An education loan is structured very differently compared to other loans from banks. As it is a loan which is used to fund education, the repayment of the principal of this loan begins after the student completes his education. This is unlike other loans, where both the principal and the interest amounts are repaid from… Read More »
Purpose: For education in India and abroad Eligibility: An Indian National, who has secured admission to eligible course. The loan will be sanctioned to the parents of the student and the student will be Co-Borrower. Eligible Course: Studies in India: Diploma / Graduation / Post-Graduation / Medical / Technical / Professional courses in various disciplines… Read More »
A recent press release said that Syndicate Bank has posted an increase in net profit which grew by 36 per cent for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The bank’s net profit for second quarter was Rs.323 crore which has risen 36 per cent from the net profit for the corresponding period which amounted to… Read More »
A recent press report has said that private sector lender Catholic Syrian Bank has set up the first biometric ATM from its side. The ATM has been set at a village called Ozhur in Malappuram district of Kerala. Reports said that the installation of the biometric ATM has come up as a step ahead towards… Read More »
A recent press report said that Catholic Syrian Bank has passed special resolutions seeking shareholders’ approvals for increasing the bank’s share capital by issuing equity shares on preferential basis and/or through private placement mode. Reports said that the AGM also passed a resolution for increasing the FII limit up to 49 per cent of the… Read More »
A recent press report said that Bank of Baroda (BoB) is looking at a 23 to 25 percent rate of growth, higher than the industry average of 20 percent. Mr. M. D. Mallya, Chairman and Managing Director, BOB said that the bank has registered 25 percent growth in the first quarter of the current year… Read More »
According to a recent press report Union Bank of India increased its base rate by 50 basis points to 10.75 per cent. Union Bank of India (UBI) is one of India’s largest state-owned banks that are listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion and all the bank’s branches have been… Read More »
A recent press report said that Mr. Ramnath Pradeep, Corporation Bank Chairman and Managing Director have disproved charges of inappropriately sanctioning big-ticket loans. He said that the bank’s net non-performing assets (NPAs) would not have been below one per cent of the total advances if the allegations were true. Reports said that the finance ministry… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad, has identified Karur Vysya Bank for the Banking Technology Excellence Award 2010-11, mobile banking category. KVB’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mr. K. Venkataraman, received the award from the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Mr. Anand… Read More »
A recent press report said that Canara Bank is expecting about Rs. 1,200-crore business this year from its 150 financial inclusion branches in the country. Ms. Archana S. Bhargava, Executive Director, Canara Bank, told the press that the bank was treating financial inclusion as a business opportunity and that the bank is expecting that the… Read More »