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Stick to regulated entities for short-term personal loans: Analysts

Avoid online platforms that charge exorbitant interest rates

NBFCs sector will see 50-100 bps increase in 90+dpd in FY22: Icra

But the stress will subside subsequently as collection efficiencies improve and restructuring picks up, says rating agency

Auto loan firms hope for better after suffering in rural India's Covid pain

NBFCs and banks reported a rise in loan defaults when the pandemic's second wave hit the hinterland

Explained: How push for factoring could benefit the MSME sector

In simple terms, factoring is acquiring bills receivables from MSMEs and releasing money, or giving short-term loans, against these bills to the MSMEs

India needs more to convince banks, NBFCs to lend to MSMEs: AIIB economist

The Indian government needs to take more steps to encourage banks and NBFCs to lend more to MSMEs, according to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Senior Economist Abhijit Sengupta.

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

Covid-19 wave intensifies pressure points for small, mini non-banks: Report

The second COVID-19 wave has intensified pressure points for small and mini NBFCs, as they did not get the benefit of the RBI's liquidity measures announced last year, a report said.

MFI consultation paper: Incrementally positive for NBFC-MFIs, says report

The paper has proposed greater harmoni­sation in the overall regulatory landscape

Think digital, think detail to drive growth

The big question is - how will NBFCs re-align to changing customer expectations, technology developments and growing competition?

HDB Financial Services Q1 net profit nosedives on Covid-19 impact

Asset quality takes hit with NPAs surging to 7.75%

Kirloskar Oil Engines to invest Rs 250 crore more in NBFC business

They also announced plans to monetise its 50-acre land bank in its base of Pune for its realty company Avante Spaces

42% NBFCs expect over 15% growth in AUM in FY2022, says Icra survey

Around 42 per cent of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) expect a growth of more than 15 per cent in their asset under management (AUM) in fiscal 2021-22, says an Icra Ratings survey.

Liquidity buffer of NBFCs has improved over last year, says Crisil

But the pace of improvement in collection efficiency, the third of the wave of the pandemic, and access to funds need to be closely monitored, rating agency says

Recast loans at non-bank lenders may double by this fiscal-end: Report

The same ratio had stood at 1.6 per cent as of March 2021, after the first wave of the pandemic.

Non-bank financial entities' restructured loans to rise 3.3% by March: ICRA

Covid-19 and lockdowns to slow down its spread have affected the cash flow of borrowers, says agency

Securitisation volumes for NBFCs, HFCs surged to Rs 17,500 cr in Q1: Icra

Securitisation is the process of pooling and repackaging homogenous illiquid financial assets into marketable securities that can be sold to investors.

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.

Collection efficiency of NBFCs retail pool down by 10-35% in May vs March

The collections for SME loan pools and commercial vehicle loan pools also fell significantly by around 20 per cent from the peak achieved in March 2021: Icra

RBI tightens dividend payout norms for NBFCs, links them to bad debt

NBFCs can give dividend only if accounts are clean, NPAs not hidden, and are below 6 per cent for the last three years

Covered bond issuances increase to Rs 2,200 cr in FY21: ICRA report

Domestic covered bond issuances have witnessed a sharp increase to about Rs 2,220 crore in FY2021 as against the issuances of Rs 400 crore seen in the preceding fiscal, said a report by ICRA Ratings. These bonds have been issued so far by non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs), nine in FY2021 compared to two in FY2020. "The covered bonds have seen improved acceptance in the Indian market mainly in H2 FY2021 as it provides a 'dual recourse' benefit to the investor, i.e. the repayment obligation has to be met by the entity and in case of failure to do so, by a pool of assets assigned to a trust," the rating agency said. It said that given the uncertainty on collections due to the pandemic, the protection available to an investor of a covered bond improves when compared with the conventional securitisation of the pool of assets. The domestic market for covered bonds is still in the nascent stages with the first issuance seen in FY2019. This structured product, however, has been a