The microfinance sector is prioritizing asset quality stabilization and cautious credit expansion, implementing guardrails like limiting lenders per borrower to three and capping household loan exposure at ₹2 lakh. These measures have led to a stabilizing portfolio and consistent repayment behavior, with gross loan portfolio contracting and short-term delinquencies falling.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs
October 24, 2026