OREANDA-NEWS. August 3, 2007. URSA Bank's profit growth rate was the second fastest in the Russian banking sector, growing by over 134% year-on-year.  URSA Bank is now the 16th largest bank by capital (19.7 billion rubles) and the 17th largest by assets (142.4 billion rubles), up from 25th and 18th respectively at 2006 year-end.  URSA Bank's retail business also grew at remarkable rates: the Bank is now the 7th largest retail lender in the country (43.8 billion rubles) and the 12th largest deposit taker (30.0 billion rubles), up from 9th and 15th places, respectively.