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Pvt banks' slippages from Covid recast nearly double than that of PSBs

Private sector banks' slippages and write-offs from loans restructured after the COVID-19 pandemic are nearly double than that of their state-owned peers, a report said on Friday. Private sector banks have seen slippages and loan write-offs at 44 per cent, as against 23 per cent in case of public sector banks, the report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said, calling the trend surprising. The domestic rating agency analysed annual results of lenders for FY23. It found that the peak of restructured assets in bank books was in September 2022, when the overall quantum of recast loans had touched Rs 2.2 lakh crore. While there could be some more slippages, banks are of the view that the performance of the restructured portfolio would broadly mirror the performance of the overall portfolio, it said. It can be noted that in the aftermath of the pandemic, which led to a hasty lockdown that led to a contraction in the economy, the RBI had announced a restructuring scheme followed by

RBI-appointed panel suggests host of customer-centric initiatives for banks

An RBI-appointed panel on Monday recommended hosts of customer-centric initiatives for banks, including online settlement of claims by heirs of deceased account holders, flexibility for submission of life certificates by pensioners and a centralised KYC database. The report of the Committee for Review of Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities (REs) has also suggested that the operations of accounts should not be stopped pending periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) updates. It recommended that there should be a time limit for the return of property documents to borrowers after the closure of the loan account, failing which a penalty should be imposed on the lender. In case of loss of property documents, the RE should not only be obligated to assist in obtaining certified registered copies of documents at their cost but also compensate the customer adequately, keeping in view the time taken to arrange the alternate copies of the documents, the report said. In May last year

Q4 results: Private sector banks post 9.7% decline in net profit

Axis bank's one-time charge for Citibank's consumer biz acquisition shows impact Annual profit grow by hefty 25.3% in Fy23

DCB Bank's net profit increases 25% to Rs 142 crore in March quarter

Private sector lender DCB Bank on Friday posted a 25 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 142 crore in the quarter ended March 2023. The Mumbai-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 113 crore in the year-ago period. Total income during the January-March quarter of FY23 rose to Rs 608 crore from Rs 495 crore in the same period of FY22, the bank said in a statement. The Gross NPAs as of March 31, 2023, were 3.19 per cent. Net NPA was at 1.04 per cent as of March 31, 2023. Both Gross NPA and Net NPA declined sequentially as well as in comparison to last year, DCB Bank said. For the full 2022-23 fiscal, the bank's net profit jumped by 62 per cent to Rs 466 crore compared to Rs 288 crore in 2021-22.

Private sector banks likely to continue their hiring spree in FY24

ICICI, HDFC Bank added over 50,000 employees in FY23

UBS Group weighs retaining Credit Suisse's private banking unit in India

Credit Suisse has just over 40 wealth management employees in India, and around 7,000 people overall in the country, according to a spokesperson for the bank

Private banks slower than public sector banks in raising interest rates

The hike in lending rates of all scheduled commercial banks on outstanding loans since May 2022 has been only 95 bps

HDFC Bank's advances rise 17% YoY to Rs 16 trillion; deposits up 21%

The lenders' CASA deposits grew by 11.3% to Rs 8.03 trillion

Here's why Ravi Nathani is bullish on Nifty Private Bank, PSU Bank indices

According to the technical analyst, Nifty Private Bank exhibited a bullish pattern, supported by technical indicators, indicating a positive outlook for traders in the short term

Here's what Ravi Nathani suggests on the financial sector

According to the technical analyst, the finance sector is expected to underperform in the near term, but this underperformance will provide a good buying opportunity for traders and swing players.

YES Bank approaches Supreme Court against Bombay HC decision on AT-1 bonds

On January 20, the Bombay High Court had quashed YES Bank's decision to write off AT-1 bonds in March 2020

Private banks post 31.7% YoY growth in Q3, net profit rises to Rs 35,166 cr

Healthy interest margins, credit offtake boost bottomline; provisions show subdued rise on better asset quality

Top headlines: I-T dept goes after tax arrears of over Rs 7.7 trn, PMAY-G

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Pvt banks to report healthy earnings in Q3, aided by robust credit growth

Credit growth in the banking system is touching decadal highs but deposit growth has lagged

Is it time for state-run banks to end industry-wide wage pacts?

While there is still a large talent pool in state-run banks, the reality is that it may not walk in as in the past

Private banks lead in credit growth in Q2 as demand grows: RBI data

Annual growth in working capital loans by banks increasing after contracting in March 2021

SFBs hope to give large private banks a run for their money: BFSI panelists

When we started five years ago, we thought it would be a marathon but it has turned out to be a steeplechase: Samit Ghosh

Liability management now top priority for lenders: Private bank CEOs

Private bankers said there were signs that the credit demand was durable and as such the landscape for banks' management of assets and liabilities would remain challenging for quite some time

BS BFSI Insight Summit: Top pvt bank execs to take part in panel discussion

From Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank to Rakesh Sharma, MD & CEO, IDBI Bank here is the list of panelists from private sector banks of India at BSFI Insight Summit

To woo customers, HDFC Bank aims to issue 1 mn credit cards every month

The bank wants to double the current pace of half a million new credit card issuances every month, according to Parag Rao, country head for payments business