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Credit growth inches up to 9.8% as deposit growth continues to outpace

At 10.1%, deposit growth continues to outpace credit, although the gap has narrowed to 300 basis points

BofA positive on Vedanta on improving credit profile, attractive valuation

Bank of America (BofA) Global Research has maintained a positive recommendation on securities issued by Vedanta Resources Ltd and its subsidiary, citing reduced holding company liquidity risk, cheaper debt, and lower reliance on dividends in the future. The firm's report follows allegations by a US-based short seller Viceroy Research of Vedanta Resources' structural subordination, reliance on brand fees/dividends to service debt and frequent changes in senior management. Vedanta Group has strongly rejected the allegations. "Even so, the holding company's liquidity risk has been reduced with a reduction in its debt to USD 5.3 billion by end of financial year (FY) 2025, driven by dividends and brand fees from its majority-owned Vedanta Ltd, and a 12 per cent stake sale in the latter (ownership reduced to 56.4 per cent as of FY25), and lower repayments (USD 450-650 million per annum) over the next three years with recent refinancing," the firm said. It also noted the moderation in ...

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.

Need to shift from fortnightly to real-time credit reporting: RBI DG

RBI's Rajeshwar Rao calls for real-time credit reporting, use of alternate data, AI and tokenisation to improve access and efficiency in India's expanding credit ecosystem

FM Nirmala Sitharaman nudges public sector banks to push credit growth

After slipping to 12% in FY25, loans growth has fallen below 10%

FM asks PSBs to step up deposit mobilisation, deepen corporate lending

Sitharaman reviews PSB performance, stresses deposit growth, better service, staffing, green lending, MSME credit, and expanded presence in underserved areas

MSME Credit top ₹40 trn; growth in active loans slowdown in FY25: CRIF

Credit to MSMEs grew 20% in FY25 to ₹40 trillion, driven by PSL norms, digitisation, and government support, even as active loan growth and term loan share moderated

Credit growth drops to 8.97% in May, lowest level in three years

Credit growth slows as banks tighten lending amid stress in microfinance and unsecured loans; deposit growth outpaces credit by 100 bps in May 30 fortnight

Sri Lanka restructures nearly $931 million in credit lines with India

The deal between the two countries will facilitate deeper cooperation on multiple projects including an energy hub

State-run banks cautious; target modest 11-13% credit growth in FY26

Bankers said credit growth is expected to be sluggish in FY26 owing to weaker demand across unsecured loans, mortgages

Canara Bank Q4FY results: Net profit rises 33% to Rs 5,004 crore

Canara Bank posted a 33 per cent YoY rise in Q4 net profit to Rs 5,004 crore as other income rose 22 per cent while margins came under pressure amid rate cut transmission

Quicker credit data updates will aid underwriting: TransUnion CIBIL MD, CEO

CIs get fresher data when underwriting or extending additional lines of credit, says Bhavesh Jain

Non-food bank credit growth decelerates to 12% in March 2025, says RBI

The data released by RBI, compiled from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) that account for nearly 95 per cent of total non-food credit, highlights notable trends across key economic sector

Credit growth to agriculture slows to 10.4% in March 2025: RBI data

The bank credit growth to the agriculture sector slowed to 10.4 per cent year-on-year for the fortnight ended March 21, while advances to the industry remained flat at 8 per cent, as per the RBI data released on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from 41 select commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all banks taken together. Credit to agriculture and allied activities registered a growth of 10.4 per cent (y-o-y) as of the fortnight ended March 21, 2025, against 20 per cent in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year. "Credit to industry expanded by 8.0 per cent (y-o-y) as on the fortnight ended March 21, 2025, same as in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year," the RBI said. Among major industries, outstanding credit to 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels', 'basic metal and metal products', 'all engineering' and 'construction'

Bank of Maharashtra's credit growth surpasses total deposit growth

The lender's total advances grew by 17.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2.4 trillion, while on a quarterly basis, advances were up by 5 per cent

Regulatory easing to support 10.8% credit growth in FY26: Icra

The incremental credit is likely to rise 10.8 per cent to Rs 19-20.5 lakh crore in the current fiscal compared to Rs 18 lakh crore or a 10.9 per cent growth in 2024-25, according to rating agency Icra. In a release on the Indian banking sector outlook, the agency said it expects the regulatory easing seen in recent months to support a credit expansion of about 10.8 per cent in FY2026. Such measures include the repo rate cut, deferment of proposed changes in the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) framework and additional provisions on infra projects, along with the roll-back of increased risk weights on lending to unsecured consumer credit and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). "Besides this, the durable liquidity infusion by the Reserve Bank of India through open market operations (OMO) by way of purchases of Government bonds and forex swaps with banks, would aid the liquidity and faster transmission of the ongoing cut in policy rates," it said. The persisting challenges in depos

Bank of Baroda and Bank of India miss FY25 deposit growth guidance

Advances of the bank grew by 20.3 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 2 trillion

PNB, CSB and several banks see credit growth outpace deposits in Q4

Sequentially, advances grew 2.4 per cent, while deposits grew by 1.7 per cent, the bank said in its quarterly update

Why RBI's new Governor Sanjay Malhotra must ease credit, but not too much

Effective April 1, banks will set aside less capital on loans to better-rated nonbanking financial companies

Bank credit and deposits growth decelerate in third quarter, shows RBI data

Bank credit as well as deposits witnessed deceleration during the October-December quarter sequentially, showed Reserve Bank data released on Friday. Bank credit growth (y-o-y) decelerated to 11.8 per cent in December 2024 from 12.6 per cent in September 2024, while aggregate deposits increased at a marginally lower pace at 11 per cent as compared to 11.7 per cent growth in July-September period. Personal loans, which have large share (31.5 per cent) in total credit, recorded moderation in annual growth to 13.7 per cent (15.2 per cent a quarter ago), according to RBI's data on 'Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks December 2024'. Credit to agriculture and industry sectors also recorded some tempering in the growth. On the other hand, bank lending for trade, finance and professional/ other services accelerated during the third quarter of 2024-25. The data showed that lending to public sector organisations accelerated to 5.4 per cent in December 2024 as compared to 0.3