According to a recent press report Standard Chartered Bank is planning an aggressive expansion of credit-card customers over the next year. Mr. Shymal Saxena, General Manager-Retail Banking Products, India and South Asia said that the bank has started online approval of credit cards where the customers can get an ‘in-principle’ approval within 30 seconds. He… Read More »
Pune-based public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra is hopeful of receiving Rs 800 crore from the government as part of the capital infusion plan in the current fiscal. Mr. A. S. Bhattacharya, CMD, Bank of Maharashtra said that the bank has approached the government for additional capital infusion of Rs 800 crore. He said that… Read More »
According to a recent press report country’s largest lender State Bank of India’s chairman Pratip Chaudhuri has said there will be a hike in its interest rates in the next 15 days. He said that the bank is likely to hike its rate in another 15 days. He also said that the quantum of the… Read More »
A recent press report said that the National Housing Bank (NHB) has identified a technical partner for its mortgage guarantee foray and expects this four-way joint venture to take off by March next year. Reports said that a mortgage guarantee company will provide credit guarantee to housing finance companies and banks on behalf of home… Read More »
A recent press report said that Karur Vysya Bank has added 10 branches and 50 ATMs to its network, to take its total branch network to 386 and ATMs to 583. The bank is aiming to have a network of 400 branches and 600 ATMs by end-September. Reports said that Mr. R. Gopalan, Secretary, Department… Read More »
A recent press report said that Bank of Baroda has joined hands with Manipal Education to start up a banking school. The school is named the Baroda Manipal School of Banking (BMSB) and is set up to train the future employees of Bank of Baroda before they start working as probationary officers (PO) in the… Read More »
According to a recent press report the Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly data, has said that SBI group’s share in deposits fell to 21.6 per cent in March 2011 from 22.5 per cent at the end of 2010. Government-owned banks improved their share in deposits from 51.9 per cent to 53 per cent. Reports said… Read More »
A recent press report said that Canara Bank has planned not to hike its lending any time soon. The bank has decided not transmit the burden to borrowers immediately. Mr. S. Raman, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank, told the press that the hike depends on the change in deposit rates. He mentioned that the… Read More »
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs.10 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on Credit Agricole – Corporate & Investment Bank and a penalty of Rs. Five lakh (Rupees five lakh only) on Karnataka Bank Limited for non-compliance with its directives on derivatives. The penalty on Credit Agricole – Corporate & Investment… Read More »
A recent press report said that State Bank of India has adopted a scheme called Community Services Banking under which, SBI Branch Manager Mr. Porompat S. Nikunchand Singh, presented one steel Almirah to the authority of the Kiyamgei Ideal High school during a simple function held recently at the school premises. Mr. S Nikulchand, said… Read More »