The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned members of the public not to deal with co-operative societies undertaking banking business by adding ‘bank’ to their names. “The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 was amended by the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020, which came into force on September 29, 2020. Accordingly, co-operative societies cannot use the … Read more
The Centrum Group promoted by Jaspal Bindra, which has got the go-ahead to take over the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, is going to face an uphill task to make recoveries to repay the depositors of the bank. The bank is fighting several legal cases against 25 companies associated with Housing Development and Infrastructure … Read more
In what could bring relief to thousands of depositors, RBI on Friday granted an in-principle small finance bank licence to Centrum Finance as part of its resolution for the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank. Centrum Finance, upon conversion to a small finance bank, will acquire the business of PMC Bank that has been under a … Read more
The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has barred Karnataka-based Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd from granting fresh loans or accepting deposits and customers cannot withdraw more than Rs 1,000 from their savings account for a period of six months. The lender has also been asked not to make fresh investments or incur any liability … Read more
The events continue to defy any logic. I continue to look for the answers !