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AHFC loans to increase to ₹2.5 trillion by FY28-end: Icra report

Domestic rating agency Icra on Wednesday said affordable housing finance companies' (AHFC) assets under management are set to rise to Rs 2.5 lakh crore, from Rs 1.4 lakh crore, in the next three years. It said non-bank lenders' mortgage portfolio is set to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by March 2028, from Rs 13 lakh crore in March 2025. The retail mortgage loan growth will be driven by robust demand and the restricted availability of alternative credit options due to ongoing issues with unsecured lending, the agency's co-group head for financial sector ratings, A M Karthik, said. He added that the sector has traditionally demonstrated strong performance, marked by low loan losses and healthy business returns. The housing finance companies accounted for two-thirds of the overall mortgage loans, while affordable HFCs constituted 11 per cent of the overall assets under management (AUM). The agency said the AHFCs have a higher share of self-employed borrowers and loans against property in th

Planning to sell excess priority sector loans in Q2 FY26: MD Canara Bank

Canara Bank plans to offload excess priority sector loans in Q2 FY26 to reduce margin stress, with its priority sector lending currently exceeding regulatory norms

Poonawalla Fincorp aims AUM growth upwards of 40% in FY26, says CEO

Financial Services firm Poonawalla Fincorp is targeting above 40 per cent growth in its asset book on the back of expansion in products portfolio including gold loans. "We have given Asset Under Management growth guidance of 35-40 per cent this year. We hope to exceed our target as new product lines are gaining good traction," Poonawalla Fincorp MD and CEO Arvind Kapil told PTI. Poonawalla Fincorp registered a 53 per cent robust growth on annual basis in AUM at Rs 41,273 crore at the end of first quarter ended June 30, 2025. "We have close to 13 businesses and there are two noteworthy items that we have and we gave a declaration that we will be building AUM for the first four quarters and we will look at a guidance of sustained business profits thereafter which is a little different than how NBFC's have normally built," he said. The company's offerings include pre-owned car finance, personal loans, loans for professionals, business loans, loans against property, machinery loans, .

Pak govt secured $26.7 bn in loans in last financial year: Report

Pakistan secured a record USD 26.7 billion in foreign loans during the last fiscal year, according to a media report that said it indicates the country's deepening dependence on multilateral and bilateral creditors. Nearly half of these loans were in the form of rollovers of previously obtained loans, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. The USD 26.7 billion disbursed during the fiscal year 2024-25 was slightly higher than the preceding fiscal year, the report said citing data compiled by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Ministry of Finance. Of the USD 26.7 billion in foreign loans, only USD 3.4 billion or nearly 13 per cent was received for project financing, details released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Tuesday revealed. Such low receipts for project financing underscore the difficulties in repaying the loans, as most foreign borrowings are used for budgetary support and to build foreign exchange reserves, neither of which ..

Avoiding fraudulent loan apps: RBI listing, ratings & reviews key to safety

Loans from registered NBFCs or banks come with a key fact statement (KFS), a sanction letter, and a loan agreement detailing all costs

How to fix credit report errors: Dispute on bureau site, alert lender

Having documents like no-dues certificates and records of repayment will strengthen your case

Bajaj Finance's new loans increase 23% in Q1 FY26, AUM jumps 25%

Bajaj Finance reports a 23% YoY rise in new loans and a 25% YoY increase in AUM for the April-June quarter of FY26. Customer franchise and deposit book also show robust growth

Private credit deals gaining momentum in India, says Cerberus MD Ghosh

Cerberus, which has $65 billion under management globally, was among the anchor investors in Shapoorji Pallonji Group's $3.4 billion financing, the country's largest private credit deal to date

Asian banks fuel more than $2 billion loan boom across Middle East

Growing need for Middle East borrowers, primarily those from the Gulf States, to look beyond domestic capital markets comes as many regional economies press ahead with expensive diversification plans

Vodafone Idea plans to raise $2.9 billion in loans to boost network

The billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla-led wireless carrier had to earlier defer the plan as banks were concerned about the firm's weak finances and mounting dues to the government

Looking at double-digit growth for SME banking in India, says Xie Wen

I see that in India, manufacturing is certainly growing, and services continue to be a very important and big driver of the economy, says Wen

RBI relief for project finance, only 1% provision in construction phase

Banks welcome RBI's final project finance guidelines that lower provisioning to 1 per cent during construction and exempt existing projects from higher requirements

Bank of Maharashtra cuts retail loan rates by up to 50 bps post RBI move

Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of Baroda and other PSU banks cut lending rates following RBI's 50 bps repo rate reduction, with home loans now starting at 7.35 per cent

RBI rate cut: Good news for loans, bad news for FDs | Personal finance | EMIs | Loans

The RBI recently surprised the markets with a 50-basis-point cut in the repo rate, bringing it down to 5.5%.

CA Grameen raises $100 mn via multi-currency syndicated loan facility

The funding comes through a syndicated loan facility, meaning multiple banks pooled in to provide the loaned amount

Finance ministry pushes public sector banks to expedite loans for weavers

Handloom organizations also benefit from an interest subvention, receiving loans at a concessional interest rate of 6 per cent for three years

SBI to shed ₹1.5K cr exposure to power equipment maker Regen Power

SBI to offload ₹1,550-crore stressed loan exposure in Regen Power to clean up its books; auction reserve price set at ₹240 crore

India opposes ADB's $800 million aid to Pakistan, flags misuse concerns

India has raised strong objections to ADB's financial aid to Pakistan, citing concerns over cross-border terrorism, high defence spend, weak reforms, and governance risks

MSME delinquencies fall to 5-year low of 1.8%: Cibil-Sidbi report

Delinquency levels in the MSME sector fall to 1.79% in March 2025 as credit rises 13% YoY to ₹35.2 trillion, with private banks showing the best performing loan book

India's outward FDI nearly doubles to $6.8 bn in April 2025: RBI data

Equity, loans, and guarantees led the surge in outward FDI commitments from India, which rose to $6.8 billion in April 2025, up from $3.58 billion a year earlier