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MFIs seek extension of credit guarantee scheme till FY2023

The industry body said smaller MFIs are finding it difficult to mobilise additional/new investment

MFIs may close FY22 with 12-15% loan growth as delinquencies fall: Report

The industry closed the first six months of the current fiscal with asset growth of only five per cent, rating agency ICRA NSE 0.06 % said in the report released on Wednesday.

MFIs want Rs 3 lakh as loan cut-off to widen scope of eligible borrowers

If the RBI agrees to this suggestion, 50 million MFI customers will join the current net of 60 million and an outstanding portfolio of Rs 2.45 trillion

TMS, Ep 43: India at COP26, way ahead for MFIs, EMs in 2022, and FASTags

Is India on the wrong side of climate action with its COP26 commitment? What's the road ahead for microfinance institutions? What is FASTag and how does it work? Find the answers here

MFIs shouldn't sacrifice social mandate at altar of growth: RBI dy governor

M Rajeshwar Rao urges them not to forget sector's original mandate of financial inclusion, as over-indebtedness by borrowers, coercive recovery would roll back gains achieved over the years

Sa-Dhan seeks Rs 7,500 cr more for credit guarantee scheme for MFIs

Sa-Dhan has issued a press release basis the letter written to the Finance Minister

MFI's gross loan portfolio slips 4% to Rs 214,528 cr till June: Sa-Dhan

The microfinance industry's gross loan portfolio (GLP) marginally declined by around 4 per cent to Rs 214,528 crore as of June 30 this year, against Rs 224,205 crore as of June 20, 2020

NBFC-MFIs gross loan portfolio may grow 10-15% in FY22: Report

The Gross Loan Portfolio (GLP) for NBFC-MFIs had grown only 11 per cent year-on-year in FY 2021.

Banker's Trust: Tamal Bandyopadhyay on the facts and fiction of Mudra loans

Do we need yet another refinance agency? No one will shed a tear if Mudra is given a decent burial

MFI sector's credit cost seen at 5-10% in FY22: India Ratings and Research

India Ratings and Research revised upwards its credit cost estimate for microfinance institution (MFI) sector to 5-10 per cent in the current financial year compared to earlier 3-6 per cent

MFIs, smaller NBFCs collections drop to 65-85% in Q1 FY22: Acuite Ratings

The collection efficiencies of its rated microfinance institutions (MFIs) and smaller non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have dropped to 65-85 per cent during the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Guarantees for MFI loans to kickstart lending in rural areas, say experts

Scheme extended to term loans from banks to MFIs for on-lending; tenure of loan extended to 36 months from 18 months earlier, with cap on interest rate charged by banks

MFIs in Assam, borrowers set to get major relief as govt steps in

According to CRIF Micro Credit, Assam was one of the most stressed states in terms of microfinance loans

Microfinance loan book grows 10% sequentially to Rs 2.53 trillion in Q4

Banks continue to dominate the market share of 42 per cent.

Deregulation of rates for NBFC-MFIs may lead to expansion of market

The large NBFC-MFIs have not rationalised their lending rates, despite achieving economies of scale.

Banks' pricing of micro-finance loans may soon be linked to MCLR

85% qualifying asset rule for MFIs may be tweaked to assist diversification

Covid-19 pandemic impact: ICRA downgrades ratings for two MFIs

The rating action factors in the significant increase in delinquencies and the pressure on profitability and growth in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

30-day overdues in microfinance loans may double to reach 14-16%: Crisil

Collection efficiency of MFIs likely to drop to 75-80% in May, from 90-95% in March, creating asset quality pressures

Microfinance sector stares at sequentially challenging year: India Ratings

Collections in May could see shortfall of 10-15%; credit costs may escalate in FY22

Microfinancing lessons from a mandi that govt-run Mudra seems to have lost

MFI agents hand out 15-day loans in cash with a lecture on vaccines to the women, who would otherwise approach money lenders to buy vegetables in bulk and sell at the market next to the Ganga