Regulating Co-operative Banking

RBI/ 2010-11/425 UBD. BPD. (PCB) No. 38 /12.05.001/2010-11 March 15, 2011 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules, 2005 We forward a copy of the Government of India Notification (No. 14/2010 / F. No. 6/2/2007 – ES) dated December 16, 2010 on the subject for necessary action. Yours faithfully, (Uma Shankar) Chief General Manager Enc: As above {To be published in the Gazette of I

RBI/2010-11/336 UBD.BPD.(PCB). No.32 /12.05.001/2010-11@@NBSP@@ December 28, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The Financial Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India have informed us that the UCBs have not

RBI/2010-11/279 UBD.CO.LS.Cir.No.25/07.01.000/2010-11 November 16, 2010 All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Second Quarter Review of the Monetary Policy for 2010-11 Extension of Area of Operation- Liberalisation Please refer to paragraph 88 of the Second Quarter Review of the Monetary Policy for 2010-11 (extract appended). As announced therein, it has been decided that in view of overall improvement in the position of the sector, the existing restr

RBI/2010-11/277 UBD.BPD. (PCB).Cir. No.24/12.05.001/2010-11 November 16, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers of All Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Opening of Current Account and Subsidiary General Ledger Account with Reserve Bank and Membership of Indian Financial Network (INFINET) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System In the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of India for the Year 2010-11, it was announced that Urban Co-oper

RBI/2010-11/280 UBD.CO.LS.Cir.No.26/07.01.000/2010-11 November 16, 2010 All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Second Quarter Review of the Monetary Policy for 2010-11 – Opening of branches and extension counters by Urban Cooperative Banks-Liberalised Norms Please refer to paragraph 90 of the Second Quarter Review of the Monetary Policy for 2010-11 (extract appended). As announced therein, it has been decided to liberalise the present norms for openin

RBI/2010-11/276 UBD.BPD. (PCB).Cir. No. 23/13.05.000/2010-11 November 15, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers of All Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Exposure to Housing, Real Estate Sector and Commercial Real Estate – Urban Co-operative Banks Please refer to our Circular UBD (PCB) BPD Cir.No.69/09.22.010/2009-10 dated June 9, 2010. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 (Para 95 - extract appended), it has been decided that the exp

RBI/2010-11/275 UBD.BPD.(PCB). Cir. No. 22 /09.18.201/2010-11 November 15, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers of All Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Share Linking to Borrowing Norm in Urban Co-operative Banks The Reserve Bank in its Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 had proposed exempting well capitalised Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) from the share linking to borrowing norm. The relevant paragraph of the Review is reproduced below. “Exemption

RBI/2010-11/237 UBD. BPD. (PCB).Cir. No.16 /14.01.062/2010-11 October 19, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, List of Terrorist individuals / organizations – under UNSCR 1267 (1999) and 1822(2008) on Taliban / Al-Qaida Organisation@@NBSP@@ - UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD (PCB) CO.BPD.Cir.No.14/ 14.01.062/2010-11 dated September 30, 2010 on the above subject. We have since received from Government of Ind

RBI/2009-10/246 UBD.BPD (PCB).Cir No.25/09.11.200/2009-10 December 3, 2009 Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 As you are aware, the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (the Act) has been operationalised with effect from December 14, 2006. In terms of Section 15(1) of the Act, every credit institution has to become member of at least one credit information c

RBI/2009-10/180 UBD.CO.BPD. (PCB). Cir. No. 14/12.05.001/2009-10 October 06, 2009 Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Madam/Sir Review of bilateral clearing arrangements between banks – Urban Co-operative Banks As you are aware, for convenient, cost-effective and quick processing and settlement of clearing instruments arising out of normal business activities of banks, an elaborate Clearing House infrastructure is in place in the countr