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Reserve Bank of India frees up bank capital with NBFC risk weight rollback

Following the increase in risk weights, bank loan growth to shadow banks fell sharply

Decoded: Why RBI stopped New India Co-operative Bank's operations

The RBI has barred the New India Co-operative Bank Ltd from issuing loans or permitting withdrawals for six months

JSW Steel seeks syndicated loan of up to $900 mn from international lenders

JSW Steel's loan comes amid a busy period for Indian borrowers, with Reliance Industries and Greenko Energy Holdings's founders also tapping foreign debt as local funding rates remain elevated

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 results: Consolidated net up 10% at Rs 4,701 crore

Net interest income grew by 10 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 7,196 crore, while fees and services for Q3FY25 also grew 10 per cent to 2,362 crore

Banks seek SC clarity on loans against uncertified ancestral properties

Banks' move comes in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates financial institutions to only sanction loans against properties if the borrowers present valid certificates

Fintechs capture 76% of personal loans as banks slowdown in H1 FY25

Banks experienced a 21 per cent drop in the volume of personal loans sanctioned, accompanied by a 30 per cent decline in loan value year-on-year, according to a new report

Bank loan growth slows for fifth month in Nov amid stricter lending rules

Banks' credit increased by 11.8 per cent year-on-year last month, slower than the 16.5 per cent rise in November 2023

RBI flags unsecured lending, private credit; calls for enhanced vigilance

Banks' gross NPA ratio further falls to 2.5 per cent in Sep 2024

Centre launches Rs 1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for farmers

Union food minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday launched a Rs 1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme to help farmers easily access post-harvest loans by leveraging electronic warehouse receipts. The scheme aims to reduce banks' reluctance to lend against electronic negotiable warehouse receipts (e-NWRs) issued by Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) registered repositories. "We have provided a corpus fund of Rs 1,000 crore. The objective is to encourage banks to lend loans with a liberal approach," the minister said at the scheme's launch. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra highlighted the significant potential for expansion, noting that current post-harvest lending stands at just Rs 40,000 crore out of total agricultural lending of Rs 21 lakh crore. Currently, lending against e-NWRs is a mere Rs 4,000 crore. "We are hoping that post-harvest lending will grow to Rs 5.5 lakh crore over the next 10 years," Chopra said, emphasising that the target is achievable with coordinated

Lenders likely to securitise loans over Rs 60,000 crore in Q3FY25

Secured loans are prime assets; investors selective about segments with quality pressures

Over 70% MSMEs use biz loans for immediate financial needs: Study

There is higher demand for working capital expenses, emphasising the liquidity challenges and short-term cash flow gaps faced by businesses in managing their day-to-day operations

Bank loan 'fraud' case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi and adjoining areas as part of an alleged bank loan fraud linked money laundering probe against former promoters of liquidated dairy major Kwality Ltd, official sources said. About a dozen places are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The money laundering case stems from a 2020 FIR of the CBI against Kwality Ltd and its directors filed in September, 2020 for allegedly cheating a consortium of 10 banks, led by the Bank of India, for an amount over Rs 1,400 crore through alleged bloating of financial statements and diversion of loan funds. The premises of the former promoters of the company, directors and other key persons are being searched, the sources said. Kwality Ltd. started as an ice-cream manufacturing company and diversified into milk-based products. Its former directors include Sanjay Dhingra, Siddhant Gupta, Arun ...

China injects $124 bn into banking system via one-year policy loans

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) lent the medium-term facility (MLF) loans to financial institutions at 2%, the central bank said

Cost of borrowing stressful, banks must make interest rates affordable: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said bank interest rates are very stressful for some people, and steps are needed to make them affordable. Amid widespread concerns about a possible slowdown in economic growth, the finance minister assured that the government is fully aware of the domestic and global challenges, and added that there is no need to have "undue concerns". "What is important is when you look at India's growth requirements, and you can have so many different voices coming out and saying the cost of borrowing is really very stressful, and a time when we want industries to ramp up and move (to) building capacities, bank interest rates will have to be far more affordable," Sitharaman said. Speaking at the annual business and economic conclave organised by SBI, the minister also asked banks to concentrate on their core function of giving loans and added that the "misselling" of insurance products also indirectly adds to the cost of borrowing for an entity.

SBI seeks $1.25 bn in country's largest dollar-denominated loan of 2024

India's top lender is raising the facility for general corporate purposes through its branch at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Perils of the 'push' loan phenomenon and rural India's rising debt burden

Rural households are increasingly depending on borrowed money to meet everyday consumption needs, a practice that is not sustainable in the long run

Private banks' fresh loan rates up 14 bps in September over August

Fresh term deposit rates rise eight bps in Sept; One-yr MCLR flat in October

Tata Neu's lending biz disburses over 1 lakh personal loans worth Rs 1k cr

According to Sushma Abburi, chief business officer, MoneyView, the partnership with Tata Neu enables the company to deliver personalised loan products through its innovative platform

RBI's lending ban cannot be the answer to India's credit excesses

Excesses spike in post-pandemic inflation and an uneven recovery that bypassed working-class families has aggravated the challenge

Mandhana promoter diverted loans for personal benefit: ED charge sheet

Purushottam Mandhana, promoter of Mandhana Industries, used business loans for personal benefit and caused a loss of Rs 975 crore to a Bank of Baroda-led consortium of lenders, the Enforcement Directorate has said in its charge sheet. Observing that there was a prima facie case against Mandhana and others, a special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases here earlier this month directed the accused to remain present in the court on November 21. The charge sheet filed by the ED named 18 persons as accused, including Purushottam Mandhana, his wife Prema and son Priyavrat. Special judge A C Daga took cognizance of the charge sheet on October 1, saying there was a clear, prima facie case under the PMLA. "All accused persons appear to have been involved in this process of money laundering and ultimately tried to make tainted money untainted," the court noted and issued summons to them. The charge sheet said that Palghar-based Mandhana Industries is into manufacturing