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FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Directors of Central Board of RBI, explains priorities of the government

17Feb

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Directors of Central Board of RBI, explains priorities of the government

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday explained the government's priorities to the Reserve Bank of India's central board during their first meeting after the presentation of the Union Budget 2021-22. As per the tradition, the Finance Minister holds customary meetings with the board members of the RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) every year after the presentation of the Budget. The RBI said in a statement that the FM minister addressed the 587th RBI Central Council, informing members of key budget initiatives and government priorities. “Complimenting the finance minister on the budget, the board members made various suggestions for consideration of the government,” it added. At its first meeting after the presentation of the Budget for 2021...

Indiabulls Housing Finance to raise ₹5,000 crores from securitisation in the current quarter

The mortgage lender is trying to raise Rs 5,000 crore by way of the securitization route in the fourth quarter of the current monetary year, in accordance with a senior firm official. In the three months ended December 31, 2020, it had raised around Rs 2,000 crore through the route. "Our securitization pipeline is strong. We should be able to raise almost Rs 3,000 crore from the wholesale book and another Rs 2,000 crore from the retail in this (Q4 FY21) quarter," the company's Deputy Managing Director Ashwini Kumar Hooda told PTI. He said already securitisation transactions worth Rs 2,000 crore have been done so far in the fourth quarter. "Fourth quarter is when most of the securitisation transactions get bunched up. We had a lot of transactions for December that got carried fo...

SBI’s Household Loan Cross Rs 10 Lakh Crore Over 5 Years

Khera said SBI was the country's cheapest home loan provider with an NPA of less than 1 percent, even during COVID. "We will get to the next Rs 5 trillion much faster than the 10 years it took us initially. We are targeting a (home loan) portfolio of Rs 7 lakh crore in three years and Rs 10 lakh crore in five years,” Khara said in a press conference. Despite a massive setback to the real estate sector triggered by the pandemic-induced lockdown, the home loan vertical registered strong growth even in December 2020 with the highest sourcing, sanctions, disbursements, and growth. The bank is now targeting a home loan AUM of Rs 7 lakh crore by 2023-24. SBI is extending builder loans and also approving their projects in anticipation that offtake will improve. When it comes to build...