Leeway on CRR and SLR was a long-standing demand from banks, which the RBI did not agree to till recently.
The Union finance ministry is planning to make rules regarding wilful defaulters more stringent, so that criminal charges can be pressed against such entities.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
Focus to be on unbanked areas; initial capital is set at Rs 100 crore; India Post can apply.
According to RBI sources, some banks had extended credit to existing borrowers to repay their debt, known as evergreening of loans in banking parlance.
Norms governing investments by provident funds bar these from depositing funds in a commercial bank in case the NPAs of that bank exceed two per cent of net advances.
SBI's overall gross NPA as on end-December 2013 was close to Rs 68,000 crore ( Rs 680 billion) or 5.73 per cent of its gross advances.
The committee's suggestion that existing commercial banks be allowed to hold payment banks as subsidiaries is also seen as unviable by RBI and the finance ministry.
IBA has commissioned a study to evaluate the pros and cons of keeping banks shut on Saturdays.
The RBI wants to enforce more transparency in public sector banks. Manojit Saha The Apex bank wants the government t oreduce stakes in PSUs.
The Sahara group's problems continue, with rating agency CARE cutting its 'BBB' ranking for Sahara Hospitality Ltd's (SHL) long-term bank facility to 'BBB-', due to sub-optimal financial and operational performance.
The RBI needs to maintain a healthy contingency reserve so that it can lend its support in case of a bank failure.
Currently, the West Asian banking group has three branches - in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi.
The State Bank of India has proposed to the RBI to allow it to charge mark-to-market losses on its balance sheet.
The Jalan panel has recommended to the RBI to keep shady entities out of banking licence race.
The Finance Ministry has asked top rung exectives of United bank of India to furnish bad loan recovery report on daily basis.
Though most foreign banks appear reluctant to establish a subsidiary here, Citi is the only bank that has so far communicated this to the regulator, in writing.
The Reserve Bank of india is likely to tell state-run United Bank of India (UBI), which has seen erosion of capital due to bad loans and higher provisioning to implement prompt corrective action.
NPAs, cost, fee income, productivity, HR reorientation are focus areas; schedules drawn for addressing all from weeks to a year.
Telecom department says spectrum can't be used as collateral because it's government property
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