MUMBAI: As Bank of Baroda (BoB) starts aligning the businesses of erstwhile Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with itself following the merger, it is also looking to instil a new work culture and make its management more accessible to employees.

Two senior employees from erstwhile Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank said on condition of anonymity that the BoB management has assured them that they will not be discriminated against by existing employees.

New Delhi: State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Saturday said it has hiked its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 0.05 per cent with effect from May 7.

BoB has hiked the lending rates for overnight tenor to 8.30 per cent from the previous 8.25 per cent.

Shares of public sector banks (PSB) continued to trade higher with the Nifty PSU Bank index up nearly 3 per cent on hopes of margin expansion.

Andhra Bank, United Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Uco Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Syndicate Bank were up more than 5 per cent each while Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BOB), Union Bank of India, Bank of India and Indian Bank were up in the range of 2 to 3 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Bank of Baroda (BoB) Monday became the second largest state-owned lender after merging Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank into itself as part of the first three-way amalgamation.

The consolidated entity started its operation with a business mix of over Rs 15 lakh crore of balance sheet, with deposits and advances of Rs 8.75 lakh crore and Rs 6.25 lakh crore, respectively.

A consortium of lenders led by Bank of Baroda (BoB) has put on sale their exposure to Garden Silk Mills on a 100% cash basis, according to a bid document. As on February 21, the company owed Rs 2,311 crore to banks. All bank facilities of the textile manufacturer are in the default category.

“The highest bid may be further negotiated with the bidder. The lenders will have right for inter-se bidding/ Swiss challenge/ e-auction between the bidders,” the document said.

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Tuesday cut its benchmark lending rate by 10 basis points, making home, auto and other loans cheaper for its customers, though the reduction is much less than the policy rate cut by the RBI.

The BoB thus joins other banks such as Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, who have brought down their marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by 5-10 basis points.

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) Tuesday cut benchmark lending rate by 0.1 percentage points, a move that would make home, auto and other loans cheaper.

The bank has reduced the lending rate by 10 basis points across all tenors up to one year.

The government Friday appointed former Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia as chairman of state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB).

Bank of Baroda is set to become the third largest lender of the country after amalgamation with Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank effective April 1.

Bank of Baroda (BoB) has put on sale non-performing assets (NPAs) worth nearly Rs 6,000 crore, including its Rs 1,838-crore exposure to Reliance Communications (RCom). The accounts are being offered on an all-cash basis.

A notification inviting expressions of interest (EoIs) from asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) for 49 bad-loan accounts worth Rs 5,928 crore said the EoIs, with indicative prices, must be filed by March 7.

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) has floated an expression (EoI) of interest to sell its non performing assets worth over Rs 5,928 crore, including its Rs 1,838 crore loan to cash-strapped Reliance Communications.

The bank has identified loans to 49 companies, including two power firms run by GVK (totalling Rs 357 crore), GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd (Rs 218 crore), and Monnet Power Company (Rs 199 crore), for sale.

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