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The name of L&T Finance Holdings (LTFH) has been changed to L&T Finance Ltd following approval from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the company said in a statement on Friday. Mumbai-headquartered L&T Finance, formerly known as L&T Finance Holdings, is a leading non-banking financial company (NBFC), offering a range of financial products and services. L&T Finance Managing Director & CEO Sudipta Roy said subsequent to the merger, effective December 4, 2023, the rebranding initiative reflects company's commitment towards creation of the simplified 'single lending entity', housing all lending businesses under one operating NBFC. "To us, the name change simply signifies a renewed focus on delivering value to our customers and driving sustainable growth," Roy said. In December 2023, the company had successfully completed the merger of its subsidiaries -- L&T Finance, L&T Infra Credit, and L&T Mutual Fund Trustee, with itself. Apurva Rathod, Company ...
L&T Finance Holdings on Friday reported a 46 per cent on-year growth in net income at Rs 595 crore for the September quarter on the back of record retail loan sales. It achieved the highest-ever quarterly retail disbursements of Rs 13,499 crore, a growth of 32 per cent on-year, the lender said in a release. Its retail portfolio mix now stands at 88 per cent of the total loan book, even as it continued to reduce the wholesale book by a steep 76 per cent on-year or by Rs 28,740 crore. Its asset quality improved with gross Non Performing Assets (NPAs) falling to 3 per cent from 3.82 per cent and net NPAs to 1 per cent from 1.14 per cent, L&T Finance Holdings managing director and chief executive Dinanath Dubhashi said. Net income from retail loans came in at Rs 606 crore, up 86 per cent, on the back of strong net interest margin of 12.16 per cent, which rose from 11.33 per cent leading to a reduction in credit cost to 2.74 per cent from 3.46 per cent. Retail loan book rose 33 per
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said a penalty of Rs 2.5 crore has been imposed on L&T Finance Ltd for non-compliance with certain norms concerning non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). After examination of reports following statutory inspection of the company, the RBI said it was revealed that the NBFC did not disclose to its retail borrowers, the gradation of risk and rationale for charging different interest rates to different categories of borrowers in the loan application form/sanction letter. It also failed to notify the change in penal interest rate to borrowers, when it charged penal interest rate higher than what was communicated at the time of sanction, the RBI said. "After considering the company's reply to the notice, additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, the RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance... was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty, to the extent of such ...