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HDFC Bank shores up provisions as agri slippages rise; margins under pressure

Mumbai, July 19 -- HDFC Bank increased its provisioning buffers in the quarter ended June (Q1FY26) amid a rise in slippages from agricultural loans, leading to a marginal deterioration in asset qualit... Read More


HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank likely to report weak Q1 on sluggish loan growth, weak margin

Mumbai, July 19 -- HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank are expected to report a muted performance for the June quarter (Q1FY26), as sustained pressure on margins, sluggish loan growth, and elevated slippages wei... Read More


HDFC Life to prioritize new business growth, even at cost of lower margins

Mumbai, July 18 -- HDFC Life Insurance is prioritizing a steady growth in its value of new business (VNB) even if it has to settle for a lower margin in the bargain, Niraj Shah, the company's executiv... Read More


Elevated slippages, change in NPA classification weigh on Axis Bank's bottomline in Q1

Mumbai, July 17 -- Axis Bank's asset quality deteriorated in the first quarter of the current financial year due to the sustained elevation in retail unsecured slippages and a change in the classifica... Read More


Margins pressure, credit costs may plague banks in Q1; asset quality seen largely stable

Mumbai, July 14 -- Banks are expected to see weak growth in the first quarter of FY26 due to pressure on margins, rising credit costs and cyclically slower business during this period. "Q1FY26 is exp... Read More