HDFC cuts home loan interest rate by 5…

The Housing Development Finance Corporation, or HDFC, announced on Wednesday that it has cut its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) on home loans by 5 basis points. In a filing with stock exchanges, HDFC stated,…

Covid relief bill may trigger $36 billion cut…

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA Covid relief bill backed by Democrats could trigger billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare and other federal programs, like ones that support unemployed workers and…

Small businesses can get a second PPP but…

Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, testifies at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on June 10, 2020 in Washington.Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)Small businesses that took a hit from the coronavirus…

Debt trap: Inside the world of shady digital…

Last August, Anitha (name changed to protect identity) needed some money urgently. The lockdown was a challenging period for the Hyderabad-based media professional, especially on the financial front. Even as she approached formal lenders for…

NBFCs may have lower bad loan ratios than…

Kolkata: Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) appear to be better placed in terms of asset quality when compared to banks with their aggregate bad loan ratio being projected to rise to 8.4% even under extreme stress.…