Bank Credit Growth

CDs emerge as key Q4 funding source for banks despite elevated rates

Q4FY26 CD issuances hit Rs 5.27 trillion; FY26 at Rs 14 trillion, outstanding near Rs 7 trillion

Iran war may cap loan growth at 10-12%: Ambit; likes HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank

Analysts at Ambit Capital expect Iran war to slow bank credit growth to 10-12 per cent in bear case scenario, pressure margins, and cap liquidity. It prefers private bank stocks like HDFC & ICICI Bank

Bank margins to stay under pressure; recovery seen from FY27: Ambit

Deposit competition, liquidity pressures and shifting household savings are weighing on bank margins, with a meaningful recovery expected only from the first half of FY27

Credit growth rises to 14.5% in Feb 28 fortnight; deposits expand 12%

Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.5% year-on-year in the fortnight ended February 28, while deposit growth strengthened to nearly 12%, according to RBI data

Bank credit growth accelerates to 14.6% in January 31 fortnight: RBI data

Bank credit rises 14.6% year-on-year in fortnight ended January 31, while deposit growth remains firm at 12.5%, RBI data show

Non-food credit growth accelerates to 14.4% Y-o-Y in Dec 2025: RBI data

Credit offtake strengthened on broad-based demand led by personal loans, MSME borrowing and services sector growth, while gold loans surged 127.6% amid reporting norm changes

Bank credit growth moderates to 13%; deposit growth eases to 10.6%

Bank credit growth slowed to 13.1% and deposit growth to 10.6% in early January, RBI data shows, though FY26 credit outlook remains positive

SBI will double its balance sheet in 6-7 years: SBI chairman CS Setty

There is greater confidence among banks to lend to MSMEs because of data availability, and clarity in terms of their business models, says Setty

GST rate cuts spur credit growth for banks in third quarter of FY26

Banks report strong loan growth in Q3 FY26 as GST rate cuts lift demand, with credit outpacing deposits for most lenders even as funding pressures persist

Corporate lending to rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows, RBI eases norms

Analysts expect banks' corporate credit to pick up as the bond-loan rate gap narrows and RBI reforms, including acquisition financing and eased exposure norms, begin to bite

Banks step up borrowing via CDs amid deposit tightness; raise ₹77,875 cr

Outstanding CD issuance tops record ₹5.7 trn during the period

In a first, commercial banks' credit-deposit ratio breaches 80% mark

Another rate cut will make mobilising resources tough

ICRA raises FY26 bank credit growth forecast on GST-led demand uptick

ICRA expects bank credit growth at 10.7-11.5% in FY26, aided by higher retail and MSME demand following GST rationalisation. Corporate lending remains muted, with ECL impact pegged below 1.5%

Lending slowdown: Bank loans contract after 3 months, shows RBI data

RBI data show bank loans fell by Rs 49,468 crore in mid-October, even as annual growth improved marginally to 11.5 per cent; deposits also declined during the period

Large pvt banks see green shoots, expect credit demand revival in H2FY26

Attribute this to fiscal, monetary measures

Bank of Maharashtra logs 16.8% credit growth at ₹2.54 trillion in Q2

The state-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has reported a 16.8 per cent credit growth of Rs 2.54 lakh crore in the second quarter of this financial year. Total advances stood at Rs 2.17 lakh crore as of September 30, 2024, BoM said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The Pune-based lender reported a 12.1 per cent increase in total deposits to Rs 3.09 lakh crore, as 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 14.2 per cent to Rs 5.64 lakh crore, from over Rs 4.94 lakh crore in the year-ago period. The Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) of the bank stood at 50.35 per cent of total deposits, compared to 49.29 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal year. Credit deposit ratio of the bank rose from 71.7 per cent to 82 per cent at the end of September 2025, it added.

SBI regains ₹8 trillion m-cap; stock up 5% in 1 week; nears 52-week high

Shares of State Bank of India (SBI) rallied 2.5 per cent to ₹874 in intra-day trade is inching towards its all-time high level of ₹912.10, touched on June 6, 2024

Corporate credit growth to revive in H2 FY26, says Crisil Ratings

Crisil Ratings expects bank credit growth to accelerate in H2 FY26 to 11-12%, driven by retail loans and NBFCs, with corporate credit growth rebounding to 9.7%

Banks' loan offtake gains pace at end of first quarter, shows data

Bank credit growth slowed further to 9.5% YoY in the fortnight ending June 27, with deposits growing at 10.1%, outpacing credit growth, data showed.

Banks flush with funds but reluctant to pursue aggressive lending

Loan growth for banks is yet to pick up despite a 100 bps cut in the policy repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since February