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Retail loan stress is the new growth driver for ARCsDuring 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 ...
Non-banks increase microfinance share amid muted demandThe 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...
MFI portfolio dips 9 pc in April on private banks' cautious stance: ReportIn what can bring some cheer to the industry battling a host of challenges on asset quality for over a year, assets unpaid for over 30 days...
Select SFBs and MFI players positioned for earnings upside: Rajiv MehtaNon-banking financial companies are demonstrating early resilience, with collections holding firm across key segments like vehicle finance ...
Bandhan Bank targets 15% credit growth and ROA of 1.5% in FY27 as asset quality improvesBandhan Bank is showing signs of recovery, with its Managing Director and CEO highlighting a repaired balance sheet and cautious optimism f...
Lenders turn to AI for collections and customer acquisitionsIndian lenders are turning to artificial intelligence to manage loan collections and acquire new customers. This move comes as a severe hea...
Credit penetration among women rise 5-fold to Rs 76 lakh crore between 2017 and 2025Women borrowers have seen a significant five-fold increase in credit access, reaching Rs 76 lakh crore by 2025. This represents 26% of all ...
Stay calm, stay invested, says Dipan Mehta; prefers PSU banks & NBFCs among financialsAmidst global market jitters, Elixir Equities' Dipan Mehta advises investors to exercise patience, resisting drastic portfolio changes. He ...
CreditAccess Grameen shares rocket 10% after strong Q4 business update, disbursements jump 28% YoYCreditAccess Grameen shares surged after reporting strong FY26 disbursement growth and robust Q4 performance. The company posted steady por...
Small finance banks make it big on micro revivalSmall finance banks in India have concluded fiscal year 2026 with robust business growth. These lenders experienced higher-than-average loa...
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 ...
Microfinance in revival mode; MFIs, private banks expand business in JanuaryThe microfinance sector is consolidating after a period of stress. Private banks and NBFC-MFIs have increased their lending portfolios. Whi...
Microfinance sector's bad loan stockpile declines to Rs 36,600 crore by MarchBanks including the country's largest microfinance lender, Bandhan Bank, account for about 45% of the sectoral bad loans, industry sources ...
Microfinance loans up 11 pc to Rs 71,916 cr in Q2 FY23: ReportAccording to the MFIN Micrometer Q2 FY2022-23 report, the country's microfinance loan portfolio stood at over Rs 3 lakh crore at end-Septem...
Microfinance's contribution to India's GVA likely to grow: NCAERNCAER said the contribution of the microfinance sector is significant to the economy with all its forward and backward linkages and its pot...
Microfinance loan portfolio grows 11.9% to Rs 2,59,377 crore as on March-end: MFINMFIN is an industry association comprising 58 NBFC-MFIs and 39 associates including banks, small finance banks (SFBs) and NBFCs.
West Bengal regains spot as the largest state in terms of microfinance loan outstandingThe sector catered to 5.83 crore unique borrowers, through 10.50 crore loan accounts. The overall microfinance industry had a total loan po...
Top 10 states have 83% penetration of outstanding loan portfolio: Equifax-SIDBIThe report, while noting that 40% of NBFC-MFIs have the highest number of unique live customers, adds that average ticket size per loan has...
Microfinance industry clocks over 50% growth in Q2Of the total, Non-Banking Finance Company-Microfinance Institutions accounted for significant chunk.
NBFC-MFIs post over 50 per cent year-on-year growth in Q1 FY19Overall microfinance industry has grown by 39 per cent year-on-year in April-June quarter of the fiscal and total size of the microfinance ...