{
  "id": 1336257,
  "title": "RBI moves to distance self from bank deposit ratings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/rbi-moves-to-distance-self-from-bank-deposit-ratings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-16T19:16:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/rbi-moves-to-distance-self-from-bank-deposit-ratings/articleshow/133281604.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is distancing itself from bank deposit ratings by instructing the credit rating industry to refrain from mentioning RBI as the regulator of the rated instrument in their communiques on ratings of bank deposits. The directive, issued by the RBI, comes in response to rules laid down by the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which requires rating firms to explicitly identify and disclose the financial sector regulator of the specific rated instrument in their press releases and rating action reports. While RBI is not directly telling credit rating companies to stop rating deposits, the directive suggests that the central bank may not want bank deposits to be rated, as it could potentially lead to deposit instability following a sudden downgrade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}