In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2024 regarding the review of extant regulatory guidelines on levy of foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties on loans, Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular in this regard. Comments/feedback by the stakeholders and members of public on the draft circular may be submitted by March 21, 2025 through e-mail. Final circular shall be issued after considering the stakeholder/ public comments.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 09-Feb-2024 24-Jan-2025* 07-Feb-2025* 09-Feb-2024 24-Jan-2025* LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 273418.82 274580.76 280329.04 277194.69 279763.56 b) Borrowings from banks 182780.92 144172.70 111793.69 182792.41 144288.99 c) Other demand & time liabilities 70933.35 29455.08 35258.11 71571.20 29792.86

On April 24, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had, in exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, imposed certain business restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘the bank’). The bank was directed to cease and desist from:

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during January 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on January 27, 2025 in Mumbai. These interactions are part of the Reserve Bank's continuous engagement with the Senior Management of its Supervised Entities. The meetings were also attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Shri T. Rabi Sankar and Shri Swaminathan J., along with Executive Directors-in-Charge of Regulation and Supervision. The previous such meeting was held on July 3, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 12-Jan-2024 27-Dec-2024* 10-Jan-2025* 12-Jan-2024 27-Dec-2024* 10-Jan-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 262755.36 291575.28 270043.39 266353.50 296174.25 274793.96** b) Borrowings from banks 180980.14 138334.17 143688.80 181010.43 138393.41 143757.03 c) Other demand & time liabilities 69746.41 26605.84 30536.34 70413.30 26928.62 30850.90

The Reserve Bank of India has today announced the names of the members of the Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) for evaluating applications for Universal Banks as well as Small Finance Banks. The tenure of the SEAC will be for three years. The composition of SEAC is: 1. Shri M. K. Jain, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Chairperson 2. Ms. Revathy Iyer, Director, Central Board, Reserve Bank of India Member

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 29-Dec-23 13-Dec-2024* 27-Dec-2024* 29-Dec-23 13-Dec-2024* 27-Dec-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 266042.93 310793.89 291560.95 269437.45 315564.52 296159.93** b) Borrowings from banks 189078.33 131991.65 138334.17 189114.33 132026.65 138393.41 c) Other demand & time liabilities 69625.55 24423.19 26605.81 70324.03 24724.99 26928.6

The Reserve Bank of India has today issued the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025. The Master Direction consolidates the existing instructions on credit information reporting and dissemination, issued to the regulated entities (REs) of the Reserve Bank.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India has received one application under the Guideline