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banking, IndusInd Bank, bank, BFSI, BSE, shares, microfinance

Crisil assigns ‘watch negative’ on IndusInd debt instruments

Crisil places IndusInd Bank’s long-term debt instruments on ‘watch negative’ citing top executive exits and MFI portfolio concerns. Discrepancies in…

May 9, 2025 05:22 IST

Jiji Mammen, Executive Director & CEO, Sa-Dhan. (Image Source: Company)

MFI stress may ease by end of Q2: Sa-Dhan CEO

Sa-Dhan, the MFI self-regulator, is implementing stricter guidelines from June 1st, including capping lenders per borrower at three, tightening top-up…

May 7, 2025 21:45 IST

India's microfinance sector is facing a significant crisis with soaring defaults. (Image Source: Freepik)

Stress in microfinance

India’s microfinance sector is facing a significant crisis with soaring defaults, as gross NPAs surged to 16% in March 2025…

May 7, 2025 13:59 IST

RBL bank, money, MFIN, microfinance sector, NBFC, non-banking financial companies-microfinance institutions

EXPLAINER | When small loans spell big trouble

India’s microfinance sector faces a major crisis with NPAs surging to 16% in FY25. Weak underwriting, borrower overleveraging, and state…

May 5, 2025 20:53 IST

amil Nadu, Bill, microfinance market, small finance bank, SFB, RBI

MFIs, SFBs may face the heat as TN seeks to curb coercive recovery

Tamil Nadu’s Bill to curb coercive loan recovery may disrupt microfinance collections and credit discipline, impacting MFIs and SFBs in…

April 28, 2025 21:02 IST

Nuvama on Jana Small Finance Bank today, April 10

Nuvama initiates coverage on this ‘Small Finance Bank’: 3 reasons why the share may surge 43% in 1 year

Nuvama on Jana Small Finance Bank today, April 09: Nuvama rates Jana Small Finance Bank a ‘Buy’, forecasting 43% surge.…

April 10, 2025 13:05 IST

household debt, NBFC, Banks, Small finance banks, NBFCs, RBI. Reserve Bank of India

The Great Indian Household Debt Bubble: Fact or Fiction?

India’s household debt has risen, but deeper analysis reveals it’s driven by more people accessing credit, especially super-prime borrowers using…

Updated: April 15, 2025 12:50 IST

Muthoot, AUM, growth, loans, Muthoot Finance, assets under management, sme, MSME

Muthoot raises AUM growth target to 40% on gold loan surge

Muthoot Finance raises AUM growth to 40% amid gold loan surge. Credit tightening & gold price rally drive demand. S&P…

March 19, 2025 19:32 IST

5 Cheapest Microfinance Banks in India

Microfinance banks are trading at record lows, but is this a golden opportunity? As the sector rebounds, five banks stand…

March 18, 2025 06:02 IST

Microfinance, artificial intelligence, AI, microfinance institutions, MFIs

Microfinance needs structural reforms

Analysing its impact on poverty alleviation is only possible when grassroots data is collected; AI and data science hold the…

March 14, 2025 04:00 IST

Loan disbursements, microfinance institutions, MFIN, banking, finance, loans, NBFC

MFIs’ Q3 loan disbursements fall to two-year low: Report

The PAR means days past due that shows the proportion of outstanding loans that are considered significantly delinquent and potentially…

February 26, 2025 03:45 IST

How has microfinance grown in India in the past 5 years?

The microfinance sector has grown multiplefold over the years and currently contributes 3 percent to the GVA of the economy.

February 11, 2025 22:54 IST

Stress in microfinance: Q2 sees further increase in delinquencies across all ticket sizes, lender types

The rise in delinquencies has come amid a contraction in the overall microfinance portfolio in September which stood at Rs…

January 10, 2025 17:35 IST

MSME lender Annapurna Finance raises $109.5 million through multilateral ECB transaction

The company said it will deploy fresh capital for on-lending to microfinance borrowers, focusing on rural women and underserved populations.

December 5, 2024 11:41 IST

CreditAccess Grameen raises approx Rs 390 crore in co-financing from DEG and Citi

CreditAccess Grameen raises approx Rs 390 crore in co-financing from DEG, Citi

Euro 25 million (around Rs 223 crore) was raised from the German Investment Corporation DEG and Rs 170 crore from…

November 29, 2024 16:44 IST

Microfinance portfolio declines, delinquencies rise, loans disbursed drop QoQ: Report

In terms of collection efficiency, there was an increase in the Net FF% (forward flow) rate from Mar’24 to Apr’24…

October 23, 2024 13:34 IST

Western Carriers, Vedanta, order, material handling, logistics services, import, export

Microfinance profitability likely to be curbed this fiscal amid asset quality issue: Report

The risk-based pricing adopted by MFIs after the removal of interest margin cap and stronger balance sheets will limit the…

September 26, 2024 17:05 IST

India’s MSME loan portfolio jumps 17%: Report

The total MSME loans originated or sanctioned in FY24 were 2.74 crore involving Rs 54.2 lakh crore, growing by 19.3…

September 5, 2024 13:31 IST

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