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Banks may have to slow down loan growth in FY25: S&P Global Ratings

Indian banks' credit growth, profitability and asset quality would remain robust in current fiscal reflecting strong economic growth, but they may be compelled to slow down their loan growth as deposits are not growing at a similar pace, S&P Global Ratings has said. In the Asia-Pacific 2Q 2024 Banking Update, S&P Global Ratings Director SSEA Nikita Anand said the agency expects the sector's strong credit growth to moderate to 14 per cent in FY25, from 16 per cent in FY24, if deposit growth, especially retail deposits, remain tepid. Anand said there is a deterioration in loan-to-deposit ratio is every bank, with loan growth being 2-3 percentage points higher than deposit growth. "We expect banks to bring down their loan growth in FY25 and bring it in line with deposit growth. If banks do not do that, they would be paying higher to get wholesale funding, which will impact profitability," she said at a recent webinar of S&P Global Ratings. Generally, loan growth has been led .

IDFC First Bank Q4 results: Net profit falls 10% to Rs 724 cr, NII up 24%

IDFC FIRST Bank on Saturday reported 10 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 724 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024 due to substantial jump in provisions. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 9,861 crore from Rs 7,822 crore a year ago, IDFC FIRST Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 8,219 crore during the period under review, from Rs 6,424 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 24 per cent from Rs 3,597 crore in Q4 FY23 to Rs 4,469 crore in Q4 FY24, it said. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) reduced to 1.88 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 2.51 per cent by the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also came down to 0.60 per cent of the advances from 0.86 per cent at the end of 2024. However, provisions and contingencies increased by 50 per cent to Rs 722 crore in Q4FY24 as compared with Rs 482 cr

RBI lays out norms for voluntary conversion of SFBs into universal banks

AU SFB, a few others seen as contenders for conversion

CSB Bank Q4 results: Private lender's net profit falls 3% to Rs 151 cr

Private sector lender CSB Bank on Friday reported a 3 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 151 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, mainly due to a rise in bad loans. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 991 crore against Rs 762 crore a year ago, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income grew to Rs 795 crore during the period under review from Rs 636 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 1.47 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 1.26 per cent at the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also rose to 0.51 per cent of the advances from 0.35 per cent at the end of 2024. As a result, provisions for bad loans rose significantly to Rs 29 crore compared to Rs 3 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

RBI invites pleas from eligible SFBs to become regular, universal banks

Reserve Bank of India on Friday invited applications from small finance banks meeting specified criteria, including a minimum net worth of Rs 1,000 crore, for becoming regular or universal banks. The RBI, in November 2014, issued the guidelines for licensing of small finance banks (SFBs) in the private sector. There are about a dozen SFBs, including Au Small Finance Bank, Equitas Small Finance Bank and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. An SFB aiming to become a universal bank should have a minimum net worth of Rs 1,000 crore as at the end of the previous quarter (audited) and the shares of the bank should have been listed on a recognised stock exchange, the central bank said. It should also have a net profit in the last two financial years and GNPA and NNPA of less than or equal to 3 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively, in the last two financial years. Other conditions include a prescribed CRAR (capital-to-risk weighted assets ratio) requirement and a satisfactory track record of ...

Barclays Q1 profit falls 12% as mortgage competition, deals drought hit

Total income in its investment bank fell 7 per cent, shy of expectations, as a strong performance in equities was more than offset by lower fixed income trading performance and weaker merger advisory

DCB Bank Q4 result: PAT up 10% at Rs 156 cr, total income at Rs 1,581 cr

Private sector lender DCB Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the March quarter, registering a 9.85 per cent jump over the year-ago period. The bank had reported a profit Rs 142 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal. The bank's total income rose to Rs 1,581 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24, from Rs 1,302 crore a year ago. For full 2023-24 fiscal, DCB Bank's net profit stood at Rs 536 crore, a jump of 15 per cent in the year-ago period. In 2022-23 fiscal, the net profit stood at Rs 466 crore. The bank's Board of Directors at its meeting on Wednesday also recommended a dividend of Rs 1.25 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each, DCB Bank said in a regulatory filing. Shares of DCB Bank closed at Rs 136.45, up 10.17 per cent over the previous close on the BSE.

Konark Urban Co-op Bank: RBI restricts customer account withdrawals

Konark Urban Co-op Bank customers cannot withdraw money from any type of account, whether it's a savings, current, or any other account

Good run for banks, but for how long?

Barring few, most banks have shown a drop in the low-cost CASA. Ditto their net interest margin. The credit quality is holding up, but some banks have reported fresh slippages

Five-day week not there yet, but bank wage settlement has a lot for bankers

While the wait for a five-day week gets longer, the most interesting developments that make the agreement progressive and humane relate to leave

China kicks off anti-graft inspections of financial regulators, banks

China's biggest state-owned lenders, led by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., as well as the main bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen will also be inspected, according to the report

Bank holiday on Ram Navami 2024: Check state-wise complete holiday list

Ram Navami 2024: Banks are closed for operations on April 17 on account of Ram Navami. However, online transactions can be done throughout the day. Here's all you need to know

Ram Navami Bank holiday 2024: Check state-wise list of holidays in April

Ram Navami, celebrated across India, commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Rama

RBI to banks: Can't charge extra without mention in key fact statement

Any fees, charges, etc., which are not mentioned in the KFS, cannot be charged by the REs to the borrower at any stage during the term of the loan: RBI

RBI caps Sarvodaya Bank withdrawals at Rs 15,000: What customers must know

Customers will feel the immediate effect of these restrictions through the imposed withdrawal limit

M&T Bank Q1 results: Profit declines by 25% on higher deposit costs

Regional lenders have had to pay higher interest rates on deposits to prevent customers from fleeing to higher-yielding alternatives, such as money market funds

Wells Fargo Q1 results: Profit declines by 7%, beats market estimates

The bank's net interest income (NII) -- the difference between what it earns on loans and pays out for deposits -- fell 8% to $12.23 billion

Citi Q1 results: Profit drops as costs rise on employee severance

Net income fell to $3.4 billion, or $1.58 per share, in the three months ended March 31, the bank said on Friday. That compares with $4.6 billion, or $2.19 per share, a year earlier

Banks prefer high premium corp, state bonds over G-secs in HTM portfolio

Banks must categorize bonds as 'held-to-maturity' on a permanent basis, with the exception of 5 per cent of the portfolio that can be withdrawn throughout the year, according to the new norms

ICRA revises FY25 outlook for banking sector to 'stable' from 'positive'

Rating agency expects credit growth and profitability to moderate in the sector