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SBI to make loans dearer, others to follow suit

SBI to make loans dearer, others to follow suit

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

Set to increase its base rate by 25 basis points

What SBI's crorepati branch does

What SBI's crorepati branch does

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Customers can meet in the Sapphire conference room, put away their valuables in the Topaz locker room and freshen up in the Opal dressing room.

SBI economists pitch for 2nd round of financial package

SBI economists pitch for 2nd round of financial package

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

They also warned that banks will start reporting higher non-performing assets after September, once the six-month moratorium on loan repayment ends.

Jet pilots ask SBI for pending salary, roadmap

Jet pilots ask SBI for pending salary, roadmap

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

"We humbly request to you to alleviate some of the hardships that we and engineers have been facing, by ensuring that the new Jet management does not further delay our pending salaries dues at the earliest," NAG general secretary Tej Sood said in an e-mail to SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar.

SBI slashes interest rates for agri loans

SBI slashes interest rates for agri loans

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

SBI reduced interest rates for minor irrigation loans upto Rs 25 lakhs to eight per cent in the first one year and nine per cent in the second and third years. The existing rates in this category is 10.5 per cent-13,25 per cent.

PAN not needed for small SIPs: SBI

PAN not needed for small SIPs: SBI

Rediff.com16 Apr 2009

The fund house has proposed the government allow those investing up to a specified amount, to contribute on a monthly basis without submitting PAN, which is a must for all mutual fund investments. SBI MF is hoping to get around 250,000 investors to invest in 'Chota SIP.' The product aimed at the lower income group, the subscription level could rise to 1 million if the PAN requirement was done away with.

SBI surprises Street with dip in bad loans

SBI surprises Street with dip in bad loans

Rediff.com24 May 2014

Higher provisioning drags net profit down by 7.8 per cent.

Trying to help revive Kingfisher: SBI

Trying to help revive Kingfisher: SBI

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

Lenders had asked the management to come up with a revival plan and $1 billion capital infusion.

Sectors & stocks analysts are betting on post the state poll outcome

Sectors & stocks analysts are betting on post the state poll outcome

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 have hit record highs amid the poll outcome-triggered bull frenzy at the bourses. Most analysts feel that the indices are on course to rise further over the next few months - till the general elections - albeit amid intermittent corrections - largely triggered by global developments. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) win in the three state elections of Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, analysts at Jefferies believe, reinforces the consensus expectations of a Modi win 2024 national elections with a greater likelihood of over 300 seats for the BJP.

PSB Bull Run: Time For Govt To Reap Riches

PSB Bull Run: Time For Govt To Reap Riches

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Since March 31, 2022, the PSBs' market cap has risen 43.7 per cent, from Rs. 7.29 trillion to Rs. 10.47 trillion. It's time for the government, the majority owner of public sector banks, to reap the benefit of the rally in bank stocks, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

SBI to e-auction over 300 properties

SBI to e-auction over 300 properties

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

SBI to e-auction over 300 properties on March 14.

Bad loans drag SBI down; Q4 net loss at Rs 7,718 crore

Bad loans drag SBI down; Q4 net loss at Rs 7,718 crore

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Sequentially, the loss widened from Rs 2,416.37 crore in the third quarter ended December 2017.

HSBC, ICICI Pru, SBI to manage PF

HSBC, ICICI Pru, SBI to manage PF

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

Leading private financial players HSBC and ICICI Prudential along with country's largest bank SBI have been shortlisted to manage about Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) in provident fund of about four crore employees annually.

SBI Cards is No.2 credit card co

SBI Cards is No.2 credit card co

Rediff.com31 Aug 2006

SBI Cards is No.2 credit card co

PSBs will only lead bad bank, pvt banks also need to support: SBI

PSBs will only lead bad bank, pvt banks also need to support: SBI

Rediff.com6 May 2021

State-run lenders will take a lead in creation of the bad bank, but the sick asset resolution platform needs the support of private banks and other lenders to be successful, State Bank of India managing director Swaminathan J said on Thursday. If all lenders come on board, the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARC) announced in the budget will be able to aggregate 100 per cent of a sick company's outstanding loans, which shall ultimately lead to better resolution of the asset quality stress for all. The government is yet to announce the specific contours of the NARC or the bad bank and has also only said that it is willing to provide some sovereign guarantee to help the platform.

SBI to lend $500 mn, redeem securities worth $800 mn

SBI to lend $500 mn, redeem securities worth $800 mn

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

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.

SBI eyes big-ticket banks abroad

SBI eyes big-ticket banks abroad

Rediff.com15 Nov 2005

SBI Life launches multi-lingual website

SBI Life launches multi-lingual website

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

The website will provide information in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada and Punjabi.

SBI's merger plan may lead to a banking meltdown

SBI's merger plan may lead to a banking meltdown

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.' 'It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'

SBI slashes home, auto loan rates

SBI slashes home, auto loan rates

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

On the day P Chidambaram took charge as the Union finance minister, the country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), brought interest rate relief to its new home and automobile loan customers.

Markets slump on SBI numbers, Asian cues also weigh

Markets slump on SBI numbers, Asian cues also weigh

Rediff.com23 May 2013

Realty, Capital goods, Bankex among key draggers; HDFC and Sun Pharma bucks trend.

SBI sees huge response from Nano buyers

SBI sees huge response from Nano buyers

Rediff.com25 Mar 2009

The bookings for Rs 1 lakh Nano car by the Tata Motors are pouring in from all parts of the country as the sole booking agent SBI said it has distributed lakhs of applications for the world's cheapest car.

India's 10 most valuable banking brands, SBI tops

India's 10 most valuable banking brands, SBI tops

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Indian banks are the 2nd-fastest-growing ones.

SBI shuts website after hackers break in

SBI shuts website after hackers break in

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

The State Bank of India, the country's largest bank, has had to shut down its corporate website after overseas hackers tried to break in.

SBI won't make special home-loan provisioning

SBI won't make special home-loan provisioning

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

SBI's home loans, which offer a lower interest rate in the initial years and rate increases in the later years, were termed teaser loans by the Reserve Bank of India.

SBI to open branch in China

SBI to open branch in China

Rediff.com28 Sep 2004

The State Bank of India hopes to upgrade its Representative Office in Shanghai soon into a full-fledged branch and commence normal banking operations by early next year, sources said on Tuesday.

Opposition continues to stall Parliament on Adani issue

Opposition continues to stall Parliament on Adani issue

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm after opposition members held protest in Parliament seeking a discussion on the issue.

SBI Q4 net down 8%, but ahead of estimates

SBI Q4 net down 8%, but ahead of estimates

Rediff.com23 May 2014

SBI, which accounts for about a quarter of India's loans and deposits, said standalone net profit fell about 8 per cent from a year earlier to Rs 30.41 billion ($519.8 million) in its fiscal fourth quarter to March 31.

Mallya to infuse Rs 425 cr into Kingfisher: SBI

Mallya to infuse Rs 425 cr into Kingfisher: SBI

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

Kingfisher promoter Vijay Mallya is ready to infuse Rs 425 crore (Rs 4.25 billion) into the airline and restart its limited operations as soon as DGCA gives a go-ahead, the lead lender to the grounded carrier SBI said.

SBI, UBI hike loan rates by 0.5%

SBI, UBI hike loan rates by 0.5%

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

Home, auto and other retail loans from SBI and Union Bank of India will cost more, with the two public sector banks on Thursday announcing an identical 0.5 hike in their benchmark prime lending rates to protect margins.

NPAs may rise further: SBI

NPAs may rise further: SBI

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Though the economy is recovering, the non-performing assets (NPAs) may rise further because the asset quality will improve only with a lag effect, says O P Bhatt.

SBI gets Chinese Govt nod to lend in Yuan

SBI gets Chinese Govt nod to lend in Yuan

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

State Bank of India has received the permission from the Chinese Government to lend in the local currency -Yuan, a top official said on Thursday

State Bank of India, HDFC to gain from Nifty Bank index readjustment

State Bank of India, HDFC to gain from Nifty Bank index readjustment

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

State Bank of India (SBI) and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) will see maximum inflows from passive trackers on account of the quarterly rebalancing exercise of the National Stock Exchange Nifty Bank Index. IndusInd Bank and AU Small Finance Bank could see maximum outflows. The rejig of the Nifty CPSE Index will result in inflows in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, NTPC, and Coal India and maximum outflows in Bharat Electronics, according to Brian Freitas, a New Zealand-based analyst with Periscope Analytics.

SBI, ICICI Bank pick up stake in Kingfisher

SBI, ICICI Bank pick up stake in Kingfisher

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

This cashless transaction is a part of corporate debt restructuring agreed by banks and the airline company.

'Virtual merger of SBI arms on'

'Virtual merger of SBI arms on'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2005

State Bank of India on Tuesday ruled out physical merger of its associate banks with itself in the near future but said "virtual merger" of the entities was on.

Realty sector welcomes home loan rate cuts by SBI, HDFC

Realty sector welcomes home loan rate cuts by SBI, HDFC

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

SBI, the country's largest lender, first announced a rate cut of 0.25 per cent in its home loan rates on Thursday, forcing HDFC, the second biggest home loan financier, to respond.

Australian insurer IAG to raise stake in SBI General to 49%

Australian insurer IAG to raise stake in SBI General to 49%

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Many other companies have expressed intent of diluting stakes.

HDFC unloads its stake in SBI Home

HDFC unloads its stake in SBI Home

Rediff.com19 Aug 2004

SBI plans to up stake in MCX

SBI plans to up stake in MCX

Rediff.com24 Jul 2004

SBI extends special home loan scheme for women

SBI extends special home loan scheme for women

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

State Bank of India is keen to encourage women to take home loans.