L&T Finance, Utkarsh SFB and Fusion Finance rise to 11% as Bihar passes MFI Bill 2026. This is what causes pain

Shares of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, L&T Finance and Fusion Finance plunged to 11% on Friday after the Bihar Assembly passed the MFI Bill 2026, which sought to tighten supervision of microfinance institutions and curb coercive recovery practices.Fusion Finance was the worst hit, falling 11% to the day’s low of Rs 181 on the BSE. […]

Creditaccess, Fusion Finance: Motilal Oswal bet on recovery-guided growth in microfinance

After a turbulent phase, the microfinance industry is now a gradual path to recovery, supported by operational reforms and structural shifts that promise to strengthen the Fundamentals of the sector in the long term. Although the road to standardization is slower than expected, industry experts believe that the worst credit cycle is lagging behind. Industry […]

Banks switch off the financing from TIK to the ‘A’ rated MFIs as stress persists

Lack of financing places small and medium -sized MFIs in a difficult place Photocredit: Marchmeena29 Banks, in particular the public sector (PSBs), have stopped expanding loans under “A” rated micro-financing institutions (MFI) while stress continues to rise in the sector, sources say. “Last year’s negative developments in the sector have led most banks to include […]