RBI supercedes Yes Bank's board with immediate effect; appoints ex-CFO as administrator

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed former SBI CFO Prashant Kumar as administrator for Yes Bank on Thursday, as per a statement released by the body. The RBI has also imposed a moratorium on the troubled lender capping its withdrawals at Rs 50,000. The RBI also stated that there was no need to 'panic' as the depositors' interest will be 'fully protected'. 

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"The Reserve Bank came to the conclusion that in the absence of a credible revival plan, and in public interest and the interest of the bank’s depositors, it had no alternative but to apply to the Central Government for imposing a moratorium under section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949," read the press release by RBI

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SBI-led Consortium To Buy Stake In Yes Bank

Earlier in the day, sources reported that a consortium of lenders, led by State Bank of India, will acquire a controlling stake in Yes Bank. It was also stated that the government had given a go-ahead to this plan. The bank's capital buffers have come down due to non-performing assets. Yes Bank, which is grappling with bad loans, is looking to raise fresh capital but the plans are facing uncertainties. 

Yes Bank has been passing through a tumultuous period ever since the Reserve Bank, in August 2018, asked the then chief executive Rana Kapoor to leave by January 31, 2019, amid concerns on governance and loan practices.

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(With Agency Inputs)