With this downward revision SBI’s external benchmark linked lending rate (EBR) stands at 7.05 percent while its repo linked lending rate (RLLR) now stands revised to 6.65 percent. EMIs on eligible home loan accounts (linked to EBR/RLLR) will get cheaper by over Rs 52 per one lakh on a 30 year loan, the bank said in a press release.
The RBI move is aimed at providing borrowers some relief to borrowers, who are affected by the impact of lockdown on account of COVID-19. "Our term loan book is fairly large and I think Rs 2-2.5 trillion gets paid every year, so for three months it would be Rs 50,000-60,000 crore," the bank's chairman Rajnish Kumar told reporters.
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The merger of UBI and OBC into PNB will lead to the creation of the country's second largest lender after State Bank of India, an official said. "Under the given conditions, the effective functioning of the merged entity will be a big challenge. The government has not given any direction so far in this regard," the UBI official told.
"Customer service bank branches are operational & will continue to provide services. Sufficient cash across branches & ATMs! Don't trust rumours of branch closures! Customers requested to stagger arrival at Branches etc," Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda said in a tweet.
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In a very unconventional and unprecedented move, the Reserve Bank in an early morning conference announced a huge Rs 3.74 lakh crore liquidity support to the banking sector, and decided to cut the key repo rate by a significant 75 basis points of 0.75 percentage points to 4.4 per cent.
The comments, which came after a massive correction in banking stocks following the Yes Bank crisis and coronavirus outbreak, also urged depositors not to resort to panic withdrawals.
Even as many branches are not able to operate because of a staff shortage, banks are warning of large crowds in branches as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) account beneficiaries, unfamiliar with debit cards, approach branches for withdrawal.
With the country under lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19 outbreak, insurers such as HDFC Ergo, Religare, Max Bupa, Tata AIA along with intermediaries such as Policybazaar have ramped up these remote services that would involve vetting of customer applications and subsequent consultations by doctors over the telephone.
Cash withdrawals from banks hit a 16-month high when the public withdrew Rs 53,000 crore during the fortnight ended March 13, according to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Such huge cash withdrawals are seen only during festivals or elections.