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Charges for 'excessive' use of ATM — ICICI Bank ordered to compensate customer
ICICI Bank charging its customers for alleged excessive use of ATMs could not be sustained in the absence of terms and conditions facilitating such levy, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Chennai North, has held and ordered the bank ... More

FOREX


Rupee sheds gains; securities rise
MUMBAI: The rupee opened higher against the dollar on Monday but lost its gains by the end of the session on account of the hike in oil prices. The domestic currency, which opened at 43.50/5150, closed at 43.5725/5825 against Friday's ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


IOB chief raises growth target
INDIAN Overseas Bank's new Chairman and Managing Director, Mr T.S. Narayanasami, has raised the current year's business target to Rs 85,000 crore from the previously set target of Rs 77,400 crore. Last year, the bank had achieved a total ... More

SBH changes helpline number
The helpline/call centre number has been changed to 1600-4254055 from 1600-334055. The bank's call centre, started in August 2003, with a toll-free number is currently being managed in-house, the bank said in a press release ... More

INTEREST RATES


BoB unlikely to hike rates for now
BANK of Baroda is not likely to hike interest rates in the near-term, a top official of the bank said. "Our cost of funds, as on March 2005, was 4.2 per cent. We are trying to bring it down, so there is no immediate need to increase interest ... More

Union Bank chief sees no reason for rate hike
I DO not see any valid reason why interest rates should harden in the immediate future," Mr K. Cherian Varghese, Chairman and Managing Director of the Union Bank of India, said. With core inflation under control, adequate liquidity in the ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


UTI Bank may sell BPL's Pune property to recover dues
UTI Bank's contention is that it have got the decree from the DRT before the matter went to the Kerala High Court and, therefore, even if the order is in favour of settlement sought by secured creditors, UTI Bank should be kept out. More

`Allow cos to retire high cost debts'
THE Reserve Bank of India should issue instructions to banks and financial institutions (FIs) to allow corporates to retire their high cost borrowings with minimal charges. This process will not only reduce interest burden on the industry but ... More

CREDIT MARKET


Loan mela a big draw
COIMBATORE: The loan mela organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (Codissia) here on Saturday proved to be a big draw with 750 applications seeking financial assistance to the tune of Rs 98.3 crore being submitted ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Centurion, Bank of Punjab agree to merge
The boards will meet again on June 29 to consider the final terms of the merger, a joint release from the banks said. Mr Shailendra Bhandari, Managing Director, Centurion Bank, said: "There are huge synergies in this merger like different ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Rs 700-cr NCDC aid for co-ops in TN
CHENNAI: The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) plans to provide an assistance of Rs 700 crore to the State Government and co-operative institutions in the State, during the next 2-3 years. The amount includes Rs ... More

PEOPLE


Ramakant Nayak is new LVB chief
COIMBATORE: Mr Ramakant Madhav Nayak has taken charge as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Karur-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.

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Executive Directors of Dena Bank, BoB
THE Centre has cleared the appointment of Mr U.S. Kohli as Executive Director of Dena Bank and Mr A.C. Mahajan as Executive Director of Bank of Baroda, according to a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. Prior to this, Mr Kohli was the ... More

TRENDS


Prepaid cards set to displace TCs
The market for prepaid cards is expected to be around $400 million in 2005. More


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