Bernstein started covering affordable housing finance companies. HomeFirst Finance, Aptus, and Aadhar received ‘Outperform’ ratings. Aavas and PNB Housing Finance got ‘Market-Perform’ ratings. Mortgages are expected to fuel growth due to low penetration. Affordable mortgages should remain a significant portion of the market. Lenders focusing on low-income borrowers are likely to benefit.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,