Banking News for March 2026
Current account deficit, not banking flaw, drives high cost of capital India’s elevated cost of capital stems primarily from macroeconomic
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Urban Cooperative Banks
Co-Operative Bank News
RBI proposes easing business authorisation norms for urban cooperative banks The RBI on Monday proposed to replace the existing norms
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Cooperative Banks Show Mixed Trends in Asset Quality
India’s cooperative banks, despite their geographic and operational diversity, lag behind stricter regulatory entities on asset quality parameters. However, their
Read moreRBI pulls up UCBs creating Dividend Equalisation Fund
The Reserve Bank of India asked Urban Cooperative Banks to stop the practice of setting up a Dividend Equalisation Fund
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Bank boards should prevent overdominance by a few members: RBI
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das asked bank boards to democratise discussions and prevent excessive dominance by few members.
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Urban Cooperative Banks won’t be treated as second-class: Amit Shah
Assuring the cooperative sector that it will no longer be treated like a “second-grade citizen”, Minister for Home and Cooperation
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