deals in the July-Sep quarter

Banks to play key role in making India developed nation: FM Sitharaman

She said that banks cannot have a digital system that gets hacked somewhere, compromising the entire system and the trust placed in it

SBI raises Rs 7,500 crore through issuance Basel III-compliant bonds

State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 7,500 crore through issuance of Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bonds to qualified institutional bidders. In a regulatory filing, SBI said the issue attracted overwhelming response from investors with bids in excess of 3 times against the base issue size of Rs 4,000 crore. "The investors were across provident funds, pension funds, mutual funds, banks etc," SBI said. SBI Chairman C S Setty said the wider participation and heterogeneity of bids demonstrated the trust investors place in the country's largest bank. The bonds are issued for a tenor of 15 years and have a coupon rate of 7.33 per cent. This is the second Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bond issuance for the current fiscal. "The bank has decided to accept Rs 7,500 crore at a coupon rate of 7.33 per cent payable annually for a tenor of 15 years with call option after 10 years and each anniversary dates thereafter," SBI said. Basel III is a set of international banking ..

Eid-e-Milad 2024 bank holiday: Are banks closed today? Check details

On September 16, public and private sector banks are closed in multiple states on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad. Here's all you need to know

Cracking the whip: Banks may face bigger fines for non-compliance

Current penalties may not act as effective deterrent: Experts

Indian Overseas Bank bags Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for 2nd consecutive time

Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has secured the Rajbhasha Kirti Pratham Puraskar first prize for the second consecutive year in the Official Language Implementation category for 2023-24 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The recognition underscores the commitment of the city-headquartered bank in promoting the use of Hindi language and enhancing the implementation of official language policies across its operations. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the award to the bank's Managing Director and CEO Ajay Kumar Srivastava in New Delhi at a function to mark the Hindi Day Celebrations and the Diamond Jubilee of Official Languages, a press release from the Bank said. Indian Overseas Bank currently has 3,264 branches, 3,500 ATM network and 7,251 business correspondents. It also offers its service in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar award scheme to encourage the implementation of the official language

Short-sellers may target banks with large CRE exposure: RBI governor Das

'We still have distance to cover,' Das says on inflation

RBI imposes penalty on BNP Paribas, 3 others for compliance lapses

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 31.8 lakh on BNP Paribas (the bank) for certain deficiencies in statutory and regulatory compliance. The central bank has also imposed penalties on Hewlett Packard Financial Services (India), SMFG India Credit Company, and Muthoot Vehicle & Asset Finance for non-compliance with certain norms. In a statement, the RBI said the penalty has been imposed on the bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by it on 'Interest Rate on Advances'. Giving details, it said the statutory inspection for Supervisory Evaluation of the bank was conducted by it with reference to its financial position as of March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to BNP Paribas, advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the bank's

HDFC in talks with int'l banks to offload $1 bn in loans to cut credit book

The proposed loan portfolio sales, with terms yet to be finalised, would take place through a debt instrument known as pass through certificates, the people added

Reserve Bank to stick to higher digitally-linked deposit buffer proposal

In India, retail and small business accounts make up around two-thirds of deposits, of which more than 50 per cent are digitally accessible, Moody's estimates