Earlier this month, the Union Cabinet had approved the merger of SBS with SBI. The boards of both the banks had given their approval for the merger in August last year. SBS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India. The merger would be effective from the 'date as may be notified by the Govt of India in the official Gazette'.
Insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT on Tuesday upheld the resolution plan of grounded carrier Jet Airways and approved the transfer of its ownership to Jalan Kalrock Consortium. The NCLAT bench has directed the Jet Airways monitoring committee to complete the transfer of ownership within 90 days. Besides, it has also directed the lenders of Jet Airways to adjust the Rs 150 crore paid by the consortium as performance bank guarantee.
'There is no scope for any doubt. This was a scheme designed to enrich the ruling party.'
State Bank of India expects decent growth in FY16.
State Bank of India's (SBI) two-year-long wait to expand its operations in the United States is set to end with the New York State Banking Department (NYSBD) clearing the bank's application for opening another branch, senior SBI officials confirmed.
A week after it announced a nationwide strike on June 6, the State Bank of India Officers' Association on Tuesday threatened to go in for a two-day strike subsequently if their demands were not met.
The move will to a large extent speed up the monetary transmission process--which is banks passing on the rate cuts that the Reserve Bank announces to their borrowers without much delays--something that has been missing all these while and something that the RBI has been unhappy with.
The State Bank of India has registered a significant victory as a court of appeal in the Belgian port city of Antwerp has dismissed a money laundering case against it.
The mutual fund (MF) gross inflows through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route topped the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time in a calendar month as investors opened a record 6.4 million SIP accounts despite a spike in market volatility. The number of accounts opened last month was almost 50 per cent higher than the registrations seen in March. "India's MF industry has reached yet another milestone with the SIP book crossing above Rs 20,000 crore in April 2024.
Ahead of RBI's monetary policy review, SBI on Monday expressed hope the apex bank will cut interest rates by 0.5 per cent and CRR by up to one per cent to boost sagging growth.
The telecom regulator on Friday released a list of 40 "defaulter" principal entities, including large banks like HDFC Bank, SBI and ICICI Bank, that are not fulfilling the regulatory norms on bulk commercial messages despite repeated reminders. Hardening its stance on the issue, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) warned that defaulting entities should comply with the stipulated requirements by March 31, 2021 "to avoid any disruption in the communication with customers" from April 1, 2021. "As sufficient opportunity has been given to principal entities/ telemarketers to comply with the regulatory requirements and that the consumers cannot be deprived of the benefits of the regulatory provisions any further, therefore it has been decided that from April 1, 2021, any message failing in the scrubbing process due to non-compliance of regulatory requirements will be rejected" by the system, TRAI said in a statement.
The SBI report ruled out a October rate hike
State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is likely to reduce interest rates on home loans and other retail loans by next week, to coincide with the start of the festive season.
The "Tiny Card" with biometric identification is State Bank of India's answer to the challenge of financial inclusion of one lakh villages in the country.
Paytm app users will continue to use all services like mobile and DTH recharges except for Paytm Payments Bank's offerings including wallet funds, Fastag and bank accounts, according to the company hit by RBI restrictions. Paytm Payments Bank users will not be able to add any funds to their wallet and bank accounts but will be able to use the balance until it is exhausted, according to the RBI order. "The RBI has issued a directive restricting Paytm Payments Bank account/wallet from accepting new deposits or allowing credit transactions after March 15, 2024.
Country's largest lender State Bank of India on Wednesday said it will extend its 8 per cent concessional home loan scheme, popularly called teaser rates, by another 3 months till December.
The National Payments Corporation of India on Thursday granted approval to Paytm-owner One97 Communications Ltd to participate in UPI as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) under the multi-bank model. Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, and YES Bank will act as Payment System Provider (PSP) banks to Paytm.
A full rollout of the products will be completed by March 2011 and the UK branch of SBI will be adding three branches over the existing seven to push its retail agenda. With this, SBI will take on local heavyweights in the mortgage segment such as HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and RBS.
The finance ministry has directed all state-owned banks to review their gold loan portfolio as instances of non-compliance with regulatory norms have been noticed by the government. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) in a communication addressed to heads of public sector banks has asked them to look at their system and processes related to gold loan. "We have asked banks to undertake comprehensive review of the gold loan business," financial services secretary Vivek Joshi told PTI.
Against the security of their self-acquired, self-occupied houses, senior citizens can avail of a loan that will be released in monthly or quarterly installments or as a lump sum payment at the beginning based on their need. The loan will be given jointly if the spouse is alive, provided he/she is above 58 years of age. The loan need not be repaid by the borrowers during their lifetime.
SBI home loans are now cheaper by 0.50-1 per cent depending on loan maturities and amount of loan. The bank also gives discount if the salary account is with the SBI and further discount if a higher margin is available. The interest rates on new car loans and two-wheeler loans have been reduced by 1 per cent depending on the amount and maturity of loan.
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reduced interest rates on loans for car and consumer durables and also decided to lower processing charges to cash in on the festival season demand.
The SBI auction will be the biggest nationwide online sale.
Last year SBI's credit growth was 15.6 per cent.
The new rates will be effective from May 9.
In a massive push for cashless transaction, State Bank of India, the country's largest bank, plans to increase the number of its ATMs by over three times to 25,000 in the next three years.
State Bank of India plans to open its office in Dubai International Finance Centre in a few weeks, a move which will boost India's largest bank's presence in the Gulf region.
Wait for some days, as other lenders are likely to follow suit. You can also negotiate for a lower rate before deciding on a change of bankers.
The development of the coal mine located at Queensland in Australia and required infrastructure including railways would cost $7.6 billion.
The committee members asked if SBI was waiting for private sector banks to announce their rates before it takes a call on the issue.
In addition, both will offer services jointly, subject to financial viability.
We do not expect any major price action at SBI counter as the swap ratio being largely neutral
Loss takes analysts by surprise, as they were expecting the bank to post a net profit of Rs 19 billion.
State Bank of India and Kingfisher Airlines on Monday launched a e-ticketing initiative for air travellers.
India's largest lender SBI on Thursday said it plans to hire this fiscal about 15,000 business correspondents, who will help people in the rural areas to open bank accounts.
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reduced the processing fee on home and auto loans by 50 per cent to cash in on festive season demand.
HDFC Bank's latest shareholding data showed that the room for foreign investment has fallen just 5 basis points short of the threshold set by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to fully include the stock in its indices. Currently, the index provider has applied an adjustment factor of 0.5 since the foreign room is less than 25 per cent. Removal of the adjustment factor will result in inflows of a massive $4.8 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) into HDFC Bank, according to Brian Freitas, a New Zealand-based analyst with Periscope Analytics.
Air Deccan announced on Tuesday its tie-up with State Bank of India for on-line ticket booking.
