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Banks cut high-cost deposits, low-yielding loans to protect margins

Bankers said that, given the pressure on interest margins, many lenders have reduced dependence on high-cost bulk deposits and scaled down exposure to low-yielding credit to NBFCs

REC, RBL, PNB: Bank, NBFC stocks rally as RBI to inject Rs 1.9trn liquidity

The Nifty PSU Bank index rose 1.46%, or 86.3 points to hit an intraday high of 5,976.75, while the Nifty Bank index increased 0.72%, adding 349.15 points to hit an intraday high of 48,839.10

Securitisation volumes likely to touch Rs 60,000 crore mark in Q4FY25

The volumes are typically higher in Q4 because many banks are interested in acquiring PSL assets to meet regulatory norms, apart from the pickup of microfinance disbursements

RBI advises NBFCs to curb perpetual credit lines over risk concerns

The RBI has cautioned NBFCs on perpetual credit lines, citing risks of loan evergreening and financial instability, urging lenders to slow down issuance of such flexible credit products

Have sufficient liquidity to support growth: PNB MD & CEO Ashok Chandra

We will take initiatives on Casa next financial year, says Ashok Chandra

Bandhan Bank, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank major beneficiaries of RBI move

The reversal in risk weights on MFI loans from 125 per cent to 100 per cent and 75 per cent will help reduce risk weighted assets or RWAs for banks

Bajaj Finance hits new high, zooms 20% in 1 month; overtakes HUL in m-cap

Bajaj Finance hit a new high of Rs 8,736, up 3% on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade, surpassing its previous high of Rs 8,655.20 touched on February 6, 2025.

Shares of NBFCs, MFIs rally up to 15% as RBI reduces risk weight on loans

CreditAccess, L&T Fin, RBL Bank, Poonawalla Fincorp, Five-Star Business Finance, Ujjivan SFB, Shriram Finance, Cholamandalam, M&M Financial, AU SFB and Bandhan Bank were up in the range of 4% - 15%.

Reserve Bank of India frees up bank capital with NBFC risk weight rollback

Following the increase in risk weights, bank loan growth to shadow banks fell sharply

RBI draft norms on foreclosure charges to hit lenders' profits: Analysts

The hit on non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) would be larger compared to banks, they said

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank calls for counterbids on Arcil's anchor offer

Anchor bid translates to nearly 90% haircut for lender

MFIs bleed in December quarter as provisions, write-offs balloon

The provisions and write-offs of these MFIs jumped to Rs 2,357 crore in Q3fy25 from Rs 378.1 crore a year ago

RBI likely to hold fresh talks on project financing in three months

Last year in May 2024, RBI released a draft direction outlining the prudential framework for project loan financing

Tata Capital board to meet next week to decide on rights issue plans

The board's meeting, to discuss the size and timing of the rights issue, came shortly after the company sought shareholders' approval in January

Raise deposit insurance cover to Rs 10L: All India Reserve Bank staff body

AIRBEA has cautioned that raising the deposit insurance cover would increase the premium burden on banks, which may not be fair for well-regulated commercial banks with low failure rates

The travails of Sachin Bansal's Navi, a fintech that wanted to be a bank

Earlier this week, Bansal stepped away from the CEO post pf the finserv and tech verticals to focus on the group's long-term vision, expansion and M&A efforts

LIC suffers Rs 84,000 crore dent in portfolio amid stock market crash

A large portion of the dip is attributed to the over 10 per cent correction in ITC (Rs 11,863 crore), Larsen & Toubro (Rs 6,713 crore) and State Bank of India (Rs 5,647 crore) shares, thus far in CY25

Regulator has been urging caution on NBFC pricing: Aadhar HF MD & CEO

The adjustments in the US economy suggest we may see stability over time, says Rishi Anand

PSU NBFCs reissue bonds in Feb as fundraising limit reached for FY25

Each security is assigned a unique number called ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) at the time of issuance to avoid any misunderstanding among traders

20 NBFCs, including IDFC, surrender CoR; 17 licences cancelled: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said 20 non-banking financial companies, including Reliance Commercial Finance and IDFC Limited, have surrendered their certificate of registration (CoR). Of these, two non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have surrendered their CoR as they have exited from the non-banking financial institution business. These NBFCs are Manoway Investments Private Limited and Reliance Commercial Finance Limited. IDFC Ltd, IDFC Financial Holding Company Ltd and other 16 entities surrendered the CoR as it ceased to be a legal entity due to amalgamation or merger. Besides, the RBI cancelled the CoR of 17 NBFCs, the central banks said in another statement. These NBFCs whose licences were cancelled had their registered office in West Bengal. In a separate statement, RBI said it has restored the licence of Kamdhenu Finance Company Pvt Ltd after considering the orders passed by the Appellate Authority/Courts.