RBI bars banks from opening current accounts for customers having availed cash credit or overdraft facilities
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2020 , 10:28:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has barred banks from opening current accounts for customers who have availed cash credit or overdraft facilities, with a view to improve credit discipline.
In a notification, the Central Bank said, rather than opening a new current account, all transactions should be ro...
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RBI may extend relief on repayment of loans
Posted Date : 23-Jul-2020 , 10:03:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may allow lenders to offer companies in stressed sectors such as aviation, automobiles and hospitality the option to pause loan repayments even after the six-month moratorium ends on August 31, two people directly aware of the discussions said.
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RBI issues Fair Practices Code for Asset Reconstruction Companies
Posted Date : 17-Jul-2020 , 09:52:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In the backdrop of likely rise in Non Performing Assets (NPA) due to the pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced guidelines for “Fair Practices Code” (FPC) for Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) to ensure highest standards of transparency and fairness while dealing wit...
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RBI proposes entity to revive troubled banks
Posted Date : 12-Jul-2020 , 09:11:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das has made a case for a resolution corporation that will revive stressed banks as an alternative to the traditional practice of merging failed institutions with stronger ones. A bill which proposed the corporation in 2017, was withdrawn followin...
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PNB reports Rs 3,688 Cr fraud by DHFL to RBI
Posted Date : 10-Jul-2020 , 10:17:34 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Punjab National Bank has decided to report a fraud of Rs 3,688.58 crore by Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
“A fraud of Rs 3,688.58 crore is being reported by the bank to the RBI in the accounts of the company (DHFL). The bank has already made...
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Madras HC issues notice to RBI to respond to PIL challenging NPA norms
Posted Date : 10-Jul-2020 , 10:13:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Madras High Court today issued a notice to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), asking it to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed with the Court challenging the Non-Performing Assets (NPA) norms set by the banking regulator.
The notice was issued by Justice M M Sundresh and Justice...
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RBI announces fresh OMO for sale, purchase of govt securities for Rs 10,000 Cr each
Posted Date : 30-Jun-2020 , 10:11:04 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced another ‘operation twist’, also known as open market operations (OMO), under which it conducts simultaneous sale and purchase of bonds.
“On a review of current and evolving liquidity and market conditions, the RBI h...
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RBI extends enhanced borrowing limit under MSF till Sep 30
Posted Date : 28-Jun-2020 , 09:44:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The RBI has also extended the relaxation on the minimum daily maintenance of the CRR at 80 per cent till September 25, 2020.
Amid ongoing economic woes created by the coronavirus pandemic, the Reserve Bank has decided to extend the enhanced borrowing facility provided to banks to meet their liqui...
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RBI Committee Recommends Hike in ATM Charges; Limit Cash Withdrawals to Rs 5,000 per Transaction
Posted Date : 24-Jun-2020 , 09:43:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headed by chief executive of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and consisting of representatives from all stakeholders, except bank customers, has recommended an increase in interchange charges for all transactions carried out on automate...
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RBI asks banks, NBFCs to increase awareness campaigns against frauds
Posted Date : 23-Jun-2020 , 09:50:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday told banks, non-banks and payments service providers to undertake targeted multi-lingual campaigns by way of SMSs, advertisements in print and visual media, etc, to educate their users on safe and secure use of digital payments.
In a circular, the Reserve...
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New rules proposes for housing finance companies by RBI
Posted Date : 18-Jun-2020 , 09:18:22 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday proposed to tighten the rules governing home financiers, including putting restrictions on lending to builders and doubling the minimum net owned funds criterion.
The regulator’s proposal has also clearly defined home finance firms and those that...
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RBI sets up panel to review ownership, corporate structure of Private sector banks
Posted Date : 14-Jun-2020 , 10:42:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a five-member Internal Working Group to review the guidelines related to ownership, governance and corporate structure of private sector banks. In a press release, RBI informed that RBI Central Board Director P K Mohanty will head the committee, which will s...
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Delhi HC notice to Centre, RBI on plea for restructuring of loans by banks, NBFCs
Posted Date : 12-Jun-2020 , 09:40:00 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central government, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others on a plea seeking directions to allow a one-time restructuring of loans by all banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the wake of coronavirus-induced lockdown.
A bench of Justice Nav...
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RBI asks SBI to appoint a Chartered Accountant as CFO
Posted Date : 11-Jun-2020 , 10:21:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked State Bank of India (SBI) to appoint chartered accountant (CA), with relevant experience, as its chief financial officer (CFO). At present, SBI does not have a CA in its top ranks — deputy managing director (DMD) or chief general manager.
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RBI proposes major changes in securitisation norms
Posted Date : 09-Jun-2020 , 08:57:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday proposed major changes in securitisation norms aimed at development of a strong and robust market for the same in the country.
Securitisation involves transactions where credit risk in assets are redistributed by repackaging them into tradeable securities...
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Sovereign Gold Bond to open on Monday, issue price fixed at Rs 4,677/gm
Posted Date : 08-Jun-2020 , 09:00:51 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The third instalment of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of the government, will open for subscription for five days from Monday, June 8.
The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 Series III will be opened for subscription for June 8 to June 1...
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RBI to launch Rs 500 Cr payments infrastructure development fund
Posted Date : 06-Jun-2020 , 09:35:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced the creation of a Rs 500-crore payments infrastructure development fund (PIDF) to encourage acquirers to deploy points of sale (PoS) infrastructure — both physical and digital modes — in tier-3 to tier-6 centres as also in nor...
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Rs 2 lakh cr will be lost if interest is waived off during loan moratorium - RBI
Posted Date : 04-Jun-2020 , 09:59:33 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India told the Supreme Court that it cannot waive interest on loans for the moratorium period, as it would affect the financial stability of the banking sector. In an affidavit filed in the top court, it estimated the interest payable on these loans to be Rs 2.01 lakh crore, or e...
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Be aware of imitated Emails in the name of Reserve Bank of India - RBI
Posted Date : 02-Jun-2020 , 09:14:58 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that some unscrupulous entities/scamsters are imitating RBI mails for fraudulent purposes. Most of such mails are sent using fake domains, which do not belong to the Reserve Bank of India, but these could be deceptively similar involving use of word...
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RBI imposes Rs 4 Cr penalty on Citibank
Posted Date : 30-May-2020 , 10:31:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 4 crore on Citibank for non-compliance with various regulatory norms and directions of the central bank.
In a release, RBI said the penalty has been imposed on Citibank N A for contravention of certain sections of the Banking Regulation Act and for non...
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Reserve Bank of India imposes Rs 6.50 Cr penalty on 3 banks
Posted Date : 29-May-2020 , 10:47:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 6.50 crore on Karnataka Bank, Bank of India and Saraswat Co-operative Bank for non-compliance with central bank's Income Recognition and Asset Classification norms.
It fined Rs 5 crore on Bank of India, while it charged Rs 1....
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RBI cuts repo rate, extends moratorium on term loans by 3 months
Posted Date : 22-May-2020 , 10:46:38 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
RBI announced that it has decided to cut the repo rate cut by 40 basis points from 4.4 per cent to 4 per cent, adding that the reverse repo rate has been reduced to 3.35 per cent.
Addressing his third press conference in less than two months, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the GDP g...
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Govt appoints Tarun Bajaj as Director on RBI Central Board
Posted Date : 07-May-2020 , 08:35:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has appointed Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj as a director on the central board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Bajaj replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on April 30.
"The Central Government has nominated Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, M...
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RBI cancels the licence of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd.
Posted Date : 03-May-2020 , 08:20:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, vide Speaking Order No DOR.CO.AID/LC-02/12.22.035/2019-20 dated April 28, 2020 cancelled the licence of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 30, 2020. The Registrar of Co-o...
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RBI allows banks to issue electronic cards for overdraft accounts
Posted Date : 25-Apr-2020 , 10:14:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Reserve Bank of India permitted banks to issue electronic cards to persons having overdraft accounts that are only in the nature of personal loan without any specific end-use restrictions.
Banks, as per the central bank's July 2015 directions, were permitted to issue debit cards to customers ...
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RBI asks banks to extend all benefits announced by govt pertaining to short-term crop loans to farmers
Posted Date : 22-Apr-2020 , 10:22:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to extend the benefit of interest subvention (IS) and prompt repayment incentive (PRI) for short-term crop loans to farmers till 31st May, 2020. In a notification, RBI said, it has observed that many farmers are not able to travel to bank branches for paymen...
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RBI Circular | Assets Classification and Provisioning | NPA Identifications
Posted Date : 20-Apr-2020 , 08:58:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
RBI Latest Circular on Assets Classification and Provisioning and Identification of NPA for Bank Audits discussed by CA. Ashish Gupta. Watch this Video,,,
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RBI gives NPA classification reprieve to accounts under 3-month moratorium
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2020 , 10:36:37 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to provide an asset classification standstill for standard accounts that avail a moratorium between 1 March and 31 May, said governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday.
This effectively means that the bad loan classification period changes to 180 days for all such ac...
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RBI bans banks, cooperatives from paying dividends
Posted Date : 18-Apr-2020 , 10:35:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank on Friday debarred all commercial and cooperative banks from paying dividends to shareholders and promoter groups as the regulator fears the Covid-driven economic shocks would continue longer and may put the health of the financial system at risk.
The decision will hit the alread...
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RBI slashes reverse repo rate by 25 bps, no change in repo rate
Posted Date : 17-Apr-2020 , 12:00:48 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Addressing the media for the second time since the Narendra Modi government imposed a national lockdown on March 25, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a reduction in reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from 4 per cent earlier to 3.75 per cent now. The reduction in reverse repo rate is one of a...
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