Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS): Federal Bank partners with Magicbricks for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties, repossessed by the Bank through recovery proceedings.

The portal offered by Magicbricks provides a wide and direct reach among prospective buyers across various locations. This new initiative of the Bank is aimed at the speedy recovery of impaired assets of the Bank, which also helps the customers in getting the best rate in the market for their properties.

With this Pan-India arrangement between Magicbricks and Federal Bank, the Bank aims to sell/recover dues in 30 major accounts amounting to 50 crores in Q4 this year.

The arrangement is to leverage the reach of Magicbricks portal across demographics and consumer categories, removing any geographical restrictions for the buyers.

Ashutosh Khajuria, ED and CFO of Federal Bank and Magicbricks' representative exchanged Service Level Agreement at Federal Bank's Mumbai office at the BKC on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, Khajuria said: "Federal Bank has always been focusing on maintaining and improving the quality of its loan book through systematic and disciplined recovery efforts and this partnership is a positive step in this direction."