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Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Sunday reported a 10 per cent year-on-year growth in its loans and advances, totalling Rs 1,45,227 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025.The bank had reported loans and advances worth Rs 1,32,019 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.According to the provisional business update submitted…
MUMBAI: Gold loans have recorded a 125% year-on-year surge as of end-Nov 2025 – over 10 times the 11.5% growth in overall bank credit. The rise in gold loans follows a 77% increase last year and coincides with the rally in gold prices. Although outstanding gold loans of Rs 3.6 lakh crore accounted for less…
India’s economy continues to expand at a robust pace, supported by strong domestic demand, low inflation and healthy bank balance sheets, even as risks from unsecured lending, fintech exposure, external uncertainties and stablecoins persist, the Reserve Bank of India said in its December 2025 Financial Stability Report (FSR), PTI reported.The report said the domestic financial…
RBI imposes restrictions on Loknete RD Kshirsagar Sahakari Bank MUMBAI: RBI has said that the banking sector remains resilient, backed by double-digit balance sheet growth and sustained profitability. Asset quality improved further, with the gross non-performing assets ratio falling to a multi-decadal low and the slippage ratio declining for the fifth straight year. While commercial…
Pakistan saw a 14% rise in foreign loans and grants during the first five months of the current fiscal year (July–November 2025), reaching $3.032 billion compared to $2.667 billion in the same period last year.Of the total inflows, foreign loans rose 46.2% to $2.521 billion, while grants fell by 43% to $54 million. In November…
Image made with help of AI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already moved from monthly to 15-day credit reporting from January 1, 2025. Now, it has issued draft rules that push the system further: by July 1, 2026, banks and NBFCs will have to update your credit data with bureaus every week.Here’s what…
Mumbai: Lending through credit cards has come under sharper scrutiny as banks turn cautious amid signs of stress in the segment along with two-wheelers, commercial vehicles and micro loans against property. However, overall retail asset quality remains stable, TransUnion Cibil’s credit data for the Sept quarter showed.“In recent quarters, credit card originations declined while delinquencies…
Banks have been advised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to link loans extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to an external benchmark in order to strengthen monetary policy transmission, the government informed Parliament on Saturday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje said the…
MUMBAI: Bajaj Finance has said that its voice bots will disburse Rs 5,300 crore of loans in FY26 – its first full year of operations. This channel will be completely taken over by AI agents as part of its 2026-30 long-range strategy which has AI as the backbone of its growth plans that links targets…
MUMBAI: Home loan rates are set to drop to levels last seen before the global financial crisis in 2008, with the RBI’s monetary policy committee reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%.Several banks — Union Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank — currently offer home loans at…
