UCO Bank MD and CEO A K Goel had earlier said the lender would like to ascertain its asset quality, once the moratorium period ceases on August 31
The sound health of shadow banks is vital because they form the backbone of the Indian economy in lending to a wide range of borrowers from small merchants to business giants
To offload 4% stake in ICICI Securities. Made Covid-19 related provisions of Rs 5,550 cr in the quarter
Today's rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated on April 13, 2020, Moody's said in statement
The expectation was that the company's asset quality will deteriorate on the back of rising loan delinquencies and defaults
Risks due to impact of coronavirus pandemic on borrowers' repayment capabilities and the effects of the moratorium on collections, says ratings agency
On aggregate basis, gross NPAs of 8 PSBs improve by 132 bps
The bank's total income during the March quarter rose to Rs 16,388.32 crore from Rs 14,725.13 crore in the year-ago period
Management expects further rise in already-high moratorium book
With an increase in stress on asset quality and profitability, state-owned banks may need Rs 45,000-82,500 crore of capital in this financial year under a weak credit growth scenario, it said
Fitch estimates that the impact on impaired loan ratios could be anywhere between 200 to 600 basis points depending on the severity of stress and banks' individual risk exposures.
Rating agency says moratorium extension, easing of working capital loan limits
While filing their financial results for FY20, corporations should adequately address the Covid-19 related concern and its impact on asset quality
Relaxation in the two segments is positive of asset quality recovery, but investors should await clarity from post-results commentary
Banking stocks have lagged the market in the rebound off coronavirus lows, hit on March 23, 2020
RBI doesn't have a choice but to provide some relaxation on the asset classification norms, says Aditya Puri
Slippages ratio for FY20 pegged at 3.5 per cent a tad lower than previous year's 3.7 per cent, but MSMEs, agri and retail are segments that could see fresh stress
The new rules signal a shift away from enhancing asset classification
The asset quality deteriorated for small enterprises (SMEs) as well but with lesser intensity, according to CARE Ratings
In the first half of FY20, asset quality of the sector showed further deterioration with slight increase in GNPAs.