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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicBank deposits

Topic: bank deposits

Credit growth likely to moderate as banks focus on liquidity. Pivot from loans to deposits likely

Loan growth is likely to stay sluggish this yr due to weak demand & cautious approach on unsecured lending. Going forward, gap between credit growth & deposit growth is likely to shrink.

India’s BUDS Act needs urgent review. Flaws show govt didn’t do cost-benefit analysis in 2019

The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act 2019 provides local police the power to search and seize without a judicial warrant.

Why India’s digital banking push is giving RBI nightmares. Hint: The Credit Suisse collapse

The central bank last month issued a circular ordering banks to start, from next year, to keep aside larger buffers in relation to accounts connected to the internet, mobile or UPI.

Indian banking sector’s boom continues, but low deposit rates for some banks point to future risks

To avoid high credit-deposit ratios, banks need to maintain healthy deposit base — a difficult task considering the competition they face from MFs & physical assets like gold, real estate.

J&K Bank was ‘victim of nepotism’ but govt reforms turned it profitable, says Modi

At 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu Kashmir' event in Srinagar, Modi rebuked previous governments for corrupt practices that destroyed bank & risked thousands of crores of depositors' money.

Depositors can now get insurance money in 90 days if their bank is placed under moratorium

The Union cabinet has cleared changes in a decision that will help depositors in banks that have been placed under a moratorium by the RBI.

In just 5 years, private banks have narrowed public sector’s huge lead in loans & deposits

Private banks’ market share in loans has risen to 36.04% in 2020 from 21.26% in 2015, while public sector banks’ share has gone to 59.8% from 74.28%.

Not ‘overworried’ about NPAs, no need for a blanket moratorium extension: SBI chairman

SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said the extension of the loan moratorium may be needed only for certain specific stressed sectors.

Modi govt plans to amend law to increase insurance cover for bank deposits from Rs 1 lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the govt will table the amendments in winter session of Parliament.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.