Microfinance stress under control, deposit rates likely to remain unchanged: V Vaidyanathan, IDFC First BankIDFC First Bank will not raise deposit rates soon after recent cuts. The bank is focusing on growth in mortgage, vehicle, and consumer loan...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.45 AM IST
As costs remain high, MFIs raise ratesMicrofinance lending rates are rising for the poorest borrowers. This is happening despite a government credit guarantee scheme designed to...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
Government plans credit guarantee scheme to ease MFI stressThe scheme would encourage banks to lend to microfinance institutions (MFIs), especially the smaller ones, which are facing liquidity crunc...
17 Dec, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
MFI stress is easing, festive season to bring better times: KVS Manian, Federal BankFederal Bank's MD, KVS Manian, believes micro finance slippages peaked last quarter. The bank anticipates better festive demand and growth ...
04 Aug, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
IndusInd Bank Q1 Preview: Profit seen falling up to 91% YoY amid derivative loss overhang; 7 things to watch out forIndusInd Bank will announce its Q1 earnings on Monday, July 28, where the private lender is expected to report a sharp decline in its year-...
27 Jul, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Asset quality stress in MFI sector expected to persist in H1 FY26: ReportAsset quality stress in the NBFC-MFI sector surged in FY2025 due to borrower overleveraging, sociopolitical disruptions, and operational ch...
15 Jul, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
IDFC First Bank shares slide 4% on posting 58% YoY decline in Q4 profit. Should you buy, sell or hold?IDFC First Bank's shares are under scrutiny following a 58% YoY drop in Q4 net profit, attributed to a decline in its microfinance loan por...
28 Apr, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
I-Sec upgrades AU Small Finance Bank to buy; raises target price to Rs 725ICICI Securities upgrades AU Small Finance Bank to a BUY with a target of Rs 725. Recent performance was affected by high credit costs in m...
03 Mar, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Microfinance loans continue to weigh on banksIndian lenders such as Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, IDFC First Bank, and RBL Bank foresee ongoing asset quality issues in the microf...
30 Oct, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
Reduce AU Small Finance Bank, target price Rs 590: HDFC SecuritiesHDFC Securities advises a 'reduce' call on AU Small Finance Bank with a target price of Rs 590, citing elevated credit costs and medium-ter...
28 Oct, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Sectoral dynamics to help microfinance scrips: 5 stocks with up to 26% upside potentialAn improvement in economic activity, rising credit demand, diversification of loan mix and attractive valuations are likely to drive the pe...
03 Jul, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
CreditAccess Grameen gets into expansion mode“Time has come to take a position for the future,” managing director Udaya Kumar Hebbar told ET in an interview. “How long can we hold back...
06 Sep, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Microfinance companies plan to create common pool of assets for securitisationSecuritisation is a process of pooling loan receivables and selling their related cash flows to third party investors as securities.
03 Nov, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
MFIs plan to create common pool of assets for securtisationThe common pool, essentially by smaller MFIs, is aimed at creating economies of scale and making it easier for banks to buy it.
02 Nov, 2018, 10.18 PM IST
Expect micro finance to be 30% or below of overall business, by March-end: HKN Raghavan"The demonetisation effect is stabilised, it is a kind of plateau compared to last quarter to this quarter," HKN Raghavan said
31 Jul, 2017, 03.49 PM IST
Asset quality pressure continues to weigh on MFI industry“We expect the near-term asset quality overhang to persist,” the report said. Listed companies- Bharat Financial Inclusion, Equitas and Ujj...
25 May, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
CIBIL to launch MFI Bureau by June: ChairmanTo keep track of rural borrowers, the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) would soon launch a Micro Finance Institution bureau that would add a...
10 Feb, 2016, 10.20 PM IST