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Come September, bad loans will zoom

The only way to save the financial system and the economy is the Reserve Bank relaxing banks' asset classification norms

It is imperative for us to rise above partisan interests: Sonia Gandhi

Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

As many as 10 mn borrowers can't benefit from moratorium. Here's why

These investors are yet to approve the moratorium on underlying loans and reschedule most PTC repayments

Public sector banks overtake private banks in fresh loan sanctions

Private sector lenders have been leading on this front for some time, mostly leveraging on retail credit.

Unlisted NCDs may be treated as term loans, carry RBI moratorium benefit

Sebi is likely to allow corporate houses to treat unlisted non-convertible debentures as 'term loans'.

Covid-19: Retail lending may not remain steady source of business for banks

Banks and finance companies may do more lending business in the retail segment on the digital platform

NBFC-MFIs seek clarity from RBI on 3-month moratorium on loans

RBI seeks data on drawdowns, bank loans, exposure to NCDs and CPs

Covid-19 impact: Confusion over moratorium norms hit smaller MFIs hard

Many are worried about not being able to meet their loan obligations this month; several either have started defaulting or are about to

Covid-19 impact: Consumer lending may be most disrupted by lockdown

Categorised as unsecured loans, these will feel the brunt of weak demand and income disruption of borrowers

RBI moratorium on term and working capital loans may hurt business

Corporates may end up paying four months interest on their loans together.

Most private banks choose 'opt-in' option on loan repayment moratorium

Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank said it would encourage customers with adequate funds to continue repayments to avoid the extra interest charges and tenor extension of the loan

EMI moratorium: No big gains for borrowers, banks to charge interest later

Experts feel that the three-month moratorium on repayment on loans to help people fight the impact of coronavirus seems to be benefiting banks rather than borrowers

Non-food loan growth pace decelerates to 7.3% in February 2020 from 13.2%

Bankers said the tepid credit off-take was reflection of elongated economic slowdown and demand

RBI extends priority sector classification for bank loans to NBFCs

This is part of steps to provide support for financial sector entities to deal with slowdown and aftermath of COVID-19

SBI offers new credit scheme to meet liquidity mismatch amid Covid-19

The loans can be repayable in 6 monthly installments after a moratorium period i.e, 6 months from the date of disbursement

Loan against securities: Pay additional margin money in falling markets

Delay in repayment carries a stiff penalty

Non-bank lenders defying caution, growing riskier unsecured loans: Report

The troubled non-bank lenders' segment is "defying caution" and growing the riskier unsecured loans portfolio at a pace of 25 per cent in the current fiscal, a report said on Thursday. A rising propensity for personal loans and attractive risk-adjusted returns are the possible reasons driving the non-banking finance companies (NBFC) to grow on such loans, domestic rating agency Crisil said. The going has been very difficult for the NBFC segment since the crisis at infra-focused lender IL&FS in September 2018, with liquidity getting scarce and the economy slowing down. Crisil said the growth in the unsecured books at 25 per cent is four times that of the decadal lows in overall assets under management, which are set to clock a 6-8 per cent growth in FY2020. It is, however, lower than the compounded annual growth rate of 30 per cent in unsecured loans clocked for the fiscal fiscal years till FY2019, it said. Since the IL&FS crisis, the major factors that hit the non banks ...

CRR-exempt loans: Deduction only on incremental lending, clarifies RBI

In its bid to boost retail credit flow, the RBI on February 6 announced that incremental loans towards automobile purchases, residential housing and loans to MSMEs will be set against the mandatory ca

Banks' loans rise over 7% in two weeks to January 31: RBI report

Non-food credit rose Rs 1.02 trillion to Rs 100.24 trillion

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