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RBI steps up fund infusion as system liquidity 'almost neutral'

Rates on CPs, CDs surge; pressure mounts on banks to raise deposits

Climate risks: Headwinds for banking

"Climate action failure" still features among the foremost long-term threats, and its severity is increasing

Banks' loans rose 17.9% in two weeks to Oct 7, deposit up 9.6%: RBI data

Indian banks' loans rose 17.9% in the two weeks to Oct. 7 from a year earlier, while deposits rose 9.6%, the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement showed on Friday

India pushing for valuation of $7.7 billion for state-owned IDBI Bank

India is pushing for a valuation of around 640 billion rupees ($7.7 billion) for state-owned IDBI Bank Ltd. in what could be the biggest sale of the government's stake in a lender in decades

Dhanlaxmi Bank's shareholders seek to curb CEO's spending powers

The shareholders seek to suspend powers exercised by CEO Shivan JK in respect of all capital and revenue expenditure, except statutory payments such as salaries and wages

Top headlines: Axis Bank Q2 net jumps 70%; Bajaj Finance Q2 net surges 88%

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South Indian Bank posts profit in Q2 at Rs 223 cr; asset quality improves

South Indian Bank (SIB) on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 223.10 crore for the quarter ended September 2022 as provisions for bad loans came down significantly. The lender had posted a net loss of Rs 187.06 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income during July-September 2022-23 was up 10.6 per cent at Rs 1,995.24 crore as against Rs 1,803.76 crore in the same quarter a year ago, SIB said in a regulatory filing. The interest income grew to Rs 1,740.14 crore from Rs 1,646.59 crore. Asset quality of the lender improved as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) fell to 5.67 per cent of gross advances as of end-September 2022 from 6.65 per cent by end of September 2021. In value terms, gross NPAs stood at Rs 3,856.13 crore as against Rs 3,879.60 crore. Net NPAs (bad loans) were trimmed to 2.51 per cent (Rs 1,647.13 crore) as against 3.85 per cent (Rs 2,178.49 crore). Provisions for bad loans and contingencies fell down by more than 57 per cent to Rs 179.29 crore during th

AU Small Finance Bank's net profit rises 23% to Rs 343 crore in Q2

AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) on Wednesday reported a 23 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 343 crore in the July-September quarter on healthy growth in loan disbursals aided by consistent fall in bad loans. The Jaipur-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 279 crore in the same period in the year ago fiscal year. Bank's net interest income (interest earned minus expended) grew by 44 per cent to Rs 1,083 crore during July-September period of 2022-23, as against Rs 753 crore in same period of 2021-22, AU SFB said in a regulatory filing. Total income of the bank was up by 40.3 per cent at Rs 2,240 crore as against Rs 1,597 crore. Gross advances of the lender rose to Rs 52,452 crore as of Q2FY23 as against Rs 36,405 crore during the same period a year ago, with auto, MSME and home loans accounting for 75 per cent of the component. Disbursements during the quarter stood at Rs 8,605 crore as against Rs 5,061 crore. "The operating environment in Q2FY23 saw uncertainty over inflati

SBI cuts savings deposit rate by 5bps to 2.7%;BoB raises FCNR deposit rates

State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced the interest rate on savings accounts by a marginal 5 basis points to 2.70 per cent effective from October 15. The new saving rates are applicable on balances of less than Rs 10 crore, on which the bank earlier offered 2.75 per cent per annum interest. The lowering of rates on savings accounts by SBI comes at a time when the peer lenders have been raising deposit rates to mobilise funds. However, on saving account balances of Rs 10 crore and above, SBI has increased the deposit rates to 3 per cent per annum from 2.75 per cent earlier. Bank of Baroda on the other hand hiked the interest rates on foreign currency non-resident (FCNR) deposits across various currencies and maturity periods by up to 135 basis points. The new deposit rates came to effect from October 16, 2022 and will remain in force till November 15, 2022, Bank of Baroda said in a release on Monday. The revised rates are applicable on fresh and existing FCNR deposits which are ren

Bandhan Bank plans to hike exposure of secured loans to 70% by 2025

Currently, 39 per cent of the asset book is secured

SBI home loan book crosses Rs 6 trn-mark; launches festival discounts

The nation's largest lender State Bank on Wednesday said its home loan book has surpassed the Rs 6-lakh-crore-mark, making it the largest in the industry. To mark the occasion, the bank also announced a festive offer for home loan buyers, offering up to 25 bps discount on interest rate starting at 8.40 per cent and also the waiver of the processing fee till January 31, 2023. The lower interest will also be applicable to balance transfers. The bank had crossed the Rs 5 lakh crore mark in January 2021, the bank said in a statement, adding it is the first lender to achieve the Rs 6 lakh crore milestone in the residential home category. As a part of the festive offer, SBI will offer a concession of up to 0.25 per cent on home loans, 0.15 per cent on top-up loans, and 0.30 per cent on loans against property, the bank said, adding the offer also includes waiving off the processing fees up to January 31, 2023. Commenting on the milestone, its chairman Dinesh Khara said SBI has over 28 lak

RBI pulls up banks on exposures' ratings without lenders' names

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said that a bank loan rating by rating agencies not having lenders' names won't be considered for capital computation by banks

Analysts see Q2 net profit growth of banks at 23% YoY, NII at 10%

The latest RBI data showed that as on September 23, bank credit grew at a nine-year high of 16.4 per cent on-year. Deposit growth lagged at 9.2 per cent

Banks loans rose 16.4% YoY in two weeks to Sept 23, deposits up 9.2%: RBI

Banks' loans rose 16.4% in the two weeks to Sept. 23 from a year earlier, while deposits rose 9.2%, the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement showed on Friday.

HDFC Bank is now ten times bigger than the crisis-struck Credit Suisse

Along with HDFC Bank, several Indian banks have a higher m-cap than the crisis-struck Swiss bank, including ICICI Bank, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank and IndusInd Bank

Aircraft leasing at GIFT city won't flourish unless banks step up: Vistara

Indian banks underwent immense pain in the past decade because of the Indian aviation sector

Banking system liquidity may remain in deficit in second half: Analysts

Liquidity in India's banking system is likely to remain in deficit in the second half of this financial year as credit growth picks up and the circulation of currency notes rises, analysts said

Indian banks may see bad loans falling to decade low of 4% by end of FY24

Indian banks are likely to see a 90 basis points fall in gross non-performing assets (NPAs) to 5% in this fiscal year to March and further improve to 4% by end of March 2024, rating agency Crisil said

Be ready to meet the credit demand: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to banks

The finance minister said Indian banks have to plan for the Amrit Kaal. And for that, they have to become digitally savvy, especially the public sector ones

SBI raises benchmark prime lending rate by 70 basis points to 13.45%

The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), raised the Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) by 70 basis points (or 0.7 per cent) to 13.45 per cent on Wednesday. The announcement would make loan repayment linked to BPLR costlier. The current BPLR rate is 12.75 per cent. It was revised last in June. "Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) revised as 13.45 per cent per annum with effect from September 15, 2022," the SBI posted on its website. The bank has also raised the base rate by similar basis points to 8.7 per cent, effective Thursday. The EMI amount for the borrowers who have taken loans at the base rate would go up. These are the old benchmarks on which banks used to disburse loans. Now most of the banks provide loans on the External Benchmark Based Lending Rate (EBLR) or the Repo-Linked Lending Rate (RLLR). The bank revises both the BPLR and the base rate on a quarterly basis. The lending rate revision by the SBI is likely to be followed by other banks in the days t