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Centre launches Rs 1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for farmers

Union food minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday launched a Rs 1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme to help farmers easily access post-harvest loans by leveraging electronic warehouse receipts. The scheme aims to reduce banks' reluctance to lend against electronic negotiable warehouse receipts (e-NWRs) issued by Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) registered repositories. "We have provided a corpus fund of Rs 1,000 crore. The objective is to encourage banks to lend loans with a liberal approach," the minister said at the scheme's launch. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra highlighted the significant potential for expansion, noting that current post-harvest lending stands at just Rs 40,000 crore out of total agricultural lending of Rs 21 lakh crore. Currently, lending against e-NWRs is a mere Rs 4,000 crore. "We are hoping that post-harvest lending will grow to Rs 5.5 lakh crore over the next 10 years," Chopra said, emphasising that the target is achievable with coordinated

Lenders likely to securitise loans over Rs 60,000 crore in Q3FY25

Secured loans are prime assets; investors selective about segments with quality pressures

Over 70% MSMEs use biz loans for immediate financial needs: Study

There is higher demand for working capital expenses, emphasising the liquidity challenges and short-term cash flow gaps faced by businesses in managing their day-to-day operations

Bank loan 'fraud' case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi and adjoining areas as part of an alleged bank loan fraud linked money laundering probe against former promoters of liquidated dairy major Kwality Ltd, official sources said. About a dozen places are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The money laundering case stems from a 2020 FIR of the CBI against Kwality Ltd and its directors filed in September, 2020 for allegedly cheating a consortium of 10 banks, led by the Bank of India, for an amount over Rs 1,400 crore through alleged bloating of financial statements and diversion of loan funds. The premises of the former promoters of the company, directors and other key persons are being searched, the sources said. Kwality Ltd. started as an ice-cream manufacturing company and diversified into milk-based products. Its former directors include Sanjay Dhingra, Siddhant Gupta, Arun ...

China injects $124 bn into banking system via one-year policy loans

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) lent the medium-term facility (MLF) loans to financial institutions at 2%, the central bank said

Cost of borrowing stressful, banks must make interest rates affordable: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said bank interest rates are very stressful for some people, and steps are needed to make them affordable. Amid widespread concerns about a possible slowdown in economic growth, the finance minister assured that the government is fully aware of the domestic and global challenges, and added that there is no need to have "undue concerns". "What is important is when you look at India's growth requirements, and you can have so many different voices coming out and saying the cost of borrowing is really very stressful, and a time when we want industries to ramp up and move (to) building capacities, bank interest rates will have to be far more affordable," Sitharaman said. Speaking at the annual business and economic conclave organised by SBI, the minister also asked banks to concentrate on their core function of giving loans and added that the "misselling" of insurance products also indirectly adds to the cost of borrowing for an entity.

SBI seeks $1.25 bn in country's largest dollar-denominated loan of 2024

India's top lender is raising the facility for general corporate purposes through its branch at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Perils of the 'push' loan phenomenon and rural India's rising debt burden

Rural households are increasingly depending on borrowed money to meet everyday consumption needs, a practice that is not sustainable in the long run

Private banks' fresh loan rates up 14 bps in September over August

Fresh term deposit rates rise eight bps in Sept; One-yr MCLR flat in October

Tata Neu's lending biz disburses over 1 lakh personal loans worth Rs 1k cr

According to Sushma Abburi, chief business officer, MoneyView, the partnership with Tata Neu enables the company to deliver personalised loan products through its innovative platform

RBI's lending ban cannot be the answer to India's credit excesses

Excesses spike in post-pandemic inflation and an uneven recovery that bypassed working-class families has aggravated the challenge

Mandhana promoter diverted loans for personal benefit: ED charge sheet

Purushottam Mandhana, promoter of Mandhana Industries, used business loans for personal benefit and caused a loss of Rs 975 crore to a Bank of Baroda-led consortium of lenders, the Enforcement Directorate has said in its charge sheet. Observing that there was a prima facie case against Mandhana and others, a special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases here earlier this month directed the accused to remain present in the court on November 21. The charge sheet filed by the ED named 18 persons as accused, including Purushottam Mandhana, his wife Prema and son Priyavrat. Special judge A C Daga took cognizance of the charge sheet on October 1, saying there was a clear, prima facie case under the PMLA. "All accused persons appear to have been involved in this process of money laundering and ultimately tried to make tainted money untainted," the court noted and issued summons to them. The charge sheet said that Palghar-based Mandhana Industries is into manufacturing

HDFC Bank says sequential rise in deposits outpaced loan growth in Q2

Deposits rose 5.1 per cent from the previous quarter to Rs 25 trillion, after no sequential change in April-June

NBFCs turning to alternative funding sources amid slower bank loans

This shift has been spurred by changes in banking regulations, making it more difficult for NBFCs, especially those with lower credit ratings, to secure bank funding

TikTok parent ByteDance eyes $9.5 bn in record Asia dollar corporate loan

ByteDance's facility is larger than the earlier-anticipated size - an indication that the borrower is eager to take advantage of Asia's loan market, which is flush with liquidity amid dismal deal flow

HDFC Bank to sell Rs 10k cr in loan portfolios via pass-through certificate

HDFC Bank will use a rare debt instrument known as pass-through certificates to sell loan portfolios worth up to Rs 10,000 crore ($1.2 billion)

Current account deposits, retail asset quality challenges for new SBI chair

Maintaining loan growth momentum, protecting margins may not be easy as interest rate cycle changes

Ease of lending: How Unified Lending Interface will improve credit access

Seamless delivery of credit and a quicker turnaround time without requiring extensive documentation will benefit both borrowers and lenders

Telecom company MTNL defaults on Rs 422 cr loan payments from various banks

State-owned telecom company MTNL has defaulted on bank loan payments worth Rs 422.05 crore, a regulatory filing said on Monday. The total default amount comprises Rs 328.75 crore default on instalment of principal and Rs 93.3 crore towards interest on debt for June and July. According to the details shared by MTNL, it has defaulted on the payment of Rs 155.76 crore on debt raised from Union Bank of India, Rs 140.37 crore from State Bank of India, Rs 40.33 crore from Bank of India, Rs 40.01 crore from Punjab & Sind Bank, Rs 41.54 crore from Punjab National Bank and Rs 4.04 crore from UCO Bank. The telecom firm earlier raised Rs 5,573.52 crore in debt from these banks. The loss-making telecom firm has total borrowings of Rs 7,873.52 crore from banks and financial institutions, and the total debt of the company stands at Rs 31,944.51 crore. MTNL has sought Rs 1,151.65 crore from the government for payment of interest arising out of sovereign guarantee bonds in the current ...

NARCL offers Rs 360 crore to acquire Delhi-based Agson Global's bad debt

80 per cent haircut for lenders if offer accepted