Page 2 - Nbfc

SMFG India Credit begins hunt for new MD & CEO as Mitra retires

Shantanu Mitra to retire as MD & CEO of SMFG India Credit by June-end citing personal reasons as the NBFC's board initiates search for a successor amid leadership shift

RBI's breather on gold loans to spur growth in NBFCs: Crisil Ratings

RBI's revised gold loan norms to benefit NBFCs by raising LTV ceilings, providing better cushions for bullet loans and expanding lending headroom

Northern ARC pops 4% as RBI grants approval for undertaking factoring biz

Northern ARC share price jumped in trade after the company announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted approval to the company for undertaking factoring business.

Microfinance credit quality dips in FY25; NPAs rise to ₹55,000 crore

Microfinance sector sees worsening credit metrics in FY25 with PAR 31-180 and NPAs rising sharply amid disbursal decline and external disruptions, says MFIN

MFI stress to be steady in next few quarters: RBI Deputy Governor

RBI relaxes qualifying criteria for NBFCs to be treated as MFIs

RBI to review regulatory framework for Type-I NBFCs: Governor Malhotra

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank will review and possibly introduce a separate framework for Type-I NBFCs, which do not accept public funds or have customer interface

To pay additional interest to bond holders for CAR breach period: UGRO

On May 20th, 2025, UGRO has announced a capital raise of more than Rs. 1300 crore which would increase its capital adequacy from current 19.4 percent to 29.4 percent

IPO-bound Tata Capital's impairment surges 310% to Rs 3,072 crore

Despite strong revenue growth, Tata Capital's FY25 standalone profit rose just 4% as impairment on financial instruments jumped over fourfold amid rising NPAs

Jio Credit raises Rs 1,000 crore in maiden bond issue at 7.19% yield

Backed by strong demand from mutual funds, Jio Credit's debut bond issue sees three times subscription and achieves a tight yield despite market volatility

A, BBB-rated NBFCs face sharper slowdown amid asset quality stress

Lower-rated NBFCs face increased credit cost, lagged funding relief and rising losses in unsecured segments as overall loan growth slows down, says India Ratings

Co-lending 2.0 gains ground, but earlier avatar continues to cast a shadow

The reality is that co-lending did not take off because banks and NBFCs had to dance around issues after blowouts in shadow banking, and iron out the finer aspects of the model

Shriram Finance Q4 net profit up 6%, board clears foray into payments biz

The flagship company of the diversified conglomerate Shriram Group is set to cross Rs 3 trillion in assets during the current financial year with loan growth of 15 per cent, Revankar said

L&T Finance Q4 results: Profit rises 15% to ₹636 cr, revenue at ₹4,027 cr

Retail-focused non-bank lender L&T Finance Holdings on Friday reported a 15 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 636 crore for the January-March quarter of 2024-25. The company had earned a net profit of Rs 554 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. During the quarter, the NBFC's total income increased to Rs 4,027 crore from Rs 3,676 crore a year ago, L&T Finance said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 3,750 crore during the period under review, from Rs 3,323 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Retail disbursements rose to Rs 14,899 crore as compared to Rs 15,044 crore in the last quarter of the previous year. The NBFC firm plans to foray into gold loans and entered into a business transfer agreement with Paul Merchants Finance Pvt Ltd for the proposed acquisition of their gold loan business undertaking by way of a slump sale on a going concern basis, subject to fulfilment of customary closing conditions. "The ...

Shriram Finance Q4 results: Profit rises 10% to ₹21.39 bn, misses estimates

Analysts, on average, had expected a profit of Rs 22.24 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG data. The company's financing costs rose 31% in the quarter

RBI's gold loan norms welcome, but NBFC-bank parity is essential

It is essential to understand that the very purpose of the existence of NBFCs is to issue loans that banks, with their fragile capital structure, cannot issue

Indian companies file $2.82 billion ECB plans with RBI in February 2025

Among the prominent firms that filed intent in February 2025 with the RBI is Tata Steel Ltd, for $750 million, for overseas investment in joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries

Poonawalla Fincorp launches gold loan business; eyes Tier-I, II expansion

The Cyrus Poonawalla Group-backed NBFC plans to open 400 new branches over the next four quarters, targetting Tier-II and Tier-III cities

NBFCs should not take risk beyond their absorption capacity, says RBI

Swaminathan emphasises fair lending, recovery practices

Fintech NBFCs sanctioned 83 mn loans in first 3 quarters of FY25: Report

It added that quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) sanction value had declined by 15 per cent in the third quarter of FY25 (Q3FY25) compared to the previous quarter

Trillionloans Fintech secures 'IND BBB+' rating from India Ratings

The non-banking financial company (NBFC) plans to leverage BharatPe's merchant network with a base of over 18 million customers