The decision in this regard was taken in the board meeting held on Wednesday, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing
Despite private banks performing strongly in 2025 so far, the last three months have seen a sharp reversal, with PSU banks taking the lead.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it has imposed penalties on Union Bank of India and Transactree Technologies for non-compliance with certain regulatory norms. A penalty of Rs 63.6 lakh has been imposed on Union Bank of India for non-compliance with the certain provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and certain directions on 'Credit Flow to Agriculture -- Collateral free Agricultural Loans', the RBI said. In another statement, it said a penalty of Rs 40 lakh has been imposed on Transactree Technologies Pvt Ltd (also referred to as 'Lendbox') for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company -- Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017'. In both cases, the RBI said the penalties are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the entities with its customers.
Amid muted deposit growth, Canara and Union Bank launch targeted deposit products offering higher interest, health insurance, and personalised support services
State-owned Union Bank of India's March quarter net profit jumped 50 per cent to Rs 4,985 crore, and a top official Friday said RBI's rate cuts will keep its net interest margins under pressure going forward. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 3,311 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 33,254 crore in the quarter as compared to Rs 31,058 crore in the same period a year ago. Speaking to reporters here, Managing Director and chief executive A Manimekhalai declined to comment on the controversy surrounding allegations of impropriety in the bulk purchase of a book by former chief economic advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian by the bank. She also did not answer a specific question on whether the senior management's role is being investigated in the matter. In results released late last evening, the bank reported that the core net-interest income was almost flat at Rs 9,514 crore in the March quarter, while the 18 per cent growth in non-interest income a
At 11:27 am; Nifty PSU Bank, the sole gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1.32 per cent, as compared to 0.91 per cent decline in Nifty 50.
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Public sector lender Union Bank purchased 189,450 paperback and 10,422 hardcover copies of Krishnamurthy V Subramanian's book 'India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow's Economic Powerhouse' for ₹7.25 crore
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has slapped a Rs 37 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India for discrepancies in reporting suspicious transactions for 2011-2014. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, Union Bank said it "has taken necessary preventive measures to avoid recurrences of such non-compliances". Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) in its order dated April 15 imposed a penalty of Rs 37 lakh for "discrepancies observed in a matter for the year 2011 to 2014 in reporting of suspicious transaction". Shares of Union Bank were trading at Rs 124.70, up 1.88 per cent over previous close on BSE.
Credit grew faster than deposits
State-owned Union Bank of India on Friday said it has posted a credit growth of 8.6 per cent to Rs 9.82 lakh crore during March 2025 quarter. Total advances were Rs 9.04 lakh crore at the end of March 2024, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. The lender reported a 7.22 per cent rise in total deposits to Rs 13.09 lakh crore as against Rs 12.21 lakh crore at the end of the fourth quarter of the previous financial year. Total business of the bank rose 7.8 per cent to Rs 22.92 lakh crore as compared to Rs 21.26 lakh crore at March-end 2024. Meanwhile, J&K Bank reported a 10.3 per cent improvement in advances to Rs 1.06 lakh crore at the end of fourth quarter of FY25 as against Rs 96,981 crore in the same period a year ago. The Srinagar-based lender's deposits rose 10.2 per cent to Rs 1.48 lakh crore during the quarter from Rs 1.34 lakh crore in the year-ago period, J&K Bank said in a separate regulatory filing. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank clocked a 7.9 per cent rise in
Union Bank of India reported a 7.82 per cent increase in its total global business to ₹22.92 trillion for the March 2025 quarter compared to ₹21.26 trillion in the year-ago quarter
Union Bank stock has been forming a 'Higher Top Higher Bottom' structure and has been a relative outperformer within the PSU Banking space in last couple of weeks, says Ruchit Jain of MOFSL.
Both showed improved risk profile with better financial performance
The Bombay High Court on Friday raised concerns over the "cut, copy, paste manner" in which banks pass orders declaring accounts as 'defaulter' or 'fraud', and asked industrialist Anil Ambani to approach the RBI against an order of the Union Bank of India declaring his loan account as 'fraud'. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale was hearing a petition filed by Anil Ambani challenging the October 10, 2024 order passed by the Union Bank of India. He was not granted any hearing before the order was passed, he claimed, challenging two show-cause notices issued by the bank. He had also asked for copies of the documents on which the bank had relied before passing the order, but no documents were furnished, the petition claimed. During Friday's hearing, the court said it was repeatedly coming across cases where banks declare accounts as 'fraud' or 'willful defaulter' without following the guidelines laid down by the Reserve Bank of India. "There cannot be suc
Union Bank of India on Wednesday said it plans to raise long-term bonds worth up to Rs 20,000 crore to finance infrastructure and affordable housing. The public sector lender also plans to issue green/sustainable bonds of up to Rs 5,000 crore, it said, announcing the outcome of the meeting of its Board of Directors. On Monday, the bank reported a 28 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 4,604 crore for the third quarter ended December 2024, helped by improved core income. The Mumbai-based bank had earned a net profit of Rs 3,590 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income rose to Rs 31,375 crore in the reporting quarter from Rs 29,137 crore a year ago, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing.