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  • Supreme Court rejects plea seeking loan moratorium, interest waiver from Centre June 11, 2021 03:11 PM IST

    Supreme Court rejects plea seeking loan moratorium, interest waiver from Centre

    The apex court struck down the plea stating the reliefs sought by the petitioners are in the realm of policymaking and "we are not experts on matters of finance".

  • Revised ECLGS will help hotels, aviation sector, tour operators: CRISIL June 03, 2021 04:07 PM IST

    Revised ECLGS will help hotels, aviation sector, tour operators: CRISIL

    More sectors have been brought under the scheme's ambit, some eligibility criteria have been relaxed, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been allowed to avail of loans for longer tenures, it said.

  • Explained | Did RBI governor announce a new loan moratorium and other questions answered May 05, 2021 01:22 PM IST

    Explained | Did RBI governor announce a new loan moratorium and other questions answered

    The RBI has not announced a blanket moratorium like it did in 2020 but has allowed borrowers time to repay and restructure loans. Read on

  • Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel seeks Central relief for curb-hit SME sector May 03, 2021 10:55 PM IST

    Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel seeks Central relief for curb-hit SME sector

    The CM has also requested that the deadline for the payment of principal and interest instalments against the business loan be extended by at least three months, official said.

  • Why should banks foot the bill for compound interest waiver? April 01, 2021 01:07 PM IST

    Why should banks foot the bill for compound interest waiver?

    While borrowers and businesses may be entitled to relief from the pandemic, it should not be at the cost of the banking system

  • Loan moratorium: SC to pronounce verdict on March 23 on pleas for relief from trade bodies March 22, 2021 08:42 PM IST

    Loan moratorium: SC to pronounce verdict on March 23 on pleas for relief from trade bodies

    On November 27 last year, the top court had asked the Centre to ensure that all steps be taken to implement its decision to forego interest on eight specified categories of loans paid up to Rs 2 crore in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Banks’ financials may face pressure from higher NPAs and muted income growth, says RBI report December 29, 2020 06:12 PM IST

    Banks’ financials may face pressure from higher NPAs and muted income growth, says RBI report

    With the loan moratorium coming to an end, the deadline for restructuring proposals is fast approaching and with the possible lifting of the asset quality standstill, banks’ financials are likely to be impacted in terms of asset quality and future income.

  • GNPA ratio of banks declined to 7.5% in September, says RBI Trend and Progress report December 29, 2020 06:01 PM IST

    GNPA ratio of banks declined to 7.5% in September, says RBI Trend and Progress report

    During 2019-20 and first half of 2020-21, scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) consolidated the gains achieved after the turnaround in 2018-19, the RBI report said.

  • SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE Updates | Supreme Court defers hearing to December 15 December 14, 2020 03:52 PM IST

    SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE Updates | Supreme Court defers hearing to December 15

    A bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah had deferred the matter of interest waiver during the last hearing on December 9

  • SC hearing on Loan Moratorium | Blanket interest waiver on all loans to be Rs 6 lakh crore: Centre to SC December 08, 2020 09:19 PM IST

    SC hearing on Loan Moratorium | Blanket interest waiver on all loans to be Rs 6 lakh crore: Centre to SC

    The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of pleas of various bodies including from real estate and power seeking sector wise relief in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • SC on Loan Moratorium Highlights | Supreme Court tells Centre, RBI to respond to suggestions; case to be listed next week November 19, 2020 03:31 PM IST

    SC on Loan Moratorium Highlights | Supreme Court tells Centre, RBI to respond to suggestions; case to be listed next week

    SC hearing on Loan Moratorium LIVE Updates: The three judge bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah is hearing the loan moratorium and interest waiver case

  • SC on Loan Moratorium | Supreme Court to resume hearing interest waiver petitions on November 19 November 18, 2020 01:57 PM IST

    SC on Loan Moratorium | Supreme Court to resume hearing interest waiver petitions on November 19

    SC on Loan Moratorium: The three judge bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah adjourned the case to today

  • SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE Updates | Supreme Court adjourns case to November 5 November 03, 2020 11:39 AM IST

    SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE Updates | Supreme Court adjourns case to November 5

    SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE updates: A bench headed led by Justice Ashok Bhushan will resume hearing please seeking complete waiver of interest during the moratorium period on November 5.

  • RBI notifies compound interest waiver scheme on moratorium loans October 27, 2020 02:35 PM IST

    RBI notifies compound interest waiver scheme on moratorium loans

    The Ministry of Finance had released the guidelines of the interest on interest waiver scheme on October 24.

  • What the interest cashback scheme means for investors October 26, 2020 12:52 PM IST

    What the interest cashback scheme means for investors

    An end to the interest waiver case will remove uncertainty over bank earnings

  • 3-Point Analysis | Govt releases guidelines for waiver of compound interest on moratorium loans October 26, 2020 12:33 PM IST

    3-Point Analysis | Govt releases guidelines for waiver of compound interest on moratorium loans

    Who is eligible to avail the compound interest waiver scheme?

  • Interest waiver on loans: What is compound interest waiver scheme, who is eligible for benefits and other details October 24, 2020 02:22 PM IST

    Interest waiver on loans: What is compound interest waiver scheme, who is eligible for benefits and other details

    The government has released guidelines to implement the interest on interest waiver scheme. Here are all the details on what exactly the compound interest waiver scheme involves, who will benefit, eligibility criteria to avail the interest waiver scheme and other important details.

  • Big Story | Supreme Court asks Centre to implement interest waiver on loan October 15, 2020 05:21 PM IST

    Big Story | Supreme Court asks Centre to implement interest waiver on loan

    A three-judge bench asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what the Centre has done for the implementation of its notification for giving relief to borrowers.

  • Loan moratorium: SC allows Centre to waive interest on interest, asks for action plan; here's what RBI said in court October 14, 2020 10:00 PM IST

    Loan moratorium: SC allows Centre to waive interest on interest, asks for action plan; here's what RBI said in court

    The had announced a moratorium on repayment of term deposits for 3 months citing COVID-19 pandemic in March. Later it was extended till August 31 to give borrowers more time to clear payments of EMIs, without being classified as NPAs.

  • SC on Loan Moratorium Highlights | Case hearing adjourned to October 14 October 13, 2020 02:20 PM IST

    SC on Loan Moratorium Highlights | Case hearing adjourned to October 14

    SC on Loan Moratorium LIVE: The three judge bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah assembled at 12 noon and announced that the matter will be taken up at the end of board (i.e. after all other cases in the list have been heard)

  • Those who repaid loans despite COVID difficulties must be rueing their decision, says Brickwork Ratings September 25, 2020 06:36 PM IST

    Those who repaid loans despite COVID difficulties must be rueing their decision, says Brickwork Ratings

    The financial sector will witness severe stress with the extension of the moratorium and restructuring being planned, says Brickwork Ratings

  • Loan Moratorium | Don’t sideline the RBI September 11, 2020 04:27 PM IST

    Loan Moratorium | Don’t sideline the RBI

    Interest waiver and loan moratorium started as an RBI scheme — and not as a government scheme to provide relief to borrowers. Ironically, now the RBI is a mute spectator

  • BJP MP Subramanian Swamy writes to PM Modi questioning exclusion of farmers from RBI's loan moratorium package September 07, 2020 03:09 PM IST

    BJP MP Subramanian Swamy writes to PM Modi questioning exclusion of farmers from RBI's loan moratorium package

    He has urged the prime minister to instruct the Finance Ministry and the RBI to include farm and agricultural loans in the moratorium package

  • Interview | Corporate credit profile needs to be closely monitored post the moratorium, says Ashu Suyash September 07, 2020 09:59 AM IST

    Interview | Corporate credit profile needs to be closely monitored post the moratorium, says Ashu Suyash

    Private consumption will be slow to pick up and this will delay the recovery in corporate investment, according to the CRISIL managing director and CEO.

  • Relief for borrowers should not come at the cost of undermining banking system September 04, 2020 11:44 AM IST

    Relief for borrowers should not come at the cost of undermining banking system

    A strong banking system is a necessary condition for sustainable and broad-based economic recovery