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Interest rates have peaked, moderation expected towards year-end: PNB MD

Days before RBI's monetary policy, Punjab National Bank (PNB) managing director Atul Kumar Goel said interest rates have peaked and are expected to see a reversal by the end of this year. The Monetary Policy Committee, which is expected to keep the policy rate unchanged for the eighth time in a row, is scheduled to begin its meeting on June 5. The decision of the rate-setting panel will be announced on June 7. "Interest rates are contingent upon so many factors like growth, inflation, monetary policy stance of other countries. I think rates have reached the peak. I think after some time maybe by the end of this year, we can see some reduction in the rate of interest," he told PTI. There should not be an increase in the deposit rate as 95 per cent of deposits have already been repriced, he said. Goel said the Retail, Agriculture and MSME (RAM) segment is going to be the focus area for the bank but would not shy away from financing good corporate loans. "RAM is about 55 per cent of

PNB account holders, beware: Your inactive a/c will be closed from June 1

PNB is taking this measure to avoid security risks and ensure that inactive accounts are not misused

PNB Q4 result: Profit jumps nearly three-fold to a 16-quarter high

PNB's Net Interest Income (NII) increased to Rs 10,363 crore in Q4 FY24 from Rs 9,499 crore in Q4 FY23, showing an improvement of 9.1 per cent

PNB Q4 results: Profit surges 160% to Rs 3,010 crore, gross NPAs at 5.7%

Punjab National Bank Q4FY24 results: The board recommended a dividend of Rs 1.50 per equity share of face value of Rs 2 each for the financial year 2023-24

Nifty PSU Bank index snaps two day losing run; rises 2.5% on May 08

The banking sector stocks fell as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to tighten the project financing norms, which require lenders to set aside higher capital for doling out loans to under-const

ITPCL debt: NCLAT rejects SBI's objection on liquidation value given by PNB

Appellate tribunal NCLAT has rejected SBI's pleas opposing the liquidation value of ITPCL provided by the debt-ridden firm's lead banker PNB and said the country's largest lender cannot "wriggle out" the debt restructuring process of the IL&FS group's thermal power company. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed all three applications moved by SBI and said it does "not find any error in fixing the liquidation value as of 30.09.2018" of IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd (ITPCL). The appellate tribunal observed that as per the RBI circular, an Inter-Creditor Agreement has been entered between the lenders. Moreover, over 90 per cent lenders by value and 75 per cent by numbers have already approved ITPCL restructuring plan. The lenders of ITPCL "with the requisite majority has already taken a decision to approve restructuring plan, the SBI, who is also one of the lenders, cannot be permitted to wriggle out of the terms of the ITPCL restructuring ...

FPIs pull out of debt, selling pressure may continue until bond inclusion

Selling pressure may continue until India's inclusion in JPM index in June

PNB Housing Finance stock rises 19.11% on the first trading day of FY25

ICRA said the rating action factors in the sustained improvement in the company's credit profile, driven by improved asset quality metrics and the strengthened capitalisation profile

PNB board approves Rs 10,000 crore fundraising in FY25 by issuing bonds

State-owned Punjab National Bank on Thursday said it will raise Rs 10,000 crore by issuing bonds in the next fiscal. "The Board of Directors of the Bank, in its meeting held today, has approved raising of capital for an amount up to Rs 10,000 Crore through Basel III Compliant Bonds (Additional Tier-I Bonds up to Rs 7,000 Crore and Tier- -II Bonds up to Rs 3,000 Crore), to be raised in one or more tranches during FY 2024-25," PNB said in a regulatory filing. Shares of PNB closed at Rs 124.35 on the BSE, up 1.30 per cent.

PSU Banks soar: PNB, Indian Bank, Central Bank, PSB, BOI zoom up to 4%

The Nifty PSU Bank index rose sharply at 2.66 per cent against 1.01 per cent rise in the Nifty50 benchmark index. A total of 1,86,178 shares worth 12.61 crores changed hands intraday

SBI, BoB, PSB: Track these levels while riding the rally in PSU Banks

The Nifty PSU Bank index was the top performing sector post Interim Budget on Thursday; the index was up almost 12 per cent in the last four days.

PNB board approves fund raising of Rs 7,500 cr via share sale in FY25

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday said the board of the bank has given green signal for raising Rs 7,500 crore through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)/Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) during 2024-25. The decision in this respect was taken in a meeting held on January 29. The board gave nod for raising of equity capital for an amount aggregating up to Rs 7,500 crore in one or more tranches during FY2024-25 through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)/Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) or any other permitted mode or a combination, PNB said in a regulatory filing. The fund raising should be done in such a manner that the shareholding of the Government of India does not fall below 52 per cent, it added.

PNB hikes MCLR, Union Bank withdraws festive discount on vehicle loans

A PNB executive said there is intense competition for mobilising resources for which banks have and are raising deposit rates, increasing the cost of funds

State-owned PNB, BoM record double-digit loan growth during Oct-Dec quarter

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday said it has posted a 13.5 per cent growth in advances to Rs 9.72 lakh crore for the December quarter. Total advances stood at Rs 8.56 lakh crore at the end of the third quarter of the last financial year, PNB said in a regulatory filing. Another public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) in a separate filing said it saw a 20.28 per cent increase in loan growth to Rs 1.88 lakh crore as against Rs 1.56 lakh crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal. The Pune-based lender recorded a 17.90 per cent improvement in deposit growth at Rs 2.45 lakh crore as compared to Rs 2.08 lakh crore at the end of December 2022. At the same time PNB's deposits rose a tad lower at 9.4 per cent to Rs 13.23 lakh crore during the quarter from Rs 12.10 lakh crore in the year-ago period, it said. As a result, the total business of the bank increased 11.1 per cent to Rs 22.95 lakh crore at the end of December 31, 2023, it added.

PNB board clears equity raise upto Rs 7,500 cr in FY25 to aid biz growth

Options open for institutional placement, follow-on issue

PNB gets board approval to raise Rs 7,500 crore through QIP or FPO

Punjab National Bank on Thursday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 7,500 crore capital through QIP or FPO. The fundraising exercise will be done in one or more tranches during the next financial year, the state-owned bank said in a late-evening regulatory filing. The board of directors, during a meeting on Thursday, approved the proposal for raising equity capital for an amount aggregating up to Rs 7,500 crore in one or more tranches during 2024-25 through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or Follow-on Public Offering (FPO) or any other permitted mode or a combination, it said.

RBI slaps penalty on PNB, Federal Bank, 2 other entities for non-compliance

The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has imposed a Rs 72 lakh penalty on state-owned Punjab National Bank and a Rs 30 lakh penalty on private sector Federal Bank for non-compliance with certain regulatory norms. It has also imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Mercedes-Benz Financial Services India Private Ltd (formerly known as Daimler Financial Services India Private Ltd) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016. The penalty on Punjab National Bank has been imposed for non-compliance with certain provisions related to 'interest rate on advances' and 'customer service in banks', Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a release. Federal Bank has been penalised for contravention of certain provisions of KYC norms, the central bank said in another release. The RBI also said a monetary penalty of Rs 13.38 lakh has been imposed on Kosamattam Finance Ltd, Kottayam, for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company

Buying a car this Diwali? Here are the latest loan rates, processing fees

Some banks are offering additional interest concessions of up to 0.25 per cent for existing housing loan borrowers and corporate salary account holders

Nifty PSU Bank index soars 3% on strong Q2 earnings by PNB, Canara Bank

For the quarter ended September 2023, PNB reported a solid 327 327 per cent YoY surge in net profit, while Canara Bank's net profit grew 42.8 per cent.

Punjab National Bank profit zooms 327% to Rs 1,756 crore in Q2FY24

NII expanded by 29 per cent year-on-year to Rs 9,923 crore in Q2FY24. Sequentially, NII rose from Rs 9,544 crore in Q1FY24