Gold Loan

Gold loan book seen crossing ₹30 tn by FY28; MOFSL lists top 6 picks

MOFSL noted that public sector banks continue to command the highest market share in gold loans at 60 per cent as of March 2026.

Gold loan market gets crowded: Will new entrants dull incumbents' sheen?

Gold loans stood at around ₹18.6 trillion, or nearly 11 per cent of retail credit, after growing at a 34 per cent CAGR between FY21 and FY26.

Aditya Birla Capital share price jumps 3.5% on foray into gold loan biz

Aditya Birla Capital joins other NBFCs like Tata Capital and Godrej Capital, which also announced plans to enter the gold loan business.

Aditya Birla Capital enters gold loans biz, plans to open 1,000 branches

Aditya Birla Capital said its entry into the gold loan segment marks a strategic expansion of its secured lending portfolio and "complements its existing retail and MSME lending franchise

Manappuram ends family-led era, appoints Ashish Singh as new CEO

Manappuram Finance is moving from promoter-led management to a professional leadership model as Bain Capital deepens its stake in the gold loan-focused NBFC

Gold loan repayment option: Choose based on cash flow, not loan eligibility

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Gold loan delinquencies may rise under new RBI repayment norms: Icra

Organised gold loans by banks and NBFCs are expected to cross Rs 30 trillion by March 2028, while lenders adjust to revised RBI repayment and LTV norms

Weak monsoon will increase rural gold loan demand: Divya S, Capri Global

Divya S of Capri Global said that a weak monsoon often increases gold loan demand, as rural households monetise jewellery to finance the next crop cycle or bridge working capital gaps.

Rajesh Exports: Analysts flag confidence crisis for LIC, FPIs, retail investors

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) collectively hold a 25 per cent stake in Rajesh Exports, data shows.

Muthoot Finance falls 6% after mixed Q4 show; posts strong gold loan growth

Muthoot Finance's total income increased by 65.1 per cent year-on-year to ₹9,291.36 crore, compared to ₹5,627.37 crore in the year-ago period

Gold loan boom sees early stress; delinquencies rise with borrower leverage

Rapid expansion has made gold loans the second-largest retail credit segment, but rising borrower leverage and repeat borrowing patterns are prompting calls for tighter regulatory oversight

Retail portfolio quality improves in Jan; war impact under watch: Cibil CEO

Lenders must engage with customers on credit usage, as they did during the pandemic: Bhavesh Jain

Banks' gold loan portfolio surges 128% in February, shows RBI data

Gold loans drive retail credit growth, with bank lending against jewellery doubling year-on-year in February, sharply outpacing overall retail loan expansion

Strong demand, low credit costs to keep gold-loan NBFC profits healthy

Crisil Ratings expects gold-loan NBFCs to maintain strong profitability as rising demand, better operating leverage and benign credit costs support returns over the next two fiscals

Surge in gold loans not a cause for concern, says Reserve Bank of India

Banks are shifting from unsecured loans to gold-backed lending amid rising gold prices, but RBI says low LTVs and limited exposure pose no systemic risk

Manappuram Finance drops 9% after mixed Q3 show; brokerages retain 'Hold'

Manapuuram Finance's consolidated asset under management (AUM) grew 18.1 per cent to ₹522 billon in Q3FY26 against ₹442 billion in the year-ago quarter

Shares of IIFL Finance tank 13% after I-T dept orders special audit

Q3 net up 157% to Rs 501 crore; gold loans surge 189% YoY

AUM of gold-loan NBFCs to cross ₹4 trillion by end-FY27: Crisil Ratings

Crisil Ratings projects gold-loan NBFC AUM to cross ₹4 trillion by FY27, driven by high gold prices, a shift to secured credit and easing LTV norms

Suryoday SFB enters gold loan segment to scale secured lending portfolio

Suryoday Small Finance Bank has entered the gold loan segment, starting with Maharashtra

Bajaj Finance to Muthoot Finance: NBFCs outpace banks once again

Retail NBFCs like Bajaj Finance, Muthoot and Shriram Finance are expanding faster than banks, led by strong demand in gold loans, vehicles and housing finance, analysts say