Retail Loan Growth

Meanwhile, yields on outstanding loans declined by 4 bps in February, with state-owned banks' yields easing by 1 bp and private sector banks seeing a sharper 6 bps decline

State-owned UCO Bank on Monday reported a 19 per cent credit growth at Rs 2.62 lakh crore in the January-March quarter of FY26. Total advances were at Rs 2.20 lakh crore in the year-ago quarter that ended in March 2025, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Kolkata-based lender reported an 11 per cent rise in total deposits at Rs 3.27 lakh crore during the reporting quarter, as against Rs 2.94 lakh crore registered at the end of the fourth quarter of the preceding financial year. During the period under review, low-cost CASA deposits improved to 38.48 per cent as compared to 37.91 per cent of total deposits in the fourth quarter of the preceding financial year, it said. The bank's total business (advances and deposits) increased by 15 per cent to Rs 5.89 lakh crore from Rs 5.14 lakh crore at the end of March 2025. The government holds 90.95 per cent equity shares in the bank as of March 31, 2026.

HDFC Bank merged with its parent HDFC in July 2023, adding a significant pool of loans but a smaller volume of deposits

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

With the pick-up in economic activity, State Bank of India (SBI) is seeing a clear revival in corporate credit demand and expects the segment to hit double-digit growth over the remaining two quarters of the current financial year, the bank's Chairman C S Setty said. As far as the pipeline for corporate credit is concerned, he said, "The bank has a strong pipeline. We have about Rs 7 lakh crore loan sanctions, a mix of unutilised working capital limits and term loans that are currently under disbursement." Besides, includes several project loans that are presently under discussion, he told PTI in an interview. So, the corporate credit, which was lagging for quite some time, witnessed a turnaround with 7.1 per cent growth in Q2, he said, adding, "Our guidance on the corporate credit would be the lower double digit in the two quarters with the available pipeline". Improving economic activity is also pushing up working capital utilisation, which is becoming stronger with each passing

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

Non-bank lenders' home loan growth will slow down in FY26 owing to aggressive play by state-run banks in the market, a report said on Wednesday. Non-bank lenders' assets under management are likely to grow by 12-13 per cent, down from 14 per cent in the preceding fiscal, despite a slew of tailwinds, the report by Crisil said. The challenges faced by non-bank lenders include "intense competition" from banks, which continue to dominate the prime home loan segment, it added. "Public sector banks have upped the ante and surpassed prime-focused housing finance companies (HFCs) last fiscal and in the first half of this fiscal," the agency's director Subha Sri Narayanan said. Narayanan said competition in pricing is evident from the strong growth in lower-interest-rate home loans of banks, as the share of the sub-9 per cent interest rate portfolio increased to over 60 per cent as of March 31, 2025, from 45 per cent last year. "Many large HFCs are facing increased customer churn through .

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The Centre has appointed Ajay Seth, recently retired finance secretary, as the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, 4 months after the position was left vacant.

Our commercial banking portfolio has grown well, says Prashant Kumar

Five private-sector lenders, including the top three, reported single-digit growth in their retail loan books, dragging down overall loan growth during the quarter

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced reduction in lending rate linked to repo rate by 25 basis points in line with the Reserve Bank's key policy rate. The bank's repo-linked lending rate (RLLR) has now been reduced from 9.05 per cent to 8.80 per cent, BoM said in a statement on Monday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday slashed key interest rates by 25 basis points for the second time in a row to support growth facing the threat of reciprocal tariffs by the US. The reduced rates will make loans more affordable and enhance the financial well-being of its customers, it said. Since all retail loans offered by the bank are linked to the RLLR, this reduction would benefit customers availing home, car, education, gold and all other retail loan products, it said. The home loan offered by the bank would start from 7.85 per cent per annum while car loans will be priced from 8.20 per cent per annum, which are among the lowest in the banking industry, it ...

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Tuesday said it has registered a credit growth of 17.84 per cent at Rs 2.40 lakh crore in January-March quarter. The outstanding credit was Rs 2.03 lakh crore at the end of March 31, 2024, BoM said in a regulatory filing. The Pune-headquartered lender reported a 13.45 per cent increase in total deposits to Rs 3.07 lakh crore in the reporting quarter as against Rs 2.70 lakh crore at the end of the fourth quarter of the previous financial year. As a result, total business (total credit and deposits) of the bank registered an increase of 15.3 per cent to Rs 5.47 lakh crore as against Rs 4.74 lakh crore at the end of March 2024. During the latest fourth quarter, it said, the Current Accounts and Savings Accounts (CASA) ratio improved to 53.29 per cent of the total deposits as against 52.73 per cent in the same period of the preceding financial year. The credit-deposit ratio increased to 78.14 per cent in the fourth quarter as against 75.22 per

State-owned Union Bank of India on Friday said it has posted a credit growth of 8.6 per cent to Rs 9.82 lakh crore during March 2025 quarter. Total advances were Rs 9.04 lakh crore at the end of March 2024, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. The lender reported a 7.22 per cent rise in total deposits to Rs 13.09 lakh crore as against Rs 12.21 lakh crore at the end of the fourth quarter of the previous financial year. Total business of the bank rose 7.8 per cent to Rs 22.92 lakh crore as compared to Rs 21.26 lakh crore at March-end 2024. Meanwhile, J&K Bank reported a 10.3 per cent improvement in advances to Rs 1.06 lakh crore at the end of fourth quarter of FY25 as against Rs 96,981 crore in the same period a year ago. The Srinagar-based lender's deposits rose 10.2 per cent to Rs 1.48 lakh crore during the quarter from Rs 1.34 lakh crore in the year-ago period, J&K Bank said in a separate regulatory filing. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank clocked a 7.9 per cent rise in

Xpress Credit portfolio, which declined in Q2, also expected to rebound

Including the impact of the merger, banks' loans grew 13% last month, compared with 20% a year ago

Retains loan growth guidance of 11-13% despite slow capex

Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has unveiled retail loan processing centres in multiple cities aimed at streamlining the loan approval processes and reduce turn around time, a top official said. As many as eight Retail Loan Processing Centres were inaugurated in physical mode in Chennai while seven others were launched in virtual mode across cities, the bank's Managing Director and CEO Ajay Kumar Srivastava said. "Our new Retail Loan Processing Centres are not just about convenience. It is about building a smarter, more resilient banking framework. By harnessing digital tools and advanced analytics, we are ensuring stronger risk management while significantly reducing loan processing times," he said. The Retail Loan Processing Centre is designed to streamline the loan approval process, reduce turnaround time and provide faster and more efficient services to retail customers, he said in a statement on Sunday. Indian Overseas Bank has set up the RLPCs in Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Del