Gains from easing bond yields worldwide; better rate comes against indicative yield of 9-9.25%
The domestic housing sector is set to grow for the next five years after a lull of several years and the housing finance companies are well poised to tap this opportunity aided with sectoral reforms
PNB Housing Finance on Thursday said it will seek shareholders' approval next month to raise Rs 12,000 crore in debt capital. The housing finance company promoted by the city-headquartered state-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) is scheduled to convene its annual general meeting (AGM) next month on July 26. "Shareholders' approval is being sought in the 34th AGM to borrow funds and issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis aggregating to Rs 12,000 crore in one or more tranches," PNB Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing. Shares of the company traded 0.33 per cent up at Rs 333.20 apiece on BSE.
Funds raised for first phase of greenfield plant, firm signs financing documents with SBI-led consortium
To sensitise its customers against high-value cheque frauds, Punjab National Bank urged them to submit details about cheques at least a day before clearance under Positive Pay System (PPS) framework.
State Bank of India (SBI) will likely be the only PSB in Hong Kong, alongside private sector banks ICICI and HDFC
PNB Housing Finance is looking to raise Rs 2,000 crore by issuing NCDs on a private placement basis
State-owned PNB raised its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate by 15 basis points or 0.15 per cent across all tenures, a move that will lead to an increase in EMIs for borrowers
Besides, the country's second largest lender collected Rs 239.09 crore in the form of penalty imposed on customers who failed to maintain minimum balance or quarterly/monthly average balance
The lender declared its January-March earnings Wednesday, and posted a drop in its gross NPAs to 11.78 per cent from 14.12 per cent reported a year ago
Punjab National Bank (PNB) chief Atul Kumar Goel on Thursday said the bank will raise the repo-linked lending rates from next month. The move comes against the backdrop of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiking the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) last week amid rising inflation. Goel, the state-owned lender's MD and CEO, told reporters that interest rates are certain to rise a tad going further. "With 40 bps rise in repo rate... so according to our policy, from June 1, the same quantum raise in lending rates will be there. So there will be some increase in the loan rate for sure," Goel said. Repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow short term money from RBI. With effect from May 7, the city-headquartered lender had raised interest rates on term deposits in select buckets up to 0.60 per cent. A number of banks have already raise the repo-linked lending rates for their customers after the RBI rate hike. Some have also increased their deposit rates. About the bank's performance i
Shares of Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday tumbled nearly 14 per cent after the company reported over 60 per cent decline in standalone net profit for the quarter ended March 2022
In Q4FY22, the bank's standalone net profit dropped 66 per cent YoY to Rs 201 crore as the bank set aside Rs Rs 325 crore on account of a fraud.
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Lender sets aside Rs 325 crore to provide for fraud
Surat-based ABG Shipyard and its former promoters are accused of duping a consortium of 28 banks to the tune of Rs 22,842 crore
The government has nominated new directors on the boards of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and IDBI Bank, following the cessation of the terms of incumbent directors.
Real action only after policy rate revision
PNB customers need to share details like account number, cheque number, cheque alpha code, issue date, amount, and beneficiary name for clearing the high-value cheques under PPS
Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 12,000 crore through issuance of bonds to fund business growth.