Loans

Graduate student loans account for half of the outstanding $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio, according to the Education Department

Festive spending and Goods and Services Tax (GST) changes drove credit growth in the economy across vehicle finance and consumer durables in the last few months

In the last three months, the WALR on fresh loans declined by 17 bps for the banking sector

The government on Monday said a total of 87 illegal loan lending applications have been blocked after following the due process. "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is empowered to issue blocking directions to block the Information for public access under section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000. "So far, after following the due process, MeitY has blocked a total of 87 illegal loan lending applications under section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000," Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra informed Lok Sabha on Monday. In a written reply, he also said that regulatory action for inquiry, inspection of books of accounts and investigation under the Companies Act, 2013 is taken from time to time against companies, including the ones indulged in online lending activities through loan apps. "Whenever any violation under the Companies Act, 2013 is found on the basis of the above, an appropriate legal action is taken," he said. Th

At the October 2025 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank was still studying the mechanism and checking its advantages and disadvantages

For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fuelling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all by far. And the security and technology implications have yet to be fully understood. China's state lenders have funnelled $200 billion into US businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been kept secret because the money was first routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere that helped obscure their origins, according to AidData, a research lab at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. More alarming, much of the lending was to help Chinese companies buy stakes in US businesses, many tied to critical technology and national security, including a robotics maker, a semiconductor company and a biotech firm. The report found a far more widespread and sophisticated lending network than previously thought

Realty firm Saya Group has cleared Rs 1,500 core debt from financial institutions and investors in the past five years as part of its efforts to reduce borrowing. The debt comprised term loans, non-convertible debentures, and guaranteed emergency credit line facilities from leading financial institutions, including IIFL Finance Ltd, YES Bank, and 360 One, the company said in a statement. It did not disclose the current outstanding debt. Saya Group Managing Director Vikas Bhasin said, "Clearing Rs 1,500 crore of debt over the last five years reflects our strong financial fundamentals, efficient project execution, and unwavering commitment to our stakeholders." Last month, Saya Group formed a joint venture to develop a two-acre luxury housing project in Ghaziabad and will invest Rs 550 crore on construction of 264 flats. The company has partnered with Harmony Infra to launch an ultra-luxury residential project 'The Horizon Residences' at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. Saya Group has a .

The share of digital loans by value has grown from 12 per cent in FY23 to 20 per cent in Q1FY26. The volume share, however, has risen from 67 per cent in FY23 to 80 per cent in Q1FY26

At a Pahle India Foundation event, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said empowering women entrepreneurs is key to India's growth

The Delhi government has launched a new Rs 55-crore collateral-free loan scheme to help small businesses, startups, and women entrepreneurs get easier access to credit.

Requiring banks to hold more capital for under-construction loans and less after completion would make their higher risk evident through the resulting interest-rate differential

State-owned UCO Bank has reported a 16.6 per cent growth in credit to Rs 2.31 lakh crore for the second quarter of FY26. Its total advances were Rs 1.98 lakh crore at the end of September 30, 2024, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Kolkata-based lender reported a 10.8 per cent increase in total deposits to Rs 3.06 lakh crore against Rs 2.76 lakh crore at the end of the second quarter of the previous financial year. The bank's total business rose by 13.2 per cent to Rs 5.37 lakh crore from Rs 4.74 lakh crore in the year-ago period. Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) of the bank stood at 38.1 per cent of the total deposits compared to 38.24 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal. Credit deposit ratio of the bank rose from 71.77 per cent to 75.56 per cent at the end of September 2025, it added.

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State-owned IREDA has sanctioned loans worth Rs 33,148 crore in April-September FY26, up 86 per cent from Rs 17,860 crore in the same period a year ago. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said its loan disbursements have also recorded healthy growth of 54 per cent to Rs 15,043 crore, up from Rs 9,787 crore in H1 of FY 2024-25. The company's outstanding loan book stood at Rs 84,445 crore as on September 30, 2025, reflecting a 31 per cent increase over Rs 64,564 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year. The company's CMD Pradip Kumar Das said, IREDA looks to maintain the momentum, further scaling up support for clean energy projects in line with the nation's green energy goals. Under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) functions as a state-owned Non-banking financial company (NBFC) with a focus on financing renewable energy projects across India.

Securitisation activity is likely to stay subdued in Q2FY26, with volumes at Rs 63,000 crore as investors turn cautious on unsecured and microfinance loan pools

PhonePe has introduced a loans against mutual funds product with DSP Finance, offering secured credit lines up to Rs 2 crore with flexible repayment and portfolio continuity

The lenders, led by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., reported falling or weak earnings for the first half of 2025 as they continued to pump out new loans to China's struggling consumers

Investors have grown more confident lending the Adani Group as it seeks to raise funds across the spectrum of its businesses

The total loans outstanding for the sector were ₹3.5 trillion in June 2025, down 16.7 per cent from June 2024, the data showed

Hero FinCorp pauses unsecured lending over borrower over-leverage, shifts focus to secured loans, and targets 14% Y-o-Y growth in FY26 disbursements as part of balance sheet overhaul