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Bandhan Bank Approves Rs 6,931 Crore Bad-Loan Sale Through Swiss Challenge and Auction

The sale focuses on stressed micro and small-business exposures after persistent slippages in those books.

Banco Nación Revives +Autos Car Loans at 38% Fixed Rate

Nationwide Extends Branch Promise, Vowing to Keep All 696 Branches Open Until 2030

ANZ Profit Falls 14% on Restructuring Costs and Penalties, Dividend Held

Goldman Sachs Names 638 Managing Directors, Largest Class Since 2021

DBS Beats Forecasts as Profit Slips; UOB Profit Plunges on Provisions as Banks Brace for 2026 Margin Squeeze

RBI Returns Jana Small Finance Bank’s Universal Bank Application

Kotak Bank Profit Slips as NIM Narrows and Provisions Jump, Shares Drop

Itaú CEO Says 80% of His Decisions Cut His Bonus, Defends Remote-Work Dismissals

Barclays Q3 Profit Down 7% on Charges as Bank Discloses £20bn Private-Credit Exposure

Emirates NBD to Acquire 60% of RBL Bank in Rs 26,853 Crore Deal Triggering SEBI Open Offer

Lloyds Standardizes Shorter Branch Hours as UK Banks Press Ahead With October Closures

Santander UK CEO Mike Regnier to Leave in Early 2026 as TSB Integration Looms

Westpac Cuts Home-Loan Rates Up to 40 Basis Points, Sets 1-Year Special at 4.49%

NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland Set October Closures as Lloyds Shortens Branch Hours

Lloyds to Shut 49 Branches in 2026 as NatWest Confirms October Closures

Banco do Brasil Tightens Collections and Guarantees, Expects Agro Provisions to Ease From Late Q4

Westpac Cuts 200 Teller Roles as It Shifts Resources to Lending

Sabadell Board Urges Shareholders to Reject BBVA’s Takeover Offer

NatWest to Close Four Branches This Week in Next Wave of 2025 Downsizing