A panel from Reserve Bank of India has proposed a transparent pricing structure for floating rate loans. As per the proposal the benchmark rates would get automatically revised with the reduction in cost of funds.

Public sector lender, Central Bank of India, expects its home loan segment to grow by 25 per cent in the current fiscal, which would widen the portfolio size to Rs 10,000-crore, a top official said. "We are looking at a home loan growth of about 25 per cent this year.

Real estate could be the lynchpin for the equity markets and a failure of a large initial public offering could start a correction in the market, a veteran banker said on Wednesday. "If a large real estate IPO fails, it could have a serious repercussion on the market," said Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Bank, on the sidelines of a private equity conference......