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10 entities got licences to set up Small Banks

RBI on September 16, 2015 granted in-principle approval to 10 entities to set up small finance banks. The in princile approval is valid for 18 months.The entities who got the permission are Ujjivan Financial Service (Bengaluru),Janalakshmi Financial Service ( Bengaluru) Au Financiers (Jaipur), Equitas Holdings (Chennai),Capital Local Area Bank (Punjab), Disha Microfin (Ahmedabad), ESAF Microfinance (Chennai), RGVN (North East)…

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Modalities for commission payable to KVP agents at Banks

The authorized agent who canvasses for sale of  Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) is eligible to receive the commission from the bank to which he/she is attached for the purpose.The agent can register at multiple branches of banks in his/her area of operation for the purpose of canvass and purchase of KVP certificates on behalf of…

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How to mitigate Counterparty Risks?

The flows of credit from commercial banks are the major and the most noticeable cause of credit risk. Besides loans there is other type of credit risks in banking operations which is called counterparty risk. Loan has default risk; a derivative has counterparty risk. We are discussing here on Counterparty risks. What is the meaning…

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RTGS time window w.e.f September 1, 2015

In view of 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month declared as public holidays for banks with effect from September 1, 2015, there is a change in RTGS time window. Hereafter, transactions will not take place on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Further, the process of future value dated transactions under RTGS which…

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How to Compute Marginal Cost of Lending Rate (MCLR)

[The article explains the method of determining Lending rate of a bank under MCLR regime, method of  calculating  MCLR  and the position of existing loans etc. Updated till 01.04.2016)]. The banks in India set their lending rates on loans and advances with reference to ‘Base Rate’ which is computed on the basis of the cost…

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