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iPhone craze, Goa trips, to making ends meet, ‘addictive’ instant loan apps leading many into debt trap

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.

The Future of Home Financing: How Bajaj Finserv is Shaping Home Loan Trends

Bajaj Finserv, a leader in the financial services sector, simplifies the journey by offering innovative home financing solutions tailored to meet the needs of today’s buyers.

Anil Ambani banned from markets for 5 yrs, fined Rs 25 crore. Mastermind of fraud scheme, says SEBI

Following an investigation, SEBI found several serious discrepancies and lapses in the way Ambani’s company Reliance Home Finance had disbursed loans, including to related parties.

Loans to own directors, families — why Gujarat’s cooperative banks are increasingly under RBI scanner

Urban cooperative banks account for bulk of fines by RBI. A significant share of these are for loans given to related parties — the overwhelming majority by institutions in Gujarat.

Do RBI’s rules go easy on wilful defaulters? What latest notification has to say

RBI has issued consolidated rules on wilful defaulters, dealing with their definition and treatment, including when the controversial compromise settlement process is involved.

How to Get a Personal Loan and Use It Wisely in 2023

Learn why millennials are opting for personal loans and how you can get one and use it for your financial goals

Huge interest rates, sneaky T&Cs, threat calls — how loan apps are trapping Indians despite crackdown

India’s lending space is a toxic cocktail of financially unsavvy customers, predatory loan apps, and not enough oversight. Here are five stories.

Suitable or unsuitable? Understanding the role of credit in finances of low-income households

Low-income households seek loans often, but credit is suitable if it helps sustain or improve financial well-being. This is what must be ensured by lenders, regulators & policymakers.

‘Like fraud, usurious’ — digital lending apps in spotlight for high interest rates & fees

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.

DU a step closer to seeking Rs 938-cr loan from govt, profs say this would ‘burden’ students

University’s finance committee approves decision to seek HEFA loan; matter now before DU’s highest body, the executive council.

On Camera

How startups are falling into lenders’ debt traps

Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.