Housing loans

Homes most unaffordable in four years: RBI

Homes most unaffordable in four years: RBI

1 min read . 12 Jul 2019

Loan against property market affected by liquidity crunch in FY19: India Ratings

Loan against property market affected by liquidity crunch in FY19: India Ratings

1 min read . 14 May 2019

Despite the thrust of the government on affordable housing and RBI’s expansion of whivh home loans can be a part of priority sector, banks have not pushed small home loans.

Lending to affordable housing is growing but without banks

2 min read . 15 Jun 2018

The central bank has increased the housing loan limits for priority sector loans to ₹35 lakh from ₹28 lakh in metropolitan centres, and to ₹25 lakh from ₹20 lakh in other centres.

Affordable housing loans to get cheaper

1 min read . 07 Jun 2018

A slowing corporate loan book doesn’t augur well for the future of spreads for the lender. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

HDFC goes affordable in growth push, making its stock a dear pick

2 min read . 01 May 2018

Currently, the loan book of ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd stands at Rs10,000 crore.

ICICI Home Finance aims Rs30,000 crore loan book in 3-4 years

1 min read . 24 Apr 2018

The growing burden of consumer debt should be seen against the larger trends on national savings. Photo: Bloomberg

Is it time to worry about a consumer loans bubble?

3 min read . 28 Feb 2018

IBHF raises Rs1,000 crore from Yes Bank for affordable housing

1 min read . 02 Jan 2018

The chart shows that non-food credit growth was 2.9% over the three-month period, which isn’t much, but does show a pick-up. Graphic: Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint

Is bank credit picking up?

1 min read . 02 Jan 2018

Last year, Narendra Modi had announced that the credit linked subsidy scheme under PMAY (Urban) will be applicable to MIG till the end of December this year. Photo: Mint

Interest subsidy on housing loans to remain for middle income group till 2019

1 min read . 22 Sep 2017

With fresh capital and the support of both current and new investors, the microlender expects to launch the small finance bank soon. Photo: Mint

Janalakshmi Financial Services raises Rs1,030 crore equity capital

1 min read . 12 Sep 2017

Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya says aiming to help 10 lakh EPF subscribers build or buy homes in next two years, and the Hudco tie-up is a step towards the same. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

EPFO to help 1 million subscribers purchase houses

2 min read . 23 Jun 2017

Compared with the period of the Great Financial Crisis, prices have almost doubled in India, says BIS. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

BIS: Indian residential property price rise since 2007 highest in world

1 min read . 08 Jun 2017

Microfinance companies raised Rs7,000 crore through sale of asset backed securities compared to Rs9,000 crore in the last fiscal. Photo: iStock

Loan securitisation volumes rose 34% to ₹9,000 crore in FY17: ICRA

1 min read . 10 May 2017

The bank’s stock closed 0.49 per cent up at Rs320 on the BSE. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Indian Bank to raise Rs5,000 crore to fund infra, housing

1 min read . 02 May 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on 31 December last year announced the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme for Middle Income Groups —CLSS(MIG). Photo: Bloomberg

Interest subsidy scheme on housing loans for middle income groups effective from Jan

2 min read . 22 Mar 2017

HDFC: Loan growth maintained, trimmed expenses cheer

1 min read . 27 Oct 2016

Loan failure rates in the sub-Rs2 lakh segment were around 6% five years ago. Photo: iStockphoto<br />

Will housing loans be the new NPAs?

2 min read . 02 Aug 2016

Tourists from 114 countries can get tourist visas online, without visiting the Indian consulates, under the e-Tourist visa scheme. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint <br />

News in numbers | 445,300 tourists visited India on e-tourist visa in 2015

2 min read . 15 Jan 2016

RBI’s move comes in the wake of a government plan, called Housing for All, to build 20 million houses for the urban poor by 2022, which coincides with 75 years of independence. Photo: Bloomberg<br />

RBI allows 90% loan to value ratio on home loans up to Rs30 lakh

4 min read . 09 Oct 2015