Unsecured loans have been a concern for RBI for a while now. Last year, it took steps to make it more expensive for banks, NBFCs to give them out in bid to deter such borrowing.
With predatory digital lending practices drawing attention, it’s crucial to look at the funding and regulatory environment within which the sector operates.
The Centre Monday blocked around 138 betting and 94 loan apps. However, there is no official word yet on exactly how many apps have been banned, which ones, and why.
Industry data show that economically weaker borrowers are being forced to take loans, due to personal or work-related circumstances, at rates well above what they can afford.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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