Gold Loan

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) collectively hold a 25 per cent stake in Rajesh Exports, data shows.

Muthoot Finance's total income increased by 65.1 per cent year-on-year to ₹9,291.36 crore, compared to ₹5,627.37 crore in the year-ago period

Rapid expansion has made gold loans the second-largest retail credit segment, but rising borrower leverage and repeat borrowing patterns are prompting calls for tighter regulatory oversight

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Gold loans drive retail credit growth, with bank lending against jewellery doubling year-on-year in February, sharply outpacing overall retail loan expansion

Crisil Ratings expects gold-loan NBFCs to maintain strong profitability as rising demand, better operating leverage and benign credit costs support returns over the next two fiscals

Banks are shifting from unsecured loans to gold-backed lending amid rising gold prices, but RBI says low LTVs and limited exposure pose no systemic risk

Manapuuram Finance's consolidated asset under management (AUM) grew 18.1 per cent to ₹522 billon in Q3FY26 against ₹442 billion in the year-ago quarter

Q3 net up 157% to Rs 501 crore; gold loans surge 189% YoY

Crisil Ratings projects gold-loan NBFC AUM to cross ₹4 trillion by FY27, driven by high gold prices, a shift to secured credit and easing LTV norms

Suryoday Small Finance Bank has entered the gold loan segment, starting with Maharashtra

Retail NBFCs like Bajaj Finance, Muthoot and Shriram Finance are expanding faster than banks, led by strong demand in gold loans, vehicles and housing finance, analysts say

RBI's new gold metal loan rules allow banks to lend to a wider set of jewellers, refine GMS-linked lending and enforce stronger risk controls, with the norms effective April 2026

In Q2FY26, Muthoot Finance's consolidated loan AUM increased by 42 percent from last year to Rs 1.47 trillion, while its gold Loan AUM increased by 45 percent from the year-ago quarter to Rs 1.24 trn

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With the revised rules, lenders can now extend working capital loans to any business that relies on gold as a raw material, expanding credit access beyond the jewellery sector

Muthoot Finance reported strong Q1FY26 results with 42% YoY AUM growth, improved asset quality, higher yields and strong recoveries as gold loans drove profitability

Muthoot Finance plans to invest Rs 200 crore in its housing finance subsidiary, Muthoot Homefin, for growth, as the home loan arm's assets under management rise 41% in Q1 FY26

RBI clarifies that loans sanctioned by banks against voluntary pledges of gold and silver, up to the collateral-free limit, do not violate the central bank's guidelines on collateral