First-time borrowers climb to 4.4 crore despite tighter lending norms: ReportIndia's new borrowers have reached 4.4 crore, boosting credit growth and financial inclusion. Lenders are more selective, yet this segment ...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Branching out just got easier for NBFCsThe Reserve Bank of India has eased branch opening rules for NBFCs. This move helps gold loan NBFCs expand their reach. It allows them to p...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Gold loan startups find new shine; Infy Q4 profit jumpsHappy Friday! Gold loan fintechs are moving towards building their own loan books. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
24 Apr, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
RBI tweaks lending norms after feedback from banks, NBFCsThe RBI has extended lending restrictions on shares and to directors/relatives to NBFCs, aligning them with banks. Banks can now have multi...
05 Dec, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
Co-lending norms: Tech integration could prove a hurdleFollowing the RBI's tighter regulations on co-lending, banks and NBFCs may shift towards direct assignment of assets. The new rules demand ...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
RBI's new lending norms: NBFCs play up spectre of collateral damage, knock on regulator's doorsIn a written communication to the apex bank, NBFCs -- lend to small businesses and provide secured loans -- have sought lower risk weightag...
24 Nov, 2023, 06.05 PM IST
Focus on governance, business conduct, data protection: RBI governor to fintechsAt a meeting with fintech firms, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das reiterated that the central bank would continue to adopt a 'participative and...
14 Dec, 2022, 06.26 PM IST
RBI rules may force fintech firms to leverage NBFC operationsThis is a shift for the digital lending industry, which has largely focused on growing the lending-distribution platform to show scale and ...
12 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
RBI rejects NBFCs' plea to relax prudential asset quality normsThe central bank told the NBFC lobby group Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) that it intends to impose uniform prudential asset q...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.23 AM IST
RBI allows co-origination of PSL loans by banks and NBFCsThe RBI hopes that the co-lending model (CLM), will improve the flow of credit to the unserved and underserved sector of the economy at an ...
05 Nov, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Covid-19 attack limits MFI outreachIt has extended the priority sector status for bank loans to NBFCs for on-lending in FY21.
24 Mar, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
RBI policy: Lending norms, exposure limits eased for NBFCsThe Reserve Bank of India today relaxed bank lending norms to non- banking finance companies and eased bank’s exposure limits to help the s...
07 Aug, 2019, 12.36 PM IST
NBFCs facing liquidity crunch call for ease in securitisation normsThe NBFC sector wants securitisation guidelines to be amended to do away with the prescribed minimum holding period and minimum retention r...
14 May, 2019, 07.30 AM IST
NBFCs fare better than banksNBFC sector is growing at the cost of banks that are saddled by bad loans and poor profitability. Banks ability to lend is constrained due ...
28 Jun, 2016, 05.56 PM IST
RBI eases MFI norms to provide cheaper loans to poor SCsThe Reserve Bank has eased micro finance norm of maximum 4 per cent variance in interest rates for small loans offered to SCs living below ...
01 Oct, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
- Tata Capital says new norms to eat into bottom lines of NBFCs
Tata Capital expresses reservations over RBI's proposed changes in the norms of NBFCs, as it will impact profits and raise lending rates.
13 Jan, 2013, 12.45 PM IST
- New RBI norms may be easier on local NBFCs
The window for lending to non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) by banks may not be as restrictive as the industry envisaged earlier this m...
01 Dec, 2006, 12.56 AM IST