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HDFC Bank  Limited ,  was est ablished in Au gust ### # b y the Ho using  Development F inance Cor poration L imited ( HDFC) and c ommenced oper ations as  a Sched uled C ommercial Ban k in Janu ary ####. Assets of INR##  billion (U SD##  billion) at  year end Marc h ##,  #### make  it the seco nd-largest private sect or bank,  in India, in terms of total assets.  HDFC has a n ationwide pres ence a nd is act ive in cor porate and reta il b anking,  with a disti nctive nich e in p ayment serv ices.  The three main  busin ess seg ments in  which th e ba nk operates ar e  Wholesale Ba nking Serv ices, Retail B anking  Services  and T reasury. As of March ## ##, HDF C he ld market shares  of #.##% an d #.#% of  the India n fina ncial s ystem s total asse ts a nd customer dep osits, respectiv ely.  In F ebruary ## ##, T imes Bank Limited (a  pr ivate sector ba nk promote d b y Bennett, Coleman &amp; Co. /T imes Group)  was merged  with HDFC Bank Lt d. HDFC  currently h as a n e xtensive net work...

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