Banks general

RBI tightens priority sector norms for bank loans to housing finance companies

19 Dec 2009

RBI announces extension of time for cheque clearances at banks

19 Dec 2009

SBS merger with SBI formalised as RS passes bill

19 Dec 2009

NAB to acquire AXA Asia Pacific’s Aussie, NZ units for A$4.6 billion

18 Dec 2009

The surprise announcement comes after Australia's AMP, and France's AXA SA, which owns 54 per cent of AXA AP, moved earlier this week to bring a swift conclusion to their ongoing cash and scrip bid for AXA AP

Citi sells 5.4 billion shares to raise $20 billion for TARP repayment

17 Dec 2009

Citi sold 5.4 billion shares at $3.15 apiece against the $3.25 a share the government paid in September for acquiring a stake in Citi.

FDIC hikes 2010 budget to $4 billion

16 Dec 2009

Banks workers go on strike against mergers; services hit

16 Dec 2009

Nearly 600,000 bank employees across the country went on strike today to protest against the merger and consolidation of public sector banks

Bankers' should say, 'not this year ' to bonuses…

15 Dec 2009

The 50-per cent bankers’ bonus levy is a nasty, unworkable piece of policy targeting a specific group, yet, it is entirely understandable in the current climate, says CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest, in his exclusive column for domain-b.

Obama exhorts bankers to lend liberally to discharge bail-out obligations

15 Dec 2009

Citi reaches deal on $20 billion of TARP repayment

14 Dec 2009

US House formulates new lending and credit rules

12 Dec 2009

MPs cannot be allowed to monitor bank lending: Pranab

12 Dec 2009

Bank employees plan one-day strike on 16 December

11 Dec 2009

Citigroup in talks to raise funds to repay bailout

11 Dec 2009

Citigroup's stock fell sharply for two days in a row, as shareholders anticipated that their holdings would be diluted by a big new equity offering.

Sarkozy, Merkel hail Darling’s move to impose bank bonus tax

11 Dec 2009

Switzerland keeps rates unchanged; stops bond purchase

11 Dec 2009

Stop ignoring the poor, RBI chief Subbarao warns banks

10 Dec 2009

Barclays under SEBI cloud; told to stop derivatives trading

10 Dec 2009

UK to rein banker’s bonus with 50-per cent super tax

10 Dec 2009

PNB nets Rs216 crore through housing finance arm stake sale

10 Dec 2009

RBI re-imposes caps FCCBs, ECBs amid economic upturn

10 Dec 2009

Geithner for extending TARP till October 2

10 Dec 2009

BoA repays $45 billion TARP funds

10 Dec 2009

The bank also paid the government $190 million in accrued dividends on the repurchased preferred securities.

HSBC set to acquire RBS’s Indian operations: report

09 Dec 2009

According to an RBS official in India, both the banks have already signed the deal and the actual acquisition depends on regulatory approvals.

Government not forcing banks to merge: Pranab

08 Dec 2009