RBI appointed panel suggests 4-tier structure for Urban Co-operative Banks

RBI appointed panel under the chairmanship of N. S. Vishwanathan suggests 4-tier structure for Urban Co-operative Banks; minimum CRAR (Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio) for them could vary from 9 per cent to 15 per cent. A Reserve Bank-appointed committee has suggested a four-tier structure for the urban cooperative banks (UCBs) depending upon the deposits and prescribed different capital adequacy and regulatory norms for them based on their sizes.

Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams

The RBI committee said that UCBs can be split into four categories:

• Tier-1 with deposits up to Rs 100 crore;
• Tier-2 with deposits between Rs 100-Rs 1,000 crores;
• Tier-3 with deposits between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 10,000 and
• Tier-4 with deposits of over Rs 10,000 crore.

Find More Banking News Here