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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) once it revisits the existing guidelines will open up the banking space to more entrants. In the past the central bank has observed that it needs more differentiated players in the system and that licences would be available ‘on tap’; in keeping with this viewpoint, windows for accepting applications [...] Continue Reading »
IDFC Ltd’s transition to a bank will be painful. Meeting the requirements of cash reserve ratio (CRR) and statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) and ensuring that 40% of its loans go to the priority sector will lead to a decline in return ratios. The requirement of 60% dilution of the holding company structure in the third [...] Continue Reading »
Indian banks are allowed to issue 30-year fixed rate home loans under the priority sector category in order to make loans more affordable, announced a Reserve Bank of India panel. A rating agency issued a warning that banks were lending long-term loans with one-year deposits due to which asset-liability mismatches are significantly high for some [...] Continue Reading »
While banks are being unwilling to provide real estate loans, the Reserve Bank of India has been following a cautious policy to reduce risks associated with realty sector and to ensure that the sector remains sustainable and viable over a long period of time. National Housing Bank (NHB) has also played its role in de-risking [...] Continue Reading »
