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We advise that apart from Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd., (existing credit information company in operation since January 2001), the Reserve Bank of India has issued certificate of registration to Experian Credit Information Company of India Pvt. Ltd. and Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt. Ltd. on February 17, 2010 and March 26, 2010 respectively to commence the business of credit information. The addresses and other details of the companies are given belo.. Full Article

Union Budget – 2010-11 – Interest Subvention Scheme – 1.5 per cent interest subvention and 2 per cent additional subvention for short-term crop loans in 2010-11 RBI/2010-11/192 RPCD.No.PLFS.BC. 18 /05.04.02/2010-11 September 6, 2010 The Chairman/Managing Director All Public Sector Banks Dear Sir, Union Budget – 2010-11 – Interest Subvention Scheme – 1.5 per cent interest [...] Full Article

"Deregulation of interest rate is on our radar. A working group will soon be set up to examine the possibility of deregulating of interest rates," RBI Deputy Governor Usha Thorat said while addressing a banking conference organised by FICCI and IBA h Full Article

Reserve Bank of India on Friday said fraudulent and ficticious offers though e-mails, mobile phones and SMSs had increased significantly in the last two years despite public awarness by RBI. Full Article

Reserve Bank of India has suspended the license of Asia’s oldest Cooperative bank: Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited (ACBL) Vadodara(Gujarat) for six months after examining all options for their revival. RBI has also ordered to stop all transactions Full Article

After wooing the urban poor here with its 'One Rupee Bank' account, State Bank of India (SBI) is now aggressively targeting the crorepatis. The government lender has inaugurated first-of-its-kind branch for high net worth individuals (HNIs), where it Full Article

As you are aware, the 'Cheque Return Memo' that should accompany a cheque dishonoured / returned for any reason is a critical document, more so in case recourse to legal action is necessitated. The procedure for handling dishonoured cheques including Full Article

During the NEFT operating hours, originating banks should endeavour to put through the requests for NEFT transactions received by them, either online or across the counters, preferably in the next available batch but, in any case, not exceeding two hours from the time of receipt of the requests. In the likelihood of any delay / possible delay in adhering to this requirement, the originators / customers should be informed of the delay / possible delay and the reasons for .. Full Article