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 ...
11 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Gold loans turn microfinance companies' best bet amid fears about the unsecuredMicrofinance companies in India are increasingly turning to gold loans to diversify their portfolios and reduce risk, spurred by relaxed RB...
02 Jul, 2025, 08.47 AM IST
RBI lowers qualifying asset criteria for NBFC-MFIs to 60% from 75%The Reserve Bank of India has reduced the minimum qualifying microfinance assets for NBFC-MFIs from 75% to 60%, allowing them to diversify ...
06 Jun, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
RBI's microfinance move: Tightening the reins while easing the credit squeezeRBI has relaxed risk weights in banks' microfinance lending, indicating confidence in the effectiveness of earlier restrictions. With non-p...
27 Feb, 2025, 11.02 PM IST
Will amend law to rein in microfinance companies: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced the state's decision to amend existing money lending laws and introduce new legislation...
25 Jan, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
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 The RBI has withdrawn certain benefits for such l...
22 Mar, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Mostly Welcome Microfinance NormsThe RBI paper now seeks to streamline and update microfinance regulation across all regulated entities, which makes perfect sense. The rate...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
RBI proposes to cap borrowers' repayment outgo, scrap lending rate ceiling in uniform microfinance regulationsThe Reserve Bank of India has suggested capping the total repayment outflow from a household to half of the annual income of the economical...
14 Jun, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
RBI may bring uniform regulation for all microfinance lendersWhile RBI did not specify anything more, captains of the microfinance sectors expect the activity-based regulation to replace the current f...
05 Feb, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
More MFIs to lower rates as borrowing cost fallsPricing of micro loans is linked to cost of fund as RBI capped the margin for to non-banking finance company-microfinance institutions at 1...
12 Apr, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
At least 3 small finance banks yet to start operationsRGVN Microfinance has received the final licence from RBIto set up a small finance bank and likely to start operations soon, Disha Microfin...
24 Apr, 2017, 12.36 PM IST
- NBFC-MFIs are distinct: MFIN
"As institutions that primarily provide micro-credit to low income households, MFIs have a well defined role in the formal RBI regulated fi...
30 Apr, 2013, 07.32 PM IST
- RBI, Andhra Pradesh government in a spat over microfinance bill
RBI has challenged AP's right to regulate microfinance firms registered with it as NBFCs, drawing a sharp retort from the state government.
30 Jul, 2012, 01.30 AM IST
- 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...
26 Jan, 2012, 02.51 PM IST
- Malegam report unlikely to end MFIs' woes in AP
Malegam may have submitted the report on microfinance regulations, but their agony won't just end, thanks to the Andhra Pradesh government ...
21 Jan, 2011, 07.34 AM IST