During 2025-26, ARCs acquired stressed debt worth more than Rs 2 lakh cr, comprising Rs 1.5 lakh cr of corporate loans and Rs 50,000 cr of ...

Borrowers struggling with debt often face harassment from recovery agents through abusive calls, threats, public shaming, and unauthorised ...

The overall microfinance gross loan portfolio stood at ₹3.34 lakh crore at the end of April, down from ₹3.39 lakh crore a month ago, said t...

IDFC First Bank has successfully secured a substantial allocation of over Rs 500 crore from the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units. This...

India's top gold loan firms, Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance, and IIFL Finance, collectively hold a record 334 tonnes of gold. This amo...

Microfinance has become a double-edged sword, with substantial debt levels amassing to about ₹15,800 crore among borrowers juggling multipl...

Muthoot Microfin defied industry decline, growing assets by over 13%. The company improved its loan repayment rates and reduced bad loans. ...

India's microfinance sector shows a strong rebound. The loan portfolio expanded significantly in the March quarter. This marks a recovery a...

The microfinance sector has turned a corner, showing growth in the January-March period. This follows a period of contraction and write-off...

In a recent advisory, Sa-Dhan, a key player in the microfinance arena, underscores the necessity of upholding lending standards for financi...

Sa-Dhan, a microfinance self-regulator, recommends maintaining lending guardrails for bottom-of-the-pyramid customers. These rules aim to p...

Twenty-one million small borrowers exited formal finance. Lenders stopped new loans to those with overdue payments after a microfinance cri...

The microfinance sector is consolidating after a period of stress. Private banks and NBFC-MFIs have increased their lending portfolios. Whi...

A recent CRIF High Mark report reveals a mixed bag for India's microfinance sector. While early-stage delinquencies have slightly improved,...

Shares of CreditAccess Grameen dropped 5.1% after Goldman Sachs maintained a ‘sell’ rating, citing liquidity pressures and increasing delin...

The Finance Ministry scheduled a meeting with microfinance institutions on Wednesday to address rising bad loans and delinquencies. The Dep...

Near-term business prospects across states are, however, more clouded with the outburst of Covid-19 cases over the past couple of weeks. In...