BANKING AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For every loan given out, the banks to keep aside some extra funds to cover up losses if something goes wrong with those loans. This is called provisioning. Provisioning Coverage Ratio (PCR) refers to the funds to be set aside by the banks as fraction to the loans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fractional reserve banking is a system in which only a fraction of bank deposits are required to be available for withdrawal. Banks only need to keep a specific amount of cash on hand and can create loans from the money you deposit. Fractional reserves work to expand the economy by freeing capital for lending.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Provisioning Coverage Ratio or PCR is the percentage of funds that a bank sets aside for losses due to bad debts. A high PCR can be beneficial to banks to buffer themselves against losses if the NPAs start increasing faster.

Detailed explanation-4: -Loan loss reserves are the funds that banks set aside to cover them against losses that they have already incurred or that they reasonably expect will occur in the near future.

Detailed explanation-5: -Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) = Provisions/Gross NPA A PCR of 70% or more tells us that the bank is not at risk and the asset quality is taken care of. Also, the bank will be strong enough to withstand NPAs.