Public sector banks
Housing finance was viewed by banks as one of the safest avenues for lending. Banks that had got into the act early on, in competition with the specialised housing finance companies that started the business, were handsomely rewarded with a very positive risk-reward profile for several years. As the sector expanded, though, many of these [...] Continue Reading »
To grow their secured credit portfolio, Banks usually believe housing loans the best bet. Whereas that is frequently the case, some public sector banks have reported higher level of non-performing assets (NPAs) in their housing loan book. At six public sector banks, the finance ministry has showed concern over high home loan NPAs counting the [...] Continue Reading »
Two road projects in Karnataka and Maharashtra, which entail a cost of Rs 4,139 crore, have been started by IRB Infrastructure. IRB Infrastructure said in a filing to the BSE, that Rs 2,639-crore scheme for four-laning of a highway in Karnataka and the Rs 1,500-crore road widening project in Maharashtra are being implemented by company’s [...] Continue Reading »
After one year of its formation, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) is said to have unlocked 144 stalled infrastructure projects worth Rs 5.27 lakh crore. 253 more projects, however, with an investment of Rs 12.82 lakh crore, are still stuck for various clearances. Power, coal, steel, petroleum & natural gas, and road transport & highways sectors form [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi-Recent reports suggest that the public sector banks were quite benefited by the home loan takers as the lower interest rates have resulted in regular monthly payment causing very less defaulters. The outstandings in the first 6 months were almost 96% of 2011-12 and more in 2010-11. Also, the non-performing assets (NPAs) have declined in all home loan [...] Continue Reading »
In order to boost demand in the economy, public sector banks have either cut interest rates or waived home loans processing fee in response to Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy and finance minister P Chidambaram initiative to revive growth. Several lenders have cut interest rates for home loans such as Bank of Baroda, Bank [...] Continue Reading »
The Finance Minister has urged the chiefs of government-owned banks to put pressure on real estate developers to lower property prices. This has been done in order to get the economy moving, which has been hit by a slowdown. In a meeting with bank chiefs, Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, asked the bankers to influence builders [...] Continue Reading »
Statistics show that Public sector banks are facing the problem of high delinquencies in the home loan segment up to Rs 5 lakh. High interest rates and sticky inflation have hampered the ability of small borrowers to service home loans. Home loans in two slabs — up to Rs 2 lakh and Rs 2-5 lakh [...] Continue Reading »
Soon, paying property tax in Chennai is going to be an easier task, thanks to the city corporation. The Chennai Corporation has taken this initiative of appointing at least five public and private sector banks for collecting payment of property tax. The facility is planned to be launched after Pongal. The participating banks would be [...] Continue Reading »
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had jacked up its key lending rate by a steep 425 basis points in the past 15 months to batten down inflation and the banks have passed on the increased cost to borrowers. Banks have been witnessing rising risks from small and medium scale industries and unsecured portfolios, which [...] Continue Reading »
