New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to revive the issuance of fresh licences for urban co-operative banks (UCBs), a move that would end a two-decade pause on new entrants in the sector, according to a report.According to a report in NDTV Profit — citing sources — the central bank is expected to approve fresh licences for UCBs, a practice it had discontinued in 2004.The development comes after the RBI released a discussion paper in January seeking feedback on whe…
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Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India has decided to raise the aggregate ceiling for unsecured loans given by urban co-operative banks to 20 per cent of total advances, from the existing limit of 10 per cent of total assets in the revised draft norms released on Tuesday. The limits for individual unsecured advances within the aggregate ceiling of unsecured advances have been fixed at Rs 5 lakh for Tier 1, Rs 7.5 lakh for Tier 2, and Rs 10 lakh for Tier 3 and Tier 4 urban co-operative b…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Indian commercial banking sector remained resilient during 2024-25 and 2025-26 so far, supported by double-digit balance sheet expansion while asset quality strengthened further, with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio declining to a multi-decadal low of 2.1 per cent at end-September this year, according to an RBI report released on Monday.Deposits and credit of scheduled commercial banks also grew in double digits, albeit with a moderation from the previous y…