Banks general
Bank’s bad loans may rise, credit growth to remain subdued: RBI
30 Dec 2019
NPAs in the banking system may rise due to a change in macroeconomic scenario, marginal increase in slippages and the denominator effect of declining credit growth, even as the financial system remained stable, says RBI
Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank to complete merger by 1 April 2020
23 Dec 2019
Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank to complete merger by 1 April 2020
23 Dec 2019
Small business will soon be credit-rated on data: Nandan Nilekani
06 Dec 2019
Banks will assess small businesses on the basis of their personal data, which include bank statements, tax returns, and home loan repayment records, for lending purposes, says Infosys chairman and co-founder Nandan Nilekani
SBI cuts base lending rate, loans to get cheaper
08 Nov 2019
ICICI Bank closes its project finance division
06 Nov 2019
SBI Q2 net more than triples to Rs3,012 cr, despite higher provisioning
25 Oct 2019
Provisioning during the quarter increased 8.7 per cent to Rs13,138.93 crore while the bank’s total provisioning stood at Rs22,399 crore, which was 89.63 per cent of total outstanding, as of 30 September 2019
DHFL lenders may skirt equity route, consider liquidation
25 Oct 2019
Lenders are now on the backfoot following rumours of the company’s involvement is illegal activities, including possible terror financing, following reports of the promoter’s dealings with terror groups
Employees strike to hit banking operations today
22 Oct 2019
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