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Interest rate spreads hit new 10-year low of 2.25% for PSBs in April 2024

The spread between the outstanding lending and deposit rates has narrowed compared to the spread between fresh lending and deposit rates

Finance Ministry asks PSBs to review their IT disaster preparedness

Initially, the government directed major banks such as SBI, BOB and Canara Bank to assess their disaster recovery systems

What ails public sector banks?

Two books written by public sector bankers flag symptoms that range from seemingly small episodes to serious, reputation-ruining actions

50% leadership of PSBs needs to do a catch up on digitisation: Study

The senior management at banks typically includes chief executive officers, assistant CEOs, chief financial officers and any other senior executive officers

Five-day week not there yet, but bank wage settlement has a lot for bankers

While the wait for a five-day week gets longer, the most interesting developments that make the agreement progressive and humane relate to leave

Public-sector banks may be allowed to transfer unclaimed shares to IEPF

FinMin preparing to amend Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970

5 PSU banks to reduce govt shareholding to meet Sebi's MPS norms: DFS Secy

Five public sector lenders, including Bank of Maharashtra, IOB and UCO Bank are planning to reduce government stake to less than 75 per cent to comply with Sebi's minimum public shareholding (MPS) norms, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi has said. Out of 12 public sector banks (PSBs), four were complying with MPS norms as on March 31, 2023. "As part of an ongoing effort, three more PSBs have complied with minimum 25 per cent public float during the current financial year. Remaining five PSBs have laid out action plans to meet MPS requirement," he told PTI in an interaction. Currently, government holding in Delhi-based Punjab & Sind Bank is 98.25 per cent. It is followed by Chennai-based Indian Overseas Bank at 96.38 per cent, UCO Bank 95.39 per cent, Central Bank of India 93.08 per cent, Bank of Maharashtra at 86.46 per cent. As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), all listed companies must maintain an MPS of 25 per cent. However, the regulator had given .

FinMin asks PSBs to ensure compliance in withdrawal from Rera accounts

RERA Act, 2016 mandates the funds from escrow accounts can only be accessed by the promoter after certification from a practising architect, engineer, and chartered accountant

Four state-owned banks may be approved to raise funds in H1 of FY25

Punjab National Bank eyes FPO, Central Bank of India seeks approval for OFS; move aimed at accelerating lending business and improving public participation

BoM records highest growth in deposit mobilisation among PSU banks in Q3

Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has recorded the highest growth rate in terms of deposit mobilisation among public sector lenders at a time when most lenders are facing difficulty in achieving double-digit growth. Out of 12 public sector banks, only BoM and State Bank of India (SBI) could log a double-digit growth in deposits in the third quarter ended December 2023. The Pune-based lender BoM reported a 17.89 per cent growth in deposits followed by SBI at 12.84 per cent during the quarter, according to published quarterly numbers of the public sector banks (PSBs). However, SBI's total deposits were about 18.5 times higher at Rs 45,67,927 crore, as compared to Rs 2,45,734 crore of BoM in absolute terms. Central Bank of India was the third by clocking a 9.53 per cent growth in deposits while Punjab National Bank recorded a 9.10 per cent increase. In terms of low-cost CASA deposits, BoM continued to top the chart with 50.19 per cent followed by Central Bank of India with 48.98 per cent. H

Nifty PSU Bank soars 3%; Bank of India, Union Bank, PNB, UCO rally up to 7%

At 02:35 PM; Nifty PSU Bank index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 3 per cent as compared to a 1.2 per cent rise in the Nifty 50

Central Bank of India's loans grow 14.9% to Rs 2.4 trillion in Q3 FY24

The Mumbai-based public sector bank's deposits expanded by 9.52 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 3.77 trillion at the end of December 2023 from Rs 3.44 trillion a year ago

State-owned cos seen extending rally on PM Modi's expected re-election

Modi's government is spending billions of dollars on everything from roads and railways to defense, renewing interest in a sector that has for long been a straggler of India's $4 trillion stock market

PSBs given Rs 15,000 crore on ED action, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister said that over last two financial years, the number of non-performing asset accounts in the commercial banks have declined from 2.19 cr to 2.06 cr, showing decrease of 6 per cent

Salary hike, 5-day work week for PSB employees by mid-December: Report

The current wage agreement for PSB employees expired on November 1, 2022

UCO Bank recovers 79% of wrongly credited amount after IMPS glitch

UCO Bank on Thursday said that it has initiated requisite actions to recover the remaining Rs 171 crore

Governance reforms to ensure higher growth for longer, say PSB chiefs

At BS BFSI Summit, Ashwani Kumar, MD, UCO Bank said the high frequency indicators like GST collections, e-way bills and order book of companies signal that growth momentum is likely to continue

BFSI Summit 2023: Steady growth to continue, CEOs of public banks say

Ashwani Kumar, MD and CEO at UCO Bank said that the growth will be there due to budgetary push by the government, the G20 Summit and the production-linked incentive scheme

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

How to loot the public sector banks

Banker-borrower collusion has led to a surge in IBC cases, with pre-planned fraud that results in minimal realisable value