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BFSI's share in India Inc's Q2 profits hits record high of 41.5%

The biggest gains came to banks, which reported a 35.8 per cent YoY growth rate in their combined net profit in Q2 FY23

SBFC Finance files Rs 1,600-crore IPO papers with markets regulator Sebi

The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating to up to Rs 750 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) component aggregating up to Rs 850 crore by promoter selling shareholders

M&M Financial Services surges 9% on healthy business growth in Q2FY23

In October 2022, Mahindra Finance estimates the total disbursement of approximately Rs 5,250 crore, thus delivering 97 per cent growth over October 2021.

Vehicle finance sector to return to pre-Covid level by Q2 next fiscal: CIFC

Murugappa group's financial services unit says bad loans are down and it expects AUM to grow 25% this financial year

Life insurers' retail protection biz down YoY, seen stabilising going ahead

Max Life bucks trend with 11% YoY growth in retail protection APE in Q2

NBFC Sundaram Finance Ltd revises interest rates on term deposits

Non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance Ltd has revised the interest rates on term deposits for tenures of one to three years with immediate effect, the company said on Sunday. Accordingly, the interest rates for deposits of up to 12 months has been increased to 6.65 per cent, for 24 months it has been hiked to 7 per cent, the company said in a statement. For tenures of up to 36 months, the interest rates have been increased to 7.30 per cent. Senior citizens would get an additional interest of 0.35 per cent for one year at 7 per cent, 7.35 per cent for tenures up to two years and 7.65 per cent for tenures up to three years. The company said its deposit balance stood at Rs 4,219 crore.

After RBI missive, FIDC asks NBFCs to revise codes of conduct

Has asked them to insert penalty cause for repeated breaches

LIC, Centre to sell 60.7% stake in IDBI Bank; DIPAM invites EoIs

DIPAM invites EoIs; last date to submit bids is Dec 16

'Upper layer' NBFC tag for Tata Sons calls for a new compliance policy

Tata Sons will have to appoint a new chief compliance officer (CCO)

Loan provisioning in banks: RBI for expected loss-based approach

With low NPAs and high provisions, time ripe for global standards: Bankers

Ahead of festive season, retail credit growth nears 20% in August

Credit growth to the services sector accelerated to 17.2 per cent in August 2022 from just 2.1 per cent a year ago. It was mainly due to improved credit off-take to NBFCs and trade sectors.

Tata Sons, Bajaj Finance among 16 NFBCs put in RBI's upper layer list

HDFC, although qualified to be in the upper layer, has been kept out of the list as it is merging with HDFC Bank

Action against M&M Financial Services won't affect other NBFCs: RBI

Experts had pointed out that in light of these directions against one entity, recovery activities of NBFC sector could get impacted as a majority of NBFCs rely on outsourced agents for loan recovery

New funding mechanism takes wing for HNIs bidding Rs 2-10 lakh in an IPO

Under the new mechanism, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are providing up to Rs 8 lakh on a margin amount of Rs 2 lakh for a flat fee of Rs 2,000, said industry sources.

NBFCs' recovery to be hit after RBI action against M&M Financial Services

Moreover, as lenders will not deploy their own staff for such activity, their operation costs may go up, said experts

Microfinance disbursements slowed in Q1 FY23 after new regulations: MFIN

Lenders needed time to make policy changes after norms were updated in March 2022, says industry group

Moody's retains India rating and outlook, days after cutting GDP forecast

Says credit profile reflects strengths like large and diversified economy, but warns that country is highly exposed to climate change events

Explained: What are RBI's new norms for digital lending in India?

Digital lending involves giving and recovering loans through web platforms or mobile apps. Here are the new regulations and why they have been introduced

RBI says non-banks need approval to issue credit cards, lists more rules

Minimum net-owned fund mandated at Rs 100 crore; cards cannot be unilaterally upgraded.

NBFCs may see asset quality improve by up to 200 bps going forward: Crisil

RBI postponement of timeline for adhering to new NPA norms, greater economic activity likely to act as tailwinds, says rating agency