The RBI's Financial Stability Report warns that banks are increasingly buying NBFC-originated loans to scale retail portfolios, with nearly 80 per cent of assets sourced from a limited set of non-bank
RBI said 64 lenders, including 41 banks and 23 NBFCs, are now on the Unified Lending Interface, using more than 136 data services to support credit assessment and decision-making
The RBI has flagged rising stress in microfinance loans, urging NBFCs to balance growth with sound practices, even as overall asset quality in the sector improved
Small business credit exposure rose 16.2 per cent to ₹46 trillion as of September 2025, though growth moderated from the previous quarter amid cautious underwriting and seasonality
Northern Arc's long experience in finance placement and fund management should support fee income, helping absorb structurally higher credit costs, analysts at Ambit said
In the past three trading days, the stock price of Shriram Finance has rallied 10% after Japanese lender MUFG Bank said it will invest ₹39,618 cr through preferential allotment of equity shares.
Strong fundamentals will steer these sectors through the evolving regulatory, and macroeconomic landscape
Shriram Finance said its board has approved entering into definitive agreements with MUFG Bank Ltd for an investment of ₹39,618 crore, or about $4.4 billion
Shriram Finance said the company is on a growth trajectory and routinely explores opportunities that are aimed at enhancing shareholder value
At 9:35 AM, Shriram Finance share price was trading at ₹868, up 2.33 per cent. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.19 per cent higher at 84,843.85 levels.
M&MFS has a deep rural presence across 500,000 villages and a 12 million customer base
NBFCs' vehicle-loan AUM is seen growing 16-17 per cent annually through FY26-FY27 to Rs 11 trillion by March 31, 2027, with used-vehicle loans expected to outpace new loans, Crisil Ratings said
With this equity round, BlackSoil Capital further consolidates its position as a specialised, institution-grade lender
CRISIL said RBI's final guidelines allowing overlapping lending within bank groups avert a 2-6 per cent hit to advances for 12 large groups, while keeping key NBFC and ARC proposals
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
RBI says bank's NBFC group entities that have not been independently identified as NBFC-Upper Layer are now exempted from listing
Digital non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) account for 49 per cent of outstanding personal loan volumes, but only 8 per cent of the value as of September
While Provisions bill dips; income flows stay subdued
Non-bank sources now contribute nearly half of commercial-sector funding, led by record corporate bond issuances, steady equity fundraising and rising credit flows from NBFCs
Careedge expects stronger bank performance in FY26, with credit growth rising to 11.5-12.5% on consumption and corporate demand, even as weak deposit growth keeps the credit-deposit ratio high