A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.5.00 lakh (Rupees five lakh only) on The Pioneer Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Belgaum, Karnataka, in exercise of powers vested in it under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(b) read with Section 46(4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949… Read More »
A recent press report said that IndusInd Bank has posted a 52 per cent rise in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net profit grew to Rs 180 crore, from Rs 118 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Mr. Romesh Sobti, Managing Director and CEO, IndusInd Bank, said that the… Read More »
A recent press report said that Vijaya Bank, RACPC, regional office, Hubli, recently held a housing loan mela at the KIMS campus, Vidyanagar. The bank’s Regional Manager, Mr. B. A. Tata, who inaugurated the mela. He said that the bank has declared the year 2011-12 as “Year of retail business including priority sector” and has… Read More »
A recent press report said that the loans from housing finance groups are expected to become dearer in the future. Mr. R. V. Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, National Housing Bank told the press that the will be effects on the demand for home loan will be effected due to the growing interest rates and… Read More »
In the eastern coast of the country lived a farmer totally dependent on agriculture for his living. He owned some land where he harvested rice and wheat. He was struck by heavy losses for some years where he happened to lose a lot of money. He tried to borrow money from his friends to start… Read More »
Till recently senior citizens of India did not have a way to liquidate their most significant and largest asset the house but now people like the Kumars can take a lump amount as a loan by pledging their home. They can also opt for this amount on a periodic basis…monthly, quarterly etc. They will never… Read More »
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan said it intends to sell 100,000 cars in India by 2013. For this, it plans to introduce 9 models during the next 2 years, including the sedan edition of its newest compact car Micra.
Kotak Mahindra Bank, which had deferred branch expansion plans during the last fiscal, due to the economic slowdown and the steep increase in lease rentals is now expanding its network at a moderate pace.
A company official said that increase in loan disbursements, reduction in cost of funds, and lower non-performing loans helped HDFC achieve this milestone. The interest spread on loans for the quarter was 0.01 % higher at 2.2 per cent compared with 2.19 per cent in the preceding quarter and 0.04 % lower when compared to… Read More »
Inspite of the recession taking its toll on the state of finances of this country, some banks seem to have registered a good growth in profits thanks to the life saving measures implemented by the RBI to safeguard the economy from crumbling.