Over 50% of New India Co-op Bank depositors can fully withdraw savings as RBI eases curbs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed depositors of New India Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, to withdraw up to ₹25,000 per account holder, effective from February 27, 2025. Company Value Change %Change This relaxation comes nearly two weeks after the central bank imposed stringent restrictions on the bank, including a complete freeze on withdrawals….

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Budget done. Over to RBI now.

Mumbai: After finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a consumption-supporting budget, the ball is now in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) court to deliver the last-mile push to growth with a rate cut next week. A majority of economists believe that the budget has set the stage for a rate cut by keeping fiscal deficit…

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Microlenders wake up to hangover after credit party

Leading microfinance companies including CreditAccess Grameen, Fusion Finance and Equitas Small Finance Bank have warned that many of their customers may be over-leveraged, after discovering that some have four or more active loans. Industry officials and analysts identified three reasons for the state of things; One, a post-covid credit binge that drew in many borrowers;…

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