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Credit guarantee scheme for MFIs still stuck in low gearBanks have received an aggregate loan demand of Rs 10,000-12,500 crore under the scheme, according to people familiar with the matter. Whil...- RBI’s Swaminathan warns banks on rising risks beyond balance sheetsIndian banks face a new era of resilience. RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J highlighted the need to manage complex uncertainties from geop...
- 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 ...
- Karur Vysya has a four-pronged plan to move up to the next level: B Ramesh Babu, MD & CEOAfter a decade of downsizing the wholesale business, Karur Vysya now plans to reverse it by raising the corporate loan share to 20% in the ...
- 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...
- Born out of microfinance, Bandhan Bank now bets big on AI and digital bankingAs Bandhan Bank accelerates its transition from a microfinance-led institution into a universal bank, Executive Director & COO Ratan Kumar ...
- Big banks urge RBI to rethink uniform forex exposure capIn recent interactions with RBI, officials of big state-owned and private sector banks have suggested a dynamic regulation on the unhedged ...
- PSU bank stocks fall up to 3%. How RBI’s ECL directions can impact lendersPSU bank stocks fell up to 3% on Tuesday after RBI confirmed the rollout of the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework from April 2027, trigg...
- How microfinance loans work: Features, criteria and approval processIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 9...
- Economic Survey calls for tighter credit practices at microfinance institutionsThe Economic Survey also noted that while private equity and venture capital funding has fuelled the expansion of the microfinance sector, ...
- Three-lender cap rule for microfinance from April 1, further stress likely in short termFrom April 1, microfinance lenders are set to cap borrowers' access to a maximum of three lenders, aiming to prevent overleveraging. This r...
- Tightening microfinance loan norms to defuse risk for overleveraged borrowers: S&P Global RatingsStricter regulations and underwriting standards in the Indian microfinance sector are expected to slow down growth for lenders while reduci...
- Default ratio in micro loans rises following Karnataka's new ordinanceDefault ratio in micro loans increased in Karnataka following the promulgation of an Ordinance to regulate microfinance activities, as repo...
- MFIN extends deadline for adhering to maximum three-lenders per borrower rule by three monthsMFIN has extended the deadline for the three-lenders per borrower rule to the end of March 2025. The rule aims to reduce borrower indebtedn...
- Cashpor and Sanghamithra to get NBFC-MFI license following RBI's new microfinance rulesThese are not-for-profit companies registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. The RBI has withdrawn certain benefits for such l...
- RBI paper on uniform microfinance rule likely next weekIn the last monetary policy, RBI had said that a consultative document harmonising the regulatory frameworks for NBFC-MFIs, banks, small fi...
- Feet on the street: The golden rule of Microfinance“Microfinance" has steadily evolved from 1970s when organisations such as “Grameen Bank” of Bangladesh pioneered by Prof. Muhammad Yunus ga...
- SKS Microfinance gains over 50% year-to-date; can return up to 30%Initiating its coverage on the stock, Morgan Stanley said that SKS Microfinance is a high growth stock in a nascent industry.
- RBI, Andhra Pradesh government in a spat over microfinance billRBI has challenged AP's right to regulate microfinance firms registered with it as NBFCs, drawing a sharp retort from the state government.
- Microfin may come under Nabard's ruleThe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is likely to get powers to regulate microfinance institutions (MFIs) in th...
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