Rapid expansion led to overleveraging and rising defaults, forcing regulators to shift focus from growth to stability. The key takeaway is that unchecked lending can undermine both financial health ...

Small loans help rural women boost their incomes Loan sharks traditionally dominate village credit markets Microfinance, financial literacy fight informal lenders NARELA, India, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters ...

Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance. Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College ...

New Delhi [India]: The worst is over for India's microfinance sector, with stress levels posed to ease over the next two quarters, said Axis Securities in its latest report. Microfinance companies are ...

The move comes as India’s microfinance loan portfolio shrank to ₹3.34 trillion by November 2025, amid rising risks and ...

Sadaf Sayeed, CEO of Muthoot MicroFin, said the company is increasingly tapping the bond market to support growth and strengthen its funding profile.

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - India proposes to bring microlenders under central bank regulation, tightening oversight of an industry hit hard last year by a state backlash over complaints of ...