Following the RBI’s tightening of guidelines for personal loans, Bank and NBFC shares fell.

Due to strong selling pressure following the Reserve Bank’s tightening of consumer credit standards, shares of bank and non-bank financial companies fell as much as 7% during Friday’s morning trading session. Shares of State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Canara Bank, and Bank of Baroda all saw decreases of 3.34 percent, 3%, and 2.67 percent,…

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RBI cancels licences of five NBFCs due to irregular lending practices

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday cancelled the certificates of registration (CoRs) of five Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) who had been offering their services through app-based platforms. The regulator mentioned irregular lending practices of the companies as the reason for its action. “The CoR of the Five NBFCs have been cancelled on account…

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