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 Regional rural banks (RRBs) may need more time to shift entirely to core banking solutions (CBS) than that allotted by the RBI. The deadline to adopt core banking solution is set to expire at the end of September. Mr. R. Khan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said… Read More »
Dhanlaxmi Bank has hiked its retail term deposit rates in two baskets, taking it into double digits in one maturity. As per the new slabs the depositors will earn 10 per cent per annum for a special 300-day term deposit. The rate of 10 per cent is applicable for deposits below Rs one crore. Mr.… Read More »
According to a recent press report Crisil has said that the demand for retail loans is likely to be extremely strong in tier -II cities due to increased penetration and entry of more players. a recent report by Crisil titled ‘Retail loan products: Opportunities and risks beyond the metros and mini-metros’ said that the retail… Read More »
A recent press report said that State-run lender Central Bank of India has launched a special scheme offering to double depositors’ money in seven-and-a-half years. The scheme has been named as ‘Cent Double’, and will give an annualized yield of 13.33 per cent and is valid between September 1 and December 31. Reports said that… Read More »
A recent press report said that Canada Bank has opened a branch at Gudivakalanka in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to reach unbanked villages under the Swabhiman plan of the Centre to implement financial inclusion. The bank has been allotted 130 unbanked villages. As part of its business plan to cover 25 of these… Read More »
Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank was established in the year of 1984 under the RRB Act1976. The Bank is named after the Districts Chikmagalur and Kodagu where the operational network is spread. The Bank is sponsored by the Corporation Bank a premier public sector Bank. The Bank has its Head Office at Chikmagalur, Karnataka State. The… Read More »
A recent press report said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to bring some regulation to protect those people who save money with the jewellers in monthly saving schemes for buying gold. Reports said that jewellers in major cities are virtually working like non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), without permission from the RBI… Read More »
The Rainwater harvesting scheme for customers is offered by the bank to cover the SC/ST farmers in Providing Irrigation facilities to the homesteads/ farm lands. In order to augment the income generating capacity of the SC/ST farmers, suitable local harvesting structures are proposed along with provision for small lifting devices on a nationwide scale. The… Read More »
The loan is offered by the bank to make the small and marginal holdings economically viable, to bring fallow lands and waste lands under cultivation, to step up agricultural production and productivity and to finance the share croppers /tenant farmers to purchase land to enable them to increase their income. The loan portfolio of the… Read More »