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Harassed by loan recovery agents? Know your legal rights and 6 steps to fight backBorrowers struggling with debt often face harassment from recovery agents through abusive calls, threats, public shaming, and unauthorised ...
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
Banks' credit growth to moderate in FY27; NPAs to inch up: Crisil RatingsBanks' credit growth is projected to slightly slow to 13% in FY27, with a potential 0.20% rise in bad loans to 2.5% by March 2027, accordin...
Bad Memories of Another Day for Lenders as Bihar Moves to Regulate MicroloansBihar's new microfinance law could stall the sector's rebound. The state assembly passed a bill regulating money lending, a move that may p...
Bihar microfinance bill may spoil the sector's recoveryBihar's new microfinance law could disrupt the sector's recovery. The bill limits borrowers to two lenders, a change from the industry norm...
Assam to discuss microfinance future with industry leadersThe new government has already set the ball rolling to fulfil its election promise of waiving microfinance loans. A committee has been form...
Now, micro loan waiver talks in Assam worry MFIsCompetitive populism by offering financial benefits to the northeastern state's 27 lakh microfinance borrowers has turned out to be major p...
Why the Standing Committee on Finance rejected the MFI BillSince 2010, when the controversial Andhra Pradesh ordinance made it all but impossible for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to operate in t...
- Micro-finance institutions should explore the option of tapping capital markets: Arvind Mayaram
"Micro-finance institutions need to explore the option of raising funds from the capital market and take advantage of the government scheme...
- SKS Microfinance surges on hopes to recover Rs 600 crore
SKS hopes to recover as much as Rs 600 cr from borrowers, following Cabinet approved of a bill that will bring lenders under the supervisio...
- Budget 2012: Microfinance Bill will help SKS recover Rs 800 cr in Andhra Pradesh
SKS said it will be able to collect up to Rs 800 crore from Andhra Pradesh loan portfolio if the Microfinance Bill is passed
- Government likely to introduce Micro-Finance Bill in Budget Session
The government is likely to introduce a Bill that seeks to make it mandatory for all micro-finance institutions to be registered with the R...
- SKS Microfinance rides 5% on Microfinance Bill hope
Shares of micro lender SKS Microfinance surged nearly 5% on Monday, after reports that the government may table the Microfinance Bill soon.
- Govt likely to introduce Micro-Finance Bill in Winter Session
The draft Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, was circulated for public comments in July this year.
- Draft Microfinance Institutions Bill completed, brings organisations under RBI purview
The Bill defines microfinance services broadly - fin services in small amounts including microcredit, collection of thrift, remittances, pe...
- PSU lender, AP govt may start NBFC for microfinance credit
Hyderabad-based PSU is mulling to start Non-Banking Financial Company, in which the AP govt will join in the equity participation, to exten...
- Govt to enact only 2 bills in winter session
The government is prepared to enact only two bills in the winter session, one to regulate microfinance firms and the other to reduce govern...
- Two Rs 500-cr funds to ensure credit flows to poor
The government on Tuesday said it will set up two funds, each of Rs 500 crore, to ensure easy credit availability to the poor. I
- Microfinance bill puts Nabard in regulatory seat
A New microfinance law is underway, with the Union Cabinet on Friday clearing the bill despite an opposition from some official quarters ci...
- GoM discusses microfinance bill
The Group of Ministers (GoM) has discussed the microfinance bill to regulate microfinance institutions and self-help groups.