The Essar group, Jindal Steel and Power, Monnet Ispat, Bhushan Steel and the Avantha group have been asked to close deals by March-end.
Collection dived to 75-80% in November-December from 99% after demonetisation.
Axis Bank's loan portfolio quality deteriorated, with gross NPAs rising to 5.22% of gross advances.
Banks lend 60,000 cr in 8 weeks since Nov 8; Y-o-Y credit expansion slows further.
Going by the pace, almost 80 per cent of the demonetised currency is expected to be replaced by end-February.
The upgrade, said Icra, takes into account the "robust internal accrual generation, leading to low reliance on debt, as well as gearing levels, and strong debt protection metrics".
As Rose Valley resurfaces, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal's arrests marks the end of the bonhomie between the TMC and BJP.
While its deposits from Iran accounts have come down from a peak of around Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 2,200 crore, it's been offset by the bank receiving almost Rs 24,000 crore in deposits post note ban.
A teaser loan is one where the lender offers a slightly lower rate in the initial years and then charges higher rates in later years.
Demonetisation impact: Money lenders make a comeback.
Banks have reported that banknotes worth Rs 592,613 crore have been issued to the public.
'Nobody will wait now. Everyone will come to deposit their old notes. The confidence is shaken.'
There is not much bank employees can do, but some words of encouragement from the management would have helped. Stretched working hours and the tense atmosphere is taking a toll on their health.
New regime on loans to one party to kick in by Apr 2019.
Branch networks will give preference to pensioners and labourers for withdrawing money.
RBI on Monday conducted an unprecedented level of liquidity infusion to the tune of Rs 3.3 lakh crore, in which banks bid for as much as Rs 4.5 lakh crore. The central bank said it would conduct a liquidity infusion auction of Rs 1 lakh crore on Tuesday as well, to help banks tide over the liquidity crisis.
SBI got Rs 1.93 lakh cr in cash deposits from November 10-25.
In areas bordering Bangladesh, some have received strikingly high deposits in Jan Dhan accounts, said sources.
According to the Reserve Bank of India, the currency in circulation reduced by Rs 360,700 crore to Rs 1,426,900 crore during the week under review.
If struggling with dealing with queues of people asking for new notes wasn't enough, banks are now facing the challenge of storing the old notes in their strong rooms.
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