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RBI imposes monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on City Union Bank & Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited

RBI imposes monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on City Union Bank & Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
, Friday, 21 May 2021 (13:43 IST)
Mumbai:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rupees One Crore only on City Union Bank Limited for contravention of/non-compliance with certain provisions of the directions contained in the Reserve Bank of India (Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector) Directions, 2017 and the circulars on Educational Loan Scheme and Credit Flow to Agriculture – Agricultural Loans – Waiver of Margin/Security Requirements.
The penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act).
This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.
 
The statutory inspection of the bank with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2019 and the Risk Assessment Report (RAR) pertaining thereto revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the afore-said directions issued by RBI.
 
In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for failure to comply with the directions issued by RBI. After considering the bank’s replies to the notices, oral submissions made in the personal hearing and examination of additional submissions made by it, RBI came to the conclusion that the charges of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions were substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

RBI imposes monetary penalty on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rupees one crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI on “Cyber Security Framework in Banks” dated June 2, 2016.

The bank had reported a few cyber incidents to RBI in October 2019. Examination of the incident reports revealed, inter alia, non-compliance by the bank with RBI directions on “Cyber Security Framework in Banks” dated June 2, 2016.

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