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Bandhan Bank Q3 profit slumps 66% to Rs 291 crore on higher provisions

Higher provisions for stressed loans also pushed its credit cost up to 6.4% in the quarter from 3.7% a year earlier

Bandhan Bank collection efficiency rises to 98% at end of Dec 2022

Collection efficiency ratio of private lender Bandhan Bank increased to 98 per cent at the end of December 2022 from 95 per cent at the end of the second quarter. An initial disclosure statement by the bank said that the ratio for micro-credit loans was 98 per cent at the end of December 2022, while for non-MFI loans, it was 99 per cent. Loans and advances of the bank at the end of December 2022 stood at 1,00,520 crore, registering a growth of 14 per cent year-on-year. Total deposits of the lender at the end of the third quarter this fiscal stood at 1,02,283 crore, reflecting a growth of 21 per cent year-on-year, the bank said. CASA deposits of the bank fell to Rs 37,194 crore at the end of December 2022, a decline of three per cent year-on-year. A bank official said this was because a number of people shited their savings deposits to fixed deposits due to a rise in interest rates. Bulk deposits of the bank at the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal stood higher at Rs

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Bandhan Bank to sell stressed loans to ARC for the first time: Source

Bandhan Bank's announcement of sale of stressed loans to an asset reconstruction company (ARC) will be the first such instance for the private lender, a source in the bank said. The lender had on Wednesday said it will sell stressed loans to an ARC after a portfolio of Rs 8,897 crore was written off. The bank has received binding bid from an ARC, amounting to Rs 801.00 crore..., it had said in an exchange filing. The written off amount was on account of small businesses and agriculture loans (SBAL) or micro-credit advances, the source said. It had become stressed during various phases of operation since the bank's inception as a lender in August 2015. This is for the first time that the bank will sell stressed loans to an ARC, he said. The bidding will be as per the Swiss Challenge Method (SCM) on a binding bid of Rs 801 crore offered by the ARC. Under SCM, the bank will receive bids on the reserve price of Rs 801 crore, and the highest bidder will get hold of the portfolio, the

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Bandhan Bank offers 7.5% interest rate on retail FDs for limited period

Rate applicable to both fresh deposits and renewals of up to Rs 2 crore for a tenure of 600 days, seniors to get 0.5% more

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Bandhan Bank opens currency chest in Guwahati, terms it 'important market'

Bandhan Bank opened its currency chest in Guwahati which will cater to the northeastern region including Assam, an "important market" for the private lender. This is the second currency chest of the bank after Patna. A statement by the bank said that the currency chest will help cash management for MSME and traders in the North East. Assam has been an important market for Bandhan Bank for many years now. The opening of this currency chest is a testament to our commitment to the development of Assam and the North Eastern states of India," said C S Ghosh, MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank. In Assam, Bandhan Bank currently has a customer base of around 26 lakh and a network of more than 472 banking outlets. The bank will open more than 550 new branches across India in the current financial year, out of which 20 will be in Assam. "We have received the trust and love of more than 26 lakh customers in the state. Our significant distribution in Assam and the rest of the North East made Guwahati

Bandhan Bank slips 10% to hit lowest level this year on weak Q2FY23

Analysts believe that though balance sheet restructuring in progress, the operationally weak performance and uncertainty on stressed pool remains an overhang

Bandhan Bank reports net profit of Rs 209 cr in FY23 Sept quarter

Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 209.30 crore in the quarter ended in September 2022 on the back of a fall in bad loans. The Kolkata-headquartered bank had posted a net loss of Rs 3,008.60 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's total income during the July-September period of 2022-23 grew by 8.5 per cent at Rs 2,669.4 crore as against Rs 2,459.9 crore in the same period of 2021-22, Bandhan Bank said in a regulatory filing. The lender said its housing finance division achieved its best-ever growth of 32 per cent year-on-year and the retail division grew 112 per cent from a year ago. Commercial banking division grew 96 per cent yearly. Among other key parameters, the net interest income, interest earned minus interest expended, rose by 13.3 per cent in Q2FY23 at Rs 2,193 crore, as against Rs 1,935.4 crore in Q2FY22, the bank said. However, the non-interest income fell by 9.2 per cent during the quarter to Rs 476.4 crore from Rs 524.5

Bandhan Bank plans to hike exposure of secured loans to 70% by 2025

Currently, 39 per cent of the asset book is secured

Bandhan Bank to raise exposure of secured loans to 70% by 2025

Private lender Bandhan Bank on Thursday said it will diversify its asset base by increasing exposure to secured loans to 70 per cent by 2025. The bank will also diversify its geographical presence, MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank Chandra Sekhar Ghosh said. Ghosh said that percentage of the bank's secured loans at present is 39 per cent. Ten per cent of its exposure will be on retail channels - automobiles including two-wheelers, gold and personal loans. As per the initial disclosures of the bank, loans and advances of the lender at the end of the second quarter stood at Rs 99,374 crore, reflecting a 22 per cent rise year-on-year. "The bank will diversify the asset base and exposure to secured loans will grow to 70 per cent by 2025," he told reporters here. Bandhan Bank announced on Thursday it has appointed former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador. Ghosh said, "The bank will focus on housing loans which are witnessing a good demand growth. MSME will be the ..

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Bandhan Bank loans, deposits rise over 20% to Rs 99,374 cr in Q2FY23

Bandhan Bank on Saturday reported a 22 per cent jump in loans and advances at Rs 99,374 crore at end of September quarter 2022. The Bank's loans and advances were Rs 81,661 crore in the year-ago period. Total deposits of the private sector lender rose by 21 per cent to Rs 99,365 crore at end of September quarter 2022, as against Rs 81,898 crore a year ago. Of this, retail deposits were of Rs 73,660 crore, which was higher by 7 per cent from the year ago's Rs 68,787 crore. The retail deposit includes current account and savings account (CASA) of Rs 40,509 crore, up by 11 per cent from a year earlier. CASA ratio was at 40.8 per cent as of September 30, 2022. Bank's retail deposit formed 74 per cent of the total deposits. Bandhan Bank said its pan India collection efficiency, excluding non-performing assets and including restructured customers, was 97 per cent, up from 96 per cent at end of June 2022 quarter. The lender said the numbers mentioned as on September 30, 2022 are provi

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The guidance is for overall 20 per cent growth in 2022-23

25% micro credit customers graduated to SMEs since Covid: Bandhan Bank MD

Ghosh says bank is looking to increase branch count to 8,000 nationally from the current 5,640