Banking Sector

Government-approved capital restructuring of UBI to be underway soon

Government-approved capital restructuring of UBI to be underway soon Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Monday that capital restructuring of the state-owned United Bank of India (UBI) will soon be underway. The government-approved restructuring of capital will include over 80 percent reduction in paid-up equity, in an attempt to improve the monetary strictures of the bank.

Tata Motors-UBI tie-up for retail finance of passenger vehicles

Tata Motors-UBI tie-up for retail finance of passenger vehicles According to a tie-up between Tata Motors and United Bank of India (UBI), the public sector lender will extend retail finance facility to customers purchasing the passenger vehicles of the bigwig automaker.

NEWS FEATURE: Bank bail-out raises doubts about Spain's economy

Bank bail-out raises doubts about Spain's economyMadrid  - Spain could "continue being proud" of its financial system, Economy Minister Pedro Solbes said Monday, one day after the government announced its decision to bail out the savings bank Caja Castilla La Mancha (CCM).

It was the first such rescue in Spain during the global financial crisis, and made the government's constant reassurances about the solidity of the banking system ring increasingly hollow.

SBI might cut interest rates in the new financial year

State Bank of IndiaThe lower-than-expected credit growth might just be enough reason for SBI - State Bank of India - to slash interest rates in the forthcoming new financial year.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the 53rd convocation ceremony of the Xavier's Labour Relations Institute in Jamshedpur, SBI Chairman O P Bhatt hinted at measures that India's largest lender intends taking for bringing down interest rates.

Bank of Spain takes over stricken savings institution

Bank of Spain takes over stricken savings institutionMadrid  - The central bank of Spain, a country whose banking system has remained largely untouched in the ongoing world financial crisis, has intervened to save regional savings institution Caja Castilla-La Mancha (CCM), the government said Sunday evening.

The Bank of Spain took control of CCM on Sunday and removed its board of directors, the government said.

Spain's Finance and Economy Minister Pedro Solbes said the savings bank had a large liquidity problem, in comments after a cabinet meeting.

ROUNDUP: Top bankers pledge cooperation with Obama on economy

President Barack ObamaWashington  - Some of the nation's top bank chiefs told President Barack Obama Friday that they would work with him towards the economic recovery, and agreed on the need for an overhaul of financial market regulations.

"Were all in this together," John Stumpf, the head of Wells Fargo & Co, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg financial news service after the meeting. "Were trying to do the right thing for America."

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