A recent press report said that Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh’s government is pushing state-run banks to give out up to Rs.10,000 in unsecured loans to landless laborers to boost consumption in rural areas, which bankers say reminds one of ‘loan melas’ of the 1980s that crippled the banking industry. Reports also said that Public sector… Read More »
A recent press report said that Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVG Bank), a Dharwad-based regional rural bank, through its new ‘Reaching towards Framers’ scheme, has covered around 7,000 new farmers. Reports said that the Chairman of the bank, Mr. C. Sambasiva Reddy, who inaugurated the bank’s stall at ‘Krishi Mela’. At the inauguration ceremony he… Read More »
A recent press report said that Indian Overseas Bank has decided to increase the repayment period for borrowers in the retail sector. The bank’s decision has been announced following directions from the Union Ministry of Finance to help borrowers in retail and MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) segments to tide over the problem of… Read More »
A recent press report said that HDFC Mutual Fund, one of the leading Mutual Fund House in India, and Shamrao Vithal Bank (“SVB”), one of the largest co-operative banks in India, have announced that they have entered into an alliance to offer the entire bouquet of HDFC Mutual Fund’s schemes through the bank’s 105 branches… Read More »
A recent press report said that Corporation Bank has launched its second zonal office in Bangalore. The bank has recently created 12 new zones across the country, taking the total number to 31. Reports said that the Bangalore North Zone will now control 52 branches, including 13 urban centers, 74 ATMs and 204 branchless banking… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Public sector lender, Allahabad Bank has planned to increase its overseas presence. The bank has planned to set up branches in four Asian cities, according to a senior official of the bank. Mr. J.P. Dua, Chairman and Managing Director of the bank said that the bank has approached… Read More »
A recent press report said that Mortgage Company LIC Housing Finance has joined the teaser home loan group by introducing ‘New Advantage 5’, under which the interest rate for home loans would remain fixed for the first five years. Reports said that LIC Housing Finance has planned to offer the loans at fixed interest rates… Read More »
A recent press report said that HDFC Bank, the second largest private bank in the country, has opened a branch in Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar archipelago. The branch will not only provide services to the 4-lakh local population and the residents of the 37 inhabited islands, it is also set to benefit tourists from other… Read More »
A recent press report said that Corporation Bank has received the first prize under the ‘National Award for Excellence in Lending to Micro Enterprises’ for 2010-11 from the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Reports said that the award was presented by the President, Ms Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in New Delhi. The award… Read More »
A recent press report said that Punjab National Bank (PNB) has bagged two awards in recognition of its services to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. One award was for excellence in lending under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the North Zone and the other award, is for excellence in lending under the… Read More »