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The new challenge on the banking turf

Raising deposits to keep pace with loan growth and keeping credit cost low top the agenda for banks

Axis Bank Q3 result: Net profit up 3.7% to Rs 6,071 cr, NII at Rs 12,532 cr

Axis Bank Q3FY24 results: Axis Bank's gross NPAs fell to 1.58% in the quarter from 1.73% in the previous quarter

Federal Bank Q3 profit rises 25% to Rs 1,007 cr, NPAs down to 0.64%

Federal Bank on Tuesday posted 25 per cent increase in profit at Rs 1,007 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 804 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 6,593 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 4,967 crore in the same period last year, Federal Bank said in a regulatory filing. The private sector bank earned an interest income of Rs 5,730 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 4,433 crore in the same period a year ago. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 2.29 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 2.43 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.64 per cent from 0.73 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

Bank of Maharashtra's profit jumps 34% to Rs 1,036 cr, NPAs down to 0.22%

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Tuesday posted a 34 per cent rise in its profit at Rs 1,036 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The Pune-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 775 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 5,851 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 4,770 crore in the same period last year, BoM said in a regulatory filing. The bank earned an interest income of Rs 5,171 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 4,129 crore in the same period a year ago. The bank was able to reduce gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) to 2.04 per cent of the gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 2.94 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.22 per cent from 0.47 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

RBI proposes banks with less than 6% net NPAs to declare dividends

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday proposed allowing banks having net non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio of less than 6 per cent to declare dividends. As per the prevailing norms last updated in 2005, banks need to have a NNPA ratio of up to 7 per cent to become eligible for declaration of dividends. "The net NPA ratio, for the financial year for which the dividend is proposed, shall be less than six per cent," the Reserve Bank said in the draft guidelines on dividend declaration. The guidelines have been reviewed in the light of implementation of Basel III standards, the revision of the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework, and the introduction of differentiated banks, the RBI said. The central bank has proposed that the new guidelines should come into effect from FY25 onwards. The draft lays down directions need to be followed by banks' boards while considering proposals of dividend payouts, which include consideration on divergence in classification and provisioning for NPAs as ..

Jai Balaji raises Rs 559 cr from Tata Capital FinServ to refinance debt

Jai Balaji was on the RBI's second list of non-performing assets (NPAs) in 2017-18 mandated for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Excess SLR holdings reason for RBI's comfort on Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank

The gross NPA ratio of the bank is around 12 per cent, and the regulator aims to bring it down to 8 per cent through sustained recovery efforts

Gandhigiri in recovery of bad loans

Every defaulter is not a wilful defaulter who has the capability of paying back and is yet not servicing the bank loan

Bank of Baroda stock correction offers an opportunity for value investors

Recoveries from written-off loans were good at Rs 1,230 crore, and trading gains were at Rs 300 crore, along with a revaluation of investments of Rs 180 crore

Uco Bank Q2FY24 result: Net profit falls 20.3% to Rs 401.67 crore

Uco Bank Q2 result: The bank's gross non-performing assets fell to 4.14 per cent in the July-September quarter as compared to 4.48 per cent in the previous quarter

IDFC First Bank Q2 results: Net profit rises 35% to Rs 751 crore

IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported a 35 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 751 crore in the second quarter ended September driven by operating income. The lender had posted a net profit of Rs 556 crore in the year-ago period. Total income in the second quarter of the current fiscal rose to Rs 8,786 crore from Rs 6,531 crore in the same period a year ago, IDFC First Bank said in a regulatory filing. The net interest income (NII) of the bank improved by 32 per cent to Rs 3,950 crore against Rs 3,002 crore in September 2022. The net interest margin increased to 6.32 per cent at the end of September 2023 as against 5.83 per cent at the end of second quarter of previous year. The bank's asset quality showed improvement as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.11 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter from 3.18 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans declined to 0.68 per cent as against 1.09 per cent in the year-ago period. Provision .

Indian Overseas Bank Q2 results: Net profit rises 25% to Rs 627 crore

During the period under review, the bank's total income rose 19 per cent to Rs 6,941.5 crore compared to Rs 5,854 crore during the same quarter last fiscal

Centre aiming to review list of public banks up for privatisation: Report

A panel may also decide the quantum of shareholding that the government would dilute in banks while deciding the weightage to be given to banks

HDFC Bank Q2 result: Net profit rises 50% to Rs 15,796 crore; NII up 30.3%

Net interest income (NII) for the Q2FY24 grew by 30.3 per cent to Rs 27,385 crore from Rs 21,021 crore for the Q2FY23

Union Bank of India begins probe into RCom loan, seeks firm's response

The Union Bank of India has started examination of a loan sanctioned to Reliance Communications (RCom) from the angle of fraudulent practice and has sought the company's response, according to a regulatory filing. The company is undergoing an insolvency resolution process after it failed to clear vendor dues and other debt. "Company has received a letter from Union Bank of India, with subject 'Examination of irregularities observed in the Loan Ac 495806390002088 and 495806390002240 from the fraud angle, as per the guidelines of Reserve Bank of India', asking to submit company's response or reply on the said irregularities as pointed out by Forensic Auditor," RCom said in a filing. The Union Bank of India (UBI) in a letter, dated August 7, to RCom said the bank sanctioned from time to time various credit facilities for RCom's two loan accounts at the company's request. The bank said that Reliance Communications failed to maintain the loan accounts according to the sanctioned terms,

Banks write off Rs 14.56 trn NPAs in last nine financial years: Centre

Banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 14.56 lakh crore in the last nine financial years starting 2014-15, Parliament was informed on Monday. Out of the total Rs 14,56,226 crore, written off loans of large industries and services stood at Rs 7,40,968 crore. Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) have recovered an aggregate amount of Rs 2,04,668 crore in written-off loans, including corporate loans, since April, 2014 and up to March, 2023, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Loans written-off during the financial year, net of recovery in written-off loans during the financial year (net write-off) in public sector banks (PSBs) was Rs 1.18 lakh crore in the financial year (FY) 2017-18, which has declined to 0.91 lakh crore in FY 2021-22 and to Rs 0.84 lakh crore (RBI provisional data) in FY 2022-23, he said in another reply. Net write-off loans by private sector banks stood at Rs 73,803 crore (RBI provisional data) in FY 2022-23, he said. N

PNB Q1FY24 results: Net profit up 307% to Rs 1,255.4 cr YoY, GNPAs at 7.73%

PNB's net NPAs also declined to 1.98% in the June quarter from 2.72% in the previous quarter

HDFC Bank net profit rises 30% in June quarter on steady loan growth

Total deposits grew 19.2% to Rs 19.13 trn in the quarter, says India's largest private sector lender

Private banks more aggressive in writing off bad loans than public banks

The ratio of write-offs to gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) in private banks was 47.9 per cent, much higher than 22.2 per cent in public banks

5% ECLGS loans turn into non-performing assets: Financial stability report

Public sector banks credit card NPA at 18%