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  • Affordable housing finance companies face growth slowdown as market matures

    Affordable housing finance companies face growth slowdown as market matures

    Elevated operating costs and pressure on margins would keep growth under check

  • RBI's new deposit norms unlikely to be onerous for housing finance companies: Crisil

    RBI's new deposit norms unlikely to be onerous for housing finance companies: Crisil

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued revised norms for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and HFCs on August 12

  • RBI issues revised regulations for NBFCs, HFCs

    RBI issues revised regulations for NBFCs, HFCs

    The revised regulations will be applicable from January 1, 2025.

  • Home Loans: Who's got the lowest rate on offer among these housing finance companies and NBFCs?

    Home Loans: Who's got the lowest rate on offer among these housing finance companies and NBFCs?

    Lowest home loan rates: LIC Housing Finance, ICICI Home Finance and Aditya Birla Capital offer interest rates between 8.50 and 9 percent on a home loan of Rs 75 lakh for a tenure of 20 years.

  • HDFC's net profit rises 18% in Q2 on robust loan growth

    HDFC's net profit rises 18% in Q2 on robust loan growth

    The housing finance company's total interest income was Rs 13,142.93 crore, up 24.2% from the year-ago quarter. Its total revenue from operations was Rs 15,027.21 crore, up from Rs 12,215.95 crore in Q2FY22

  • Company FDs offer higher interest than banks. Mind the added risks, though

    Company FDs offer higher interest than banks. Mind the added risks, though

    From HDFC, LIC housing finance to Shriram Transport Finance Co, company FDs are offering interest rates in excess of 7 percent for 3-year fixed deposits. But watch out for their credit ratings before you invest.

  • Stock Market Live: Auro Pharma, Apollo Hosp in focus; HFCs still expensive after recent fall? | Morning Trade

    Stock Market Live: Auro Pharma, Apollo Hosp in focus; HFCs still expensive after recent fall? | Morning Trade

    Why HFCs focused on affordable housingg have failed to attract investors? We speak to Bharat Gianani of Aparna Iyer of Moneycontrol team. Stocks in spotlight today: Aurobindo Pharma, Apollo Hospitals, Balaji Amines and Sterling & Wilson. We also answer your stock queries LIVE with Ashish Chaturmohta

  • Why affordable housing finance companies seem expensive to investors?

    Why affordable housing finance companies seem expensive to investors?

    The affordable housing finance market grew 20 percent in FY22 and is likely to grow by 18 percent in the current financial year, according to Care Ratings Ltd. That is faster than the banking sector’s home loan growth of 13 percent in FY22 and the 11 percent growth for HFCs.

  • Top NBFCs, HFCs opt for short-term fund raising on RBI rate cues, say experts

    Top NBFCs, HFCs opt for short-term fund raising on RBI rate cues, say experts

    AAA-rated NBFCs and HFCs flooded the corporate debt market last week with short-term debt issuances. The trend is likely to continue, experts say

  • Why co-lending, though a good idea, is unlikely to take off: 10 key facts about the model

    Why co-lending, though a good idea, is unlikely to take off: 10 key facts about the model

    Banks have the money, NBFCs have people on the ground. A marriage makes sense. But, why would a bank share a good borrower with an NBFC?

  • Explainer: What the revised rules for housing finance companies mean

    Explainer: What the revised rules for housing finance companies mean

    HFCs cannot impose foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties on any floating rate term loan sanctioned for purposes other than business to individual borrowers, the RBI has said.

  • Why Repco Home Finance is a good bet

    Why Repco Home Finance is a good bet

    Repco has gone through a rough period marked by a lack of growth in home market and the rising delinquencies in the non‐salaried segment

  • LIC Housing Finance: What’s keeping the stock price suppressed?

    LIC Housing Finance: What’s keeping the stock price suppressed?

    LICHF's stock price has corrected 50 percent from the all-time high of Rs 587 in July 2019.

  • RBI proposes new norms for housing finance companies

    RBI proposes new norms for housing finance companies

    The regulator has sought public comments on its draft from HFCs, market participants and other stakeholders by July 15, 2020 latest

  • SC to hear CREDAI plea on loan moratorium for NBFCs, HFCs: Where does the case stand?

    SC to hear CREDAI plea on loan moratorium for NBFCs, HFCs: Where does the case stand?

    The bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, SK Kaul and BR Gavai will hear the case today

  • Needed: A credit backstop for investment-grade NBFCs

    Needed: A credit backstop for investment-grade NBFCs

    Liquidity measures have had their day. They haven’t helped lower-rated companies

  • Indian lenders’ exposure to real estate doubled in last 4 years: RBI report

    Indian lenders’ exposure to real estate doubled in last 4 years: RBI report

    Loans given to real estate companies rose to Rs 2.01 lakh crore in June 2019, from Rs 1.05 lakh crore in June 2016, the RBI said in the Financial Stability Report released on December 27.

  • 4 stocks that will benefit most from changes in partial credit guarantee scheme

    4 stocks that will benefit most from changes in partial credit guarantee scheme

    The changes will allow state-run banks to purchase pooled assets from financially sound NBFCs and HFCs.

  • NBFCs may face Rs 70,000-crore drag from real estate: Report

    NBFCs may face Rs 70,000-crore drag from real estate: Report

    The agency has thus downgraded the NFBC sector’s mid-year outlook from stable to negative as potential defaults may further weaken wholesale NBFCs and HFCs, which are already facing a crisis

  • SEBI may tighten buyback norms, cap issue at 25% of paid-up capital & free reserves

    SEBI may tighten buyback norms, cap issue at 25% of paid-up capital & free reserves

    The move comes on the heels of a 20 percent tax on share buybacks imposed by the Finance Ministry in Budget 2019 and is apparently aimed at providing a correct picture of companies’ leverage status.

  • Should investors bet on this housing finance stock that has risen 90% in past 5 months?

    Should investors bet on this housing finance stock that has risen 90% in past 5 months?

  • Housing finance cos to benefit most from RBI’s easing of portfolio sell-down norms

    Housing finance cos to benefit most from RBI’s easing of portfolio sell-down norms

    RBI's relaxation would primarily benefit HFCs where the loan tenure is typically more than 5 years with greater proportion HFCs’ loan book now becoming eligible for securitisation.

  • Portfolio buyout by banks may hurt business growth further, says NBFC body

    Portfolio buyout by banks may hurt business growth further, says NBFC body

    Apart from liquidity issues, at present, the NBFC industry is also grappling with concerns around the recovery of cash flow in their business. Some banks have also withdrawn their already-sanctioned limits to curtail further financing due to fears of them defaulting.

  • DHFL may raise Rs 1,500 crore via bond sale: Report

    DHFL may raise Rs 1,500 crore via bond sale: Report

    The bonds would be of 10-year maturity, with a yield of 9.5-10 percent

  • Ideas for Profit: A safe bluechip in uncertain times, HDFC is a must buy

    Ideas for Profit: A safe bluechip in uncertain times, HDFC is a must buy

    We see HDFC as one of the key beneficiaries of liquidity shift towards strong and top quality names and expect it to accelerate market share gain.

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