History
The Catholic Syrian Bank was founded on November 26, 1920 in Thrissur city and commenced business on January 1, 1921 with an authorised capital of Rs 5 lakhs and a paid up capital of Rs 4,5270. In August 1969, the bank was included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934. In 1975, the bank attained the status of "A" Class Scheduled Bank when its total deposits crossed Rs 25 crores.
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