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ICICI Bank denies report of MD & CEO Sandeep Bakhshi wanting to quit

'Figment of imagination; completely baseless and misleading,' says ICICI Bank about report that Sandeep Bakhshi wants to leave

CSB Bank Q4 results: Private lender's net profit falls 3% to Rs 151 cr

Private sector lender CSB Bank on Friday reported a 3 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 151 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, mainly due to a rise in bad loans. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 991 crore against Rs 762 crore a year ago, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income grew to Rs 795 crore during the period under review from Rs 636 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 1.47 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 1.26 per cent at the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also rose to 0.51 per cent of the advances from 0.35 per cent at the end of 2024. As a result, provisions for bad loans rose significantly to Rs 29 crore compared to Rs 3 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

India's valuation premium justified, can sustain if not expand: Rahul Singh

Singh mentions that the only headwind for the market could emerge on the rural demand front

Banks await RBI approval for appointing second whole-time director

Few need time as no regulatory approval yet for new CEO

South Indian Bank's board approves terms of rights issue worth Rs 1,151 cr

The bank will issue 523.1 million rights shares at Rs 22 each on a fully paid-up basis

Bandhan Bank Q3 results: Net profit jumps over two-fold to Rs 733 crore

The bank's total income increased to Rs 5,210 crore in the latest December quarter from Rs 4,840.94 crore a year-ago, the bank said in a regulatory filing

Private sector banks' Casa deposits ratio see sharper drop than PSBs

The overall Casa ratio of the Indian banking system declined to 40.1 per cent from 42.8 per cent during the same period

ICICI Bank's profitability solid despite AIF provisioning, margin pressure

Ratings agency S&P said that the bank's better customer profile and underwriting compared to many Indian banking peers should also limit losses

Rising interest rates threaten India's credit growth, pressure margins

While Samsung Electronics Co. disappointed last week, the country's chip output and shipments grew the most in years in November, reviving optimism about the outlook

Federal Bank Q3 net up 25% at Rs 1,007 cr, to propose names for next CEO

Thrissur-based lender's asset quality slips, expects to recover slippages

Federal Bank Q3 profit rises 25% to Rs 1,007 cr, NPAs down to 0.64%

Federal Bank on Tuesday posted 25 per cent increase in profit at Rs 1,007 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 804 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 6,593 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 4,967 crore in the same period last year, Federal Bank said in a regulatory filing. The private sector bank earned an interest income of Rs 5,730 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 4,433 crore in the same period a year ago. Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the bank declined to 2.29 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2023 from 2.43 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.64 per cent from 0.73 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

HDFC Bank's advances rise 62.4% to Rs 24.7 trn in December quarter

Retail deposits of the private sector major rose by Rs 53,000 crore during the quarter

Bank frauds increase, private sector lenders make more write-offs

Private banks in FY23 accounted for 74% of amounts written off due to fraud

RBI imposed monetary penalties worth Rs 40 crore on 211 entities in 2022-23

Out of 211, 176 penalties worth Rs 14.04 crore were alone imposed on cooperative banks, Bhagwat Karad told Lok Sabha on Monday

Private sector banks increase fixed deposit market share: RBI data

The market share in the first quarter of FY24 stood at 33 per cent for private banks and 61 per cent for PSBs

BS BFSI Summit: Chaudhry to Vaidyanathan, meet private-sector bank experts

Private-Sector Bank CEOs Panel's theme on October 31: Do private banks need to become tech companies?

RBI directs private banks to have at least two wholetime directors

Payments banks and local area banks are kept out of the minimum WTD requirements

MoS Finance urges pvt banks to push govt's financial inclusion programmes

Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad on Thursday urged private sector banks to push various financial inclusion programmes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. Karad chaired a review meeting on the progress and performance of financial inclusion schemes, including preparedness under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme, with senior management of private sector banks here. During the meeting, he reviewed the progress of various financial inclusion (FI) schemes, including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Stand Up India and PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). He also reviewed the progress of opening brick-and-mortar branches of banks in unbanked villages with a population of more than 3,000 people. Appreciating the efforts, he ..

Bank Holidays September 2023: Banks will remain shut for 16 days, list here

Banks will remain closed for 16 days in September 2023. Plan your bank visits accordingly to avoid last-minute hassle. ATM services and net banking facilities will remain operational

Private sector banks post robust 37% YoY growth in net profits in Q1

The rise in provisions and contingencies, that for standard loans and NPAs, was 10.8% YoY to Rs 9,596 crore in Q1Fy24