Is the gazette-notified Scheme of amalgamation of PMC Bank candidly drawn by RBI and lawful? Brief Note & Preamble: Brief note: To understand things one may need to carefully read the write-up. In this write-up, I have used the terminology retail, institutional deposit as has been used in the Scheme of amalgamation of PMC Bank […]
What will be in store for Punjab Maharashtra Coop Bank depositors, creditors if the proposed Scheme of amalgamation gets notified? Preamble and Background After a big fraud that was reported, in September 2019, inspections conducted by RBI showed complete erosion of capital and substantial deposit erosion of the bank. The RBI issued ‘All-Inclusive Directions’ to […]
Yesterday’s many financial newspapers carried news: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on SBI for holding shares in borrower company of an amount exceeding 30 percent of the paid-up share capital of the company. Relevant Text of the RBI Press release dated Nov 26, 2021 is […]
Will Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 be a game-changer, swiftly address consumer grievances in RBI regulated entities? A critical analysis Important note to readers and Background: The write-up is a bit lengthy but I am sure it will serve as one source of reference to millions of consumers dealing with Banks, NBFCs, and […]
Suggestion –Lodgement of claims by CEOs of insured banks on behalf of eligible depositors- process simplification – without sacrificing the safety and security- need of the hour 1. Few readers of my earlier articles on the subject of DICGC called me and informed me that contrary to the applicable provisions some banks are not entertaining […]
KYC, Re-KYC (KYC review), CKYC, misconceptions around KYC and Dormant/Inoperative Account (A/c): Harassment of Customers by Banks and Financial Institutions (FIs), etc Note for Readers:-The write-up is a bit lengthy but I am sure it will serve as one source of reference to millions of customers of the Financial System. Readers not keen on reading […]
DICGC- Liability to make time-bound an interim payment to depositors of insured bank/s : PMC Bank, Rupee Coop Bank, Pen Coop Urban Bank Efforts are made in this write-up to highlight the correct status of interim payment by DICGC to insured bank depositors, without getting too much into legal Jaron. Print media has been interchangeably […]
Can a bank offer different rates of interest, on non-bulk Fixed Deposits of the same tenure and size, under simple interest and compound interest plans? An attempt has been made in this article to examine the following: whether a bank can prescribe different rates of interest for the same tenure, for the same amount, on […]
For the last many months on WhatsApp, groups’ message is circulating about Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) and its success in resolving the named individual grievance. I thought I should write a detailed write up on the functioning of the CPGRAMS portal, its current state, and whether it f
RBI’s directions on Auto conversion (re-designation) of banking a/cs into Senior Citizen Account – No clarification for years Please peruse below the text of an important and relevant portion of a simple query, supported with a clear example, I posed to DBR (RBI). The circular below was issued by RBI following the policy statement of […]
