Dena Bank to expand medical equipment finance business: Report

04 Mar 2013 Evaluate

In a bid to boost the size of its medical equipment loan portfolio, Mumbai-based public sector lender Dena Bank is reportedly planning to expand its medical equipment finance business aggressively. The bank is targeting to boost the retail book from Rs 11 crore now to Rs 500 crore by the end of the year.

At present, the bank is charging an interest rate of 12.85 per cent on such loans. The current limit of the loan is Rs 2 crore. Of which 10 per cent can be sanctioned as working capital with the rest being the term loan. Repayment period is between five and seven years.

The bank registered 10.58% growth in net profit for third quarter ended December 31, 2012 at Rs 206.44 crore for the as compared to Rs 186.68 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. Bank’s total Income increased by 33.05% to Rs 2408.42 crore for the quarter ended under review from Rs 1810.21 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

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