Indian banks are offering more loans at lower interest rates. Almost two-thirds of all bank credit now has rates below 9%. This shift follows a year of aggressive rate cuts. While credit growth is strong, banks' profit margins face pressure. Metropolitan areas and public sector banks lead lending. Agriculture and industrial credit also accelerated. Personal loan growth moderated.

Bank term deposits under 7% surged to 61.8% in FY26 due to 125 basis points of policy rate cuts. Depositors shifted to longer maturities, with one-to-three-year tenures rising to…

MUMBAI: Personal loan growth moderated to 12.9% as of end-March 2026 and fell below overall credit growth after outpacing it for several years. However, its share in total credit…

Indian banks are witnessing a significant shift as nearly two-thirds of credit now carries sub-9% interest rates, a consequence of aggressive RBI rate cuts. This trend, while…

Indian banks are offering more loans at lower interest rates. Almost two-thirds of all bank credit now has rates below 9%. This shift follows a year of aggressive rate cuts. While…