Gross NPAs of banks cross Rs 8.50 lakh crore in first half: MoS

NEW DELHI: Gross Non-performing Assets (NPAs) of banks crossed Rs 8.50 lakh crore at the end of September 2017, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla informed the Lok Sabha.

Banks set to crack down on defaulters in RBI’s second list

A majority of companies on RBI’s second list of loan defaulters, including Monnet Power and Visa Steel, will be referred to NCLT for bankruptcy proceedings
The assets of some of the 40 top defaulters (12 in the first list and 28 in the second) are likely to be sold over the next few months as RBI and the government push lenders to speed up the resolution of Rs10 trillion of soured loans.

Your money is safe in banks, says PM Narendra Modi on FRDI Bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought to allay the fears of bank account holders, saying their deposits in banks will be safe and their interests would not be harmed in any way.

Government extends deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN, other financial services till March 31

Aadhaar-bank account linkage: Govt extends deadline to March 31.

Banks set to send 23 of 28 large dud accounts to NCLT tomorrow

In August, the Reserve Bank had asked banks to either resolve 28 more large stressed accounts by tomorrow or refer them to the NCLT by December 31.These 28 accounts together account for 40 per cent of the system wide bad loans or worth around Rs 4 trillion. 

Cabinet clears changes to plug loopholes in insolvency code

Govt to amend insolvency and bankruptcy rules via ordinance, will block promoters deemed wilful defaulters from regaining control of firms.

Barring wilful defaulters from acquiring bankrupt company will bring credit discipline: Bankers

The move to bar wilful defaulters from regaining control over their companies will bring credit discipline and prevent promoters from gaming the system

COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS/PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

There are various queries from candidates in connection with Common Recruitment Process. We give below the link from IBPS website for the various queries raised.IBPS  has compiled repeated similar queries received from candidates along with their responses to upload on the official website of IBPS for information and benefit of all concerned. Most of the queries are raised…

Govt sets Rs 10,000 min balance in bank accounts as rural poverty measure

Govt sets Rs 10,000 min balance in bank accounts as rural poverty measure. The more number of families with a minimum Rs 10,000 in their accounts, the better a panchayat’s chance of being on the positive list of the poverty index

SBI, HDFC Bank, EXIM Bank and IRFC also get Moody’s rating upgrades

Moody’s has also changed the ratings outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘positive’ for the four banks and some of their branches abroad