Union Bank of India Penalized ₹95.4 Lakh by RBI for Compliance Lapses
Union Bank of India received a penalty of ₹95.40 lakh from the Reserve Bank of India for non-compliance. Violations include delays in crediting customer accounts for unauthorized electronic transactions and failure to provide a direct complaint link on its website. The bank assures that preventive measures are in place.
The announcement explicitly states that the impact on the bank's financial, operational, or other activities is 'Not Significant'.
The bank has been penalized by the Reserve Bank of India, indicating a negative event due to non-compliance with regulatory directions.
Union Bank of India has been levied a penalty of ₹95.40 lakh (Rupees Ninety Five Lakh Forty Thousand only) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The penalty was imposed due to the bank's failure to comply with several RBI directions.
Specifically, the bank failed to credit amounts involved in unauthorized electronic banking transactions to customers' accounts within 10 working days of notification. Additionally, it did not provide a direct link on its website's homepage for lodging complaints, specifically for reporting unauthorized electronic transactions. The bank also failed to adhere to RBI directions concerning Income Recognition, Asset Classification, and Provisioning processes for advances.
The bank has stated that it has taken necessary preventive measures to avoid any recurrence of such instances. The impact of this penalty on the bank's financial, operational, or other activities is considered not significant.
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