Demand for loans has gone up sharply in the fortnight ending on September 10. This rise in demand is a good sign after 2 months of slow growth.

Home loan lender, Union Bank of India has said that it is anticipating a capital infusion valued at Rs 1500 crore from the government as an assistance to hike its business.

Personal loan lender, Union Bank of India would be increasing interest rates on deposits in October after the latest policy rate increase by RBI, according to Chairman and MD of the bank, M V Nair.

A penalty worth Rs 2 lakh levied on personal loan lender, Standard Chartered Bank by Enforcement Directorate has been set aside by the Delhi HC. The penalty was levied on charges of the bank taking deposit in NRI account via a person not an account holder 18 years ago.

Customers who had availed of gold loans upto Rs 1 lakh from regional rural banks (RRBs) have been allowed to make a one time repayment of the complete loan amount by Reserve Bank of India.

The central bank, Reserve Bank of India has postponed its financial inclusion plan up to March 2012. The apex bank had set the aim of bringing banking services to every village whose population is 2000 and over.

Hyundai Motor India has launched a new variant of its compact car i10, having an introductory price of Rs 3,48,000 to Rs 5,91,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

One of the largest gold loan lenders, Manappuram General Leasing and Finance intends to start 300 retail lending stores in central and western parts of India by the end of this financial year.

The first all woman cooperative bank in Assam is experiencing obstacles in its plan of increasing its reach. The bank is presently based in Jorhat.