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RBI’s margin warning lands as Indian banks brace for a longer squeeze
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Indian banks will keep warning about margin pressure in the short term, with Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda and IndusInd Bank likely to stay focused on deposit costs and lending mix.

This is a direct read-through to bank profitability, deposit pricing and credit strategy across the system. If margins keep compressing, lenders may have to choose between protecting earnings and competing harder for deposits.

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This is a direct read-through to bank profitability, deposit pricing and credit strategy across the system. If margins keep compressing, lenders may have to choose between protecting earnings and competing harder for deposits.

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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra flagged falling bank margins, and lenders now expect little relief soon. The banking system’s net interest margin stood at 3.21% in June 2026, down from 3.26% a year earlier, while Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda and IndusInd Bank pointed to high deposit costs, fast credit growth, FCNR(B) flows and more corporate lending as pressure points.

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RBI’s margin warning lands as Indian banks brace for a longer squeeze

Lenders are already seeing net interest margins slip, and the pressure from deposit costs and fast credit growth is not easing.

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