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Banks carried more than the net increase in disclosed penalty value

42nd busiestof 140 comparable periods· top 30%

28 RBI action records published between 1 December 2025 and 31 December 2025: 23 fresh actions, 5 extensions of existing orders and 18 monetary-penalty actions with an amount stated, totalling ₹1.91 crore. That is 28 records against 26 over the same 31 days of November 2025, and ₹1.91 crore of disclosed penalty value against ₹1.63 crore.

Period complete. 31 days covered.

Action records
28

26 in November 2025

Disclosed penalties
₹1.91 cr

₹1.63 cr in November 2025

Severe actions · S4–S5
12

7 · 26.9% previously

Orders in force
29

13 expiring in the next window

When Action Arrived

Published action records across the covered window, split into RegOversight severity bands. Empty intervals remain visible.

RBI action records by publication interval and severity band
IntervalTotalS0–S1 · lifted / lowS2–S3 · moderate / highS4–S5 · major / severe
1 Dec2110
2 Dec0000
3 Dec0000
4 Dec0000
5 Dec4031
6 Dec0000
7 Dec0000
8 Dec5212
9 Dec1001
10 Dec0000
11 Dec2101
12 Dec0000
13 Dec0000
14 Dec0000
15 Dec1100
16 Dec1001
17 Dec1001
18 Dec3111
19 Dec1001
20 Dec0000
21 Dec0000
22 Dec0000
23 Dec1001
24 Dec0000
25 Dec0000
26 Dec0000
27 Dec0000
28 Dec0000
29 Dec4220
30 Dec0000
31 Dec2002

What Stood Out

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01

Severe actions made up a larger share of December enforcement

There were 12 severe actions, representing 42.9% of the month’s actions, compared with 7 and 26.9% in November 2025. The average severity score was 2.61, while December recorded 1 cancellation and no supersession.

02

Banks carried more than the net increase in penalty value

Disclosed penalty value rose to ₹1.91 crore from ₹1.63 crore, an increase of ₹27.2 lakh. Banks accounted for 112.6% of that change, with ₹1.61 crore from 2 actions against ₹1.31 crore from 2 in November 2025, while co-operative bank value moved down to ₹14.5 lakh from ₹25.5 lakh.

03

One penalty accounted for more than half of disclosed value

The largest of the 18 stated-amount penalties was ₹99.3 lakh, or 52.1% of the total. The top five accounted for 91.1%, while the median penalty was ₹2.0 lakh.

04

Thirteen orders in force were due to expire in January

The month ended with 29 orders in force covering 29 entities. Thirteen were due to expire between 1 January 2026 and 31 January 2026; the longest-running orders had been in force for 6 months until 4 January 2026.

What RBI Did and Where It Landed

Amber bars show the current mix. The fine marker shows the comparable earlier period, so a change is visible rather than merely asserted.

Action mix

Primary recorded action category.

  1. Monetary penalty18 · 64.3%

    Previous 19 · 73.1%

  2. Business restriction9 · 32.1%

    Previous 4 · 15.4%

  3. Licence cancellation1 · 3.6%

    Previous 1 · 3.8%

Lifecycle

Fresh actions, extensions and withdrawals.

  1. Fresh action23 · 82.1%

    Previous 21 · 80.8%

  2. Extension5 · 17.9%

    Previous 4 · 15.4%

Entity types

Action records by regulated-entity class, not entities affected.

  1. Co-operative bank20 · 71.4%

    Previous 20 · 76.9%

  2. NBFC5 · 17.9%

    Previous 4 · 15.4%

  3. Bank3 · 10.7%

    Previous 2 · 7.7%

Why RBI acted

Overlapping themes; one action may carry several reasons.

  1. Reporting & disclosure14 · 50%

    Previous 7 · 26.9%

  2. Governance & oversight11 · 39.3%

    Previous 8 · 30.8%

  3. Capital & exposure norms8 · 28.6%

    Previous 7 · 26.9%

  4. Lending norms8 · 28.6%

    Previous 10 · 38.5%

  5. KYC / AML7 · 25%

    Previous 8 · 30.8%

  6. Customer protection6 · 21.4%

    Previous 4 · 15.4%

Defining Actions

Up to four non-duplicative actions selected for monetary impact, breadth, severity or relief. Quiet periods may show fewer.

What It Cost

18 actions had a disclosed amount. Totals and distribution shape are kept separate from action volume.

Median
₹2.05 L

Previous ₹1.5 L

Largest
₹99.3 L

Previous ₹91 L

Top five
₹1.74 cr

Previous ₹1.46 cr

Percentiles
Suppressed

Too few priced actions for a stable tail estimate.

Change by entity type

Arithmetic attribution of the change in disclosed value. Contributions may exceed 100% or run in the opposite direction.

Entity typeCurrentPreviousContribution
Bank₹1.61 cr₹1.31 cr112.6%
Co-operative bank₹14.48 L₹25.5 L-40.5%
NBFC₹14.8 L₹7.2 L27.9%

Entity Coverage

Declared
31
Names extracted
31
Canonical links
31
First seen
14

Entity counts are breadth indicators, not action counts. One bulk order can name hundreds of companies.

Orders Still in Force

Orders
29
Entities
29
Expiring next
13
Duplicate entity rows
0

Next expiry window: 1 Jan 202631 Jan 2026.