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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...- FM asks lenders to go beyond standard loans, design credit repayments around biz cyclesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called on banks to move beyond standard loan products. She emphasized the need for repayment struct...
- IDFC First Bank deposit growth returning to 20%, credit costs falling, no West Asia impact yet: V VaidyanathanIDFC First Bank's CEO V Vaidyanathan stated that the deliberate slowdown in deposit growth during Q4 was temporary and already reversing, w...
- Corporate credit profile resilient in FY26 with higher rating upgrades: ICRAIndian companies showed strong financial health in 2025-26. Rating upgrades outnumbered downgrades, indicating robust balance sheets and st...
- Microfinance lenders now give bigger loans to existing borrowersIndia's microfinance sector is seeing a significant shift. Lenders are now offering larger loans to existing customers with good repayment ...
- Legacy microloan stress still a worry for small finance banksMicrofinance business is significantly impacting small finance banks like ESAF, Suryoday, and Utkarsh, with nearly a fifth of their microlo...
- Microfinance as key engine of financial inclusion: How it can be made a strong pillar of Viksit BharatMicrofinance sector needs transparent pricing and protection against financial vandalism. Strengthening governance and reforming collection...
- Credit costs expected to rise in FY26 amid unsecured loan, microfinance strain: ReportCareEdge Ratings anticipates a potential rise in banks' credit costs in FY26 due to stress in unsecured and microfinance loans. Despite thi...
- Investors shrug off Microfin worries in rebound betInvestors across the spectrum have renewed their interest in India's microfinance space, displaying confidence in the sector's turnaround a...
- Microfinance companies target larger loans for better asset qualityFinanciers are focusing more on higher-ticket loans (₹50,000 and above) due to increasing delinquencies and borrower stress in lower-ticket...
- 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...
- Stress in credit card segment to peak in coming 1 or 2 quarters: Phillip Capital ReportCredit card credit costs are expected to peak in the next one to two quarters due to rising delinquencies and higher defaults, according to...
- Microfinance loans continue to weigh on banksIndian lenders such as Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, IDFC First Bank, and RBL Bank foresee ongoing asset quality issues in the microf...
- Indian banks face systemic risk, second COVID wave to impair performance: S&PIndian banks face systemic risk as the country sorts through the aftermath of the COVID second wave. Lenders struggled with a high level of...
- Fraud at Sambandh Finserve happening for past 8 years, E&Y says in draft reportThe micro lending firm in question used to create fake borrowing accounts and showed false disbursements in its system, E&Y said in the pre...
- MFIs’ stress levels soar as more borrowers push for moratoriumThe bottom of the pyramid borrowers are also in search of fresh dose of loans to resume their businesses.
- Rising stress: About 70% micro loan borrowers want moratorium as household cash flow depletesDibyajyoti Pattanaik, managing director at Odisha-based micro lender Annapurna Finance, said that the number of borrowers seeking moratoriu...
- Covid-19: Banks to be hit by fresh asset quality woes, says ICRAICRA expects credit growth to remain slow at below 6% amid muted economic activity in fiscal 2021.
- Chandler-backed Share Microfin gets market jittersShare Microfin plans to delay it IPO after rival microfinance companies in India sought emergency funds to cope with rising loan defaults.
- Global fin giants to go micro in IndiaMorgan Stanley and Blue Orchard Finance are in talks with RBI to foray into the local microfinance segment.
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