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Bank credit raised by India Inc drops to 22% in Q1FY26, shows data

Corporates increasingly turn to debt capital markets as bank credit share in fundraising hits multi-year low, signalling shift in funding dynamics

Loan growth dips in farm, services; MSMEs see sharp rise in June

The pace of credit growth on a Y-o-Y basis in retail and industrial credit also moderated in June 2025, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 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

Bank credit growth slows to 4.9% during fortnight ended May 30: RBI

Bank credit to industry expanded at 4.9 per cent in the fortnight ended May 30, against 8.9 per cent growth in the corresponding period of the previous year, the Reserve Bank said on Monday. The RBI has released the data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for May 2025 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all commercial banks. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit as on the fortnight ended May 30, 2025, grew by 9.8 per cent as compared to 16.2 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (May 31, 2024). "Credit to industry recorded a y-o-y growth of 4.9 per cent, compared with 8.9 per cent in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year. Among major industries, outstanding credit to all engineering', construction' and rubber, plastic and their products' recorded an accelerated y-o-y growth," it said. According to the data, credit to agriculture and allie

Bank credit growth slows to 6.7% in first half of April, shows RBI data

Bank credit growth slowed to 6.7% in April, with faster growth in metals and textiles but slower in infrastructure and agriculture. RBI data highlights changes in services and personal loans credit

Banks' gold loan growth more than doubles in April on price surge

Gold loan growth rises 119.6% YoY to Rs 2.23 trillion in April 2025; RBI data shows slowdown in retail and NBFC credit growth despite robust rise in gold-backed lending

Bank credit growth slows down further to 10.3%, shows RBI data

Loan growth for commercial banks dipped to 10.3 per cent in the fortnight ended April 18, while deposit growth inched up slightly to 10.2 per cent, RBI data shows

Bank credit in India likely to grow at 12-13% in FY26: CRISIL Ratings

Tax sops, softer interest rates to support loan offtake

Banks may write off stressed loans worth Rs 1.5 trillion in FY26: Icra

Credit growth to expand at 10.8-10.9% on regulatory easing

The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana: Marking milestones within a decade

The evolution of sanctioned amounts mirrors this progression. In financial year FY 2015-16 (FY16), total sanctions stood at ₹1.37 trillion; by FY24, this figure had grown by 4 times to ₹5.41 trillion

Bank credit growth declines sharply to 11% in FY25, shows RBI data

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed deposit growth moderated to 10.3 per cent in the fortnight ended March 21, 2025 (last fortnight of FY25), from 13.5 per cent in FY24

Services sector credit growth dips sharply in February, shows RBI data

Retail growth moderates on slump in unsecured credit

Credit growth moderates in personal loan segment in Dec: RBI data

Bank credit to personal loan segment moderated to 14.9 per cent year-on-year in December, largely due to decline in growth in 'other personal loans', 'vehicle loans' and 'credit card outstanding', according to Reserve Bank data released on Friday. The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for December 2024 collected from 41 select commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all commercial banks. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, growth in non-food bank credit as on the fortnight ended December 27, 2024 moderated to 12.4 per cent as compared to 15.8 per cent for the corresponding fortnight of the previous year. According to the data, bank credit to agriculture and allied activities registered a growth of 12.5 per cent (y-o-y) as on the fortnight ended December 27, 2024 (19.4 per cent for the corresponding fortnight of the previous year). Further, credit growth to industry remained almost flat at 7.4 per cent ...

Banks' credit to industry grows by 8% in Oct against 4.8% last yr: RBI data

Banks' credit to industry grew by 8 per cent in October 2024 compared to 4.8 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Friday. The Reserve Bank data also showed that credit to agriculture and allied activities registered a growth of 15.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in October 2024, compared to 17.4 per cent seen in the same month of last year. Among major industries, credit to 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels', and 'all engineering' recorded a higher growth in October 2024 as compared to their respective growth rates a year ago. Personal loans growth decelerated to 15.8 per cent (y-o-y) in October as compared to 18 per cent recorded a year ago, largely due to decline in growth in 'other personal loans', 'vehicle loans' and 'credit card outstanding'. However, 'housing' -- the largest constituent of personal loans segment -- recorded an accelerated growth on year. RBI further said credit growth to services

Banks' credit-deposit ratio on downward trend, at 79.5% on Sept 20

Banks have intensified efforts to strengthen their liability franchise

BBPS-credit card activation: Banks expect 3-4 weeks' leeway for integration

IBA liaising with regulator; issuers put in place systems to go live on BBPS

Credit flow to moderate, corporate bond issuances to rise in FY25: ICRA

The incremental credit flow was also supported by the all-time high corporate bond issuances of Rs 10.2 trillion during the previous financial year

RBI asks all regulated entities to review their lending practices

The regulator has also asked the entities to take corrective measures, including system-level changes

Bank credit to commercial real estate grows threefold in 11 months of FY24

According to the latest RBI data, outstanding loans to CRE stood at Rs 3.9 trillion as of February 23, 2024. It has grown almost by Rs 1 trillion in the past two years from Rs 2.94 trn in Feb 2022

Retail credit growth moderates to 18.1% in February, shows RBI data

The loan growth in agriculture and allied activities remained robust at 20.1 per cent YoY in February 2024, up from 15 per cent a year ago