RBI imposes penalty of Rs 63.60 lakh on DCB Bank

20 Mar 2024 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 63,60,000 on DCB Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (ISE 2022) of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions / statutory provisions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the directions. 

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, oral submissions made during the personal hearing and examination of additional submissions made by it, RBI found inter alia that the following charges against the bank were sustained warranting imposition of monetary penalty. The bank (i) failed to reset the interest rates at the prescribed periodicity in certain MCLR linked floating rate advances and (ii) failed to benchmark the interest rate of certain floating rate retail loans and floating rate loans to MSMEs to an external benchmark lending rate.

The action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transactions or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers. Further, imposition of monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the bank.

DCB Bank is one of the emerging private sector banks in India. The Bank is amongst the first private sector banks to waive advisory fee and service charge for Mutual Fund investment.


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