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Inflationary pressures, reduction in discretionary cash flows may impact collection of MFIs: ReportMicrofinance borrowers' repayment behavior may face challenges from inflation and reduced household cash, though the West Asia conflict has...- Credit flow to bottom tier slows as microfinance lenders turn to safer borrowers: SIDBI-EquifaxCredit access for bottom-of-the-pyramid borrowers in India has slowed as microfinance lenders turn cautious after two years of asset qualit...
- TVS, other investors keen to buy into Jana Small Finance BankJana Small Finance Bank is poised for a significant capital infusion. TVS Venu Group plans to acquire a 10% stake. Several other investors ...
- As India grows richer, banks will have to adjust to thinner margins: Indian Bank CEOIndian Bank's chief Binod Kumar expects interest rates to rise and net interest margins to fall as India develops. He plans to raise capita...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Amid surge in MFI defaults, small borrowers binge on debtThe number of borrowers taking loans from three or more lenders was 11 million, or 13% of the total microfinance borrower base of 85 millio...
- Rural stress hit microfin show, it could improve in FY26: ExpertsRural households have increasingly prioritised essential expenses and secured loan repayments over microfinance obligations in recent month...
- Microfinance sector tightens lending norms to address asset quality stressThe Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) is tightening lending norms for its members to address rising bad loans. These changes include...
- Small finance banks wants RBI to clear doubt about micro loan risk weightageMicrofinance loans constitute a majority share of SFBs' loan portfolio, barring a few exceptions like AU and Equitas. The confusion arose b...
- Uniform norms, higher digital penetration to make microfin market interest-sensitive: R Baskar BabuOver the next couple of years, a borrower will start choosing a lender based on pricing. The market at present is price-insensitive because...
- No appeasement with microloan waivers, Assam thinks of rewardsIn parallel, the state has identified that out of the ₹12,500 crore of micro-loans, about ₹4,000 crore was given to borrowers flouting the ...
- RBI raises concerns over dual microfinance regulation in AssamDuring the first meeting of the newly formed Assam government and microfinance stakeholders in Guwahati on Saturday, RBI officials are said...
- Ananya Birla acquires micro housing finance corporationSvatantra Microfin has Rs 652 crore portfolio at the end of June while Mumbai-based MHFC has a portfolio of close to Rs 500 crore.
- IDFC bank’s efforts to meet priority sector lending norms to help microfinance firmsIDFC Bank confirmed that it is looking to buy priority sector loans without discussing the names. Currently, the bank on-lends to these ins...
- RBI revises regulatory norms for microfinance NBFCsThe RBI on Friday changed regulatory norms for microfinance companies with liberal norms for those operating in the North Eastern states.
- No fresh MFI loans in AP a year after Microfinance OrdinanceMicrofinance institutions operating in Andhra Pradesh have stopped making fresh loans due to their mounting non-performing assets.
- Notional loss due to Andhra ordinance: SKS MicrofinanceSKS Microfinance today said it was unable to recover loans from borrowers due to stringent norms imposed by the Andhra Pradesh government, ...
- Rangarajan for NBFC status to microfinance institutionsC Rangarajan, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), has said that microfinance institutions should be recognised as...
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