Heads of microfinance institutions (MFIs) emphasize the difficulty in lowering interest rates without access to cheaper funds ...

The rise in delinquencies has come amid a contraction in the overall microfinance portfolio in September which stood at Rs ...

The microfinance industry contracted in Q2 FY25 with delinquency rates on loans rising to 4.3 per cent in September 2024.

Furthermore, originations dampened further in Q2 FY25, with a 13.3 per cent drop in value and 16.1 per cent drop in volume in ...

The report highlighted that borrowers with an overlap of microfinance and retail loans exhibited higher delinquency rates ...

Explore key recommendations by Sa-Dhan for strengthening microfinance institutions and expanding credit access in underserved ...

Mumbai: The year-on-year delinquency rates on microfinance loans, where instalments are overdue by 30 to 180 days, jumped to 4.3% as of Sep 2024, up from 2% a year earlier. Even as delinquencies rose, ...

Expectations: In order to augment credit supply into the microfinance sector and ensure steady growth, members have asked for ...

Microfinance institutions are calling for government support and a dedicated funding mechanism to address growing challenges, including regulatory issues and rising delinquencies. A meeting chaired by ...

Microfinance Industry Network had in November introduced the new cap along with a few other guidelines around micro lending.