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State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank has said CARE Ratings has upgraded ratings on tier-II bonds by a notch, citing improvement in profitability and decline in bad loans. The rating has been upgraded from CARE AA- with Positive outlook to CARE AA with Stable outlook, the bank has said in a regulatory filing. The bank has secured rating upgrades for tier II bonds worth Rs 1,237 crore. The rating revision to the debt instruments of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) considers the improvement in profitability in FY25 and better asset quality aided by recoveries and lower incremental slippages, CARE Ratings said in a statement. The rating continues to favourably factor in majority ownership of and demonstrated support from Government of India (GoI), comfortable capitalisation levels supported by multiple equity infusions and accretion of profits, and established presence in northern states of India, it said. PSB is expected to sustain growth in business while maintaining adequate capitalisation and
Aadhar Housing Finance has said CARE has upgraded the rating of the company's long-term bank facility and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) by a notch. The rating agency has improved rating to CARE AA+ from CARE AA, Aadhar Housing Finance said in a statement on Tuesday. The outlook has been kept stable, it said. For the fourth quarter ended March 2025, Aadhar Housing Finance reported a 21 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 245 crore as against Rs 202 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income during the quarter under review rose to Rs 834 crore from Rs 692 crore in the year-ago period.