The Reserve Bank of India had constituted an Internal Working Group (IWG) on June 12, 2020 to review extant ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks. The Terms of Reference of the IWG inter alia included review of the eligibility criteria for individuals/ entities to apply for banking license; examination of preferred corporate structure for banks and harmonisation of norms in this regard; and, review of norms for long-term sharehol

The Reserve Bank of India has today placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (LVB) with DBS Bank India Ltd. (DBIL), a banking company incorporated in India under Companies Act, 2013, and having its Registered Office at New Delhi. DBIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of DBS Bank Ltd, Singapore (“DBS”), which in turn is a subsidiary of Asia’s leading financial services group, DBS Group Holdings Limited and has the advantage of a

The financial position of The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (the bank) has undergone a steady decline with the bank incurring continuous losses over the last three years, eroding its net-worth. In absence of any viable strategic plan, declining advances and mounting non-performing assets (NPAs), the losses are expected to continue. The bank has not been able to raise adequate capital to address issues around its negative net-worth and continuing losses. Further, the bank is

In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-section (1) of Section 36 A C A of the Banking Regulation Act 1949, the Reserve Bank has, in consultation with Central Government, superseded the Board of Directors of The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. for a period of 30 days owing to serious deterioration in the financial position of the bank. This has been done to protect the depositors’ interest. Shri T. N. Manoharan, former Non Executive Chairman of Canara Bank has been appo

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 10, 2020, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 50 lakh (Rupees Fifty lakh only) on Central Bank of India (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI contained in the circular on “Housing Sector- Innovative Housing Loan Products – Upfront disbursal of housing loans” dated September 3, 2013. The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ dated October 23, 2020, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on these jurisdictions adopted in February 2020. FATF has further identified the following jurisdictions as having strategic deficiencies which have developed an action plan with the FATF to deal with them. These jurisdictions are: Albania, The Bahamas, Ba

The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of October 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/567

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated October 28, 2020, a monetary penalty of ₹ 1 crore on Jio Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on timely submission of application in the case of reappointment of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) under Section 35B of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 28, 2020, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 22 lakh (Rupees Twenty Two lakh only) on DCB Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI contained in the circular on “Marketing/distribution of mutual fund/insurance etc., products by banks” dated November 16, 2009. The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 11-Oct-19 25-SEP-2020 * 09-OCT-2020 * 11-Oct-19 25-SEP-2020 * 09-OCT-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 180391.55 215992.59 210274.26 185260.59 221020.1 215274.98 ** b) Borrowings from banks 56164.6 45238.36 50311.74 56209.7 45238.36 50315.26 c) Other demand & time liabilities 11588.96 15838.62 15440.61 11706.89 16039.52 1