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China banks rush to raise debt as slowdown hikes potential bad loans

A record amount of fresh money has come from financial markets in China, with banks selling 29% more bonds in the first half of the year compared to last year

Microfinance loan securitisation grows over two-fold YoY in Q1FY23

Better recoveries, adequate credit enhancements spark investor confidence

Explained: What is a credit score, why is it important & how to improve it

A credit score is among the first things a financial institution would check in order to sanction a loan

ICICI Bank Q1 preview: Analysts expect profit to rise 40-47% YoY, NII 21%

Analysts expect loan growth to be at 20 per cent YoY at Rs 887,600 crore, up from Rs 738,600 crore last year

Next pain point for the rupee: $79 billion of unhedged offshore loans

The nation's firms had $79 billion of unhedged offshore loans at the end of March, about 44% of their total overseas borrowings, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India

Maharashtra: MMRDA allowed to take loans up to Rs 60k cr for infra projects

The Maharashtra government will stand guarantor for the loans and stamp duty on the government guarantee has been waived off for an amount of Rs 12,000 crore to be raised in the first phase, CMO said.

Securitisation volumes jump 70% to Rs 35,000 cr in Q1: CRISIL report

The Reserve Bank of India defines securitisation as transactions where credit risks in assets are redistributed by repackaging them into tradable securities

It's prudent to file nil ITR even if your income is below Rs 2.5 lakh

Filing income tax return will prove handy while applying for a loan, insurance cover, or a visa

Bonanza for Indian euro loan borrowers as currency slides against dollar

Companies will have to buy fewer dollars to repay euro debt

MFIs' gross loan portfolio rises to Rs 2.9 trillion at March-end: Report

The same stood at Rs 2.6 lakh crore in the year-ago period

Loan disbursements for Paytm up nine-fold to over Rs 5,550 crore

The number of loans disbursed through our platform grew 492% y-o-y to 8.5 million loans in the quarter ending June 2022, while the value of loans disbursed grew 779% y-o-y to Rs 5,554 crore ($703 mn)

Power Finance Corporation inks pact with JBIC for $220-million loan

"PFC has signed a loan agreement for JPY 30 Billion with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) on 7th July, 2022," the company said in a statement

Weak rupee a worry for Indian firms as 44% foreign loans unhedged

Experts say firms will have to either immediately take forward cover or book losses if Rs depreciates further

Facilitated Rs 3,600 cr loans in Q1FY23, up 112% QoQ, says BharatPe

Helped disbursals to over 120,000 merchants in Q1FY23, up from 66,000 merchants in Q4FY22

AU Small Finance Bank's loans grow 42 % YoY in Q1 on positive sentiment

AU SFB said that the retail-to-wholesale loan ratio stood at about 90:10 as of June 2022, versus around 88:12 as of March 31, 2022

Hitch a ride on a fixed-rate car loan and shield yourself from another hike

But lenders can impose restrictive conditions on prepayment and foreclosure

State market borrowings down 23.7% YoY in Q1FY23 on strong cash flows

Icra said a comfortable cash flow position of the state governments was due to a back-ended release of tax devolution to the states in FY2022

Cash- starved Pak makes appeal for fresh loans, UAE offers bailout deal

In response to cash-strapped Pakistan's request for fresh loans, the UAE has offered to buy minority shares in publicly-listed government-owned companies at a negotiated price

The RBI is no fan of 'buy now, pay later' and it's wholly understandable

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India brought out its regulatory axe and hacked away at a popular path to small-ticket fintech loans

Cut-off yields ease by 7-8 bps at State bond auction as borrowings taper

This week, spread between weighted average 10-year SDL and 10-year GOI bond yield was up slightly to 37 bps from 36 bps earlier