HIKE IN RISK WEIGHT: NBFCs likely to feel more heat than banks
Financial Express Mumbai|November 18, 2023
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) move on Thursday to increase risk weight on banks and non-banking financial companies' (NBFCs) unsecured personal loan and credit card portfolio would likely hit the capital adequacy ratio (CRAR) of NBFCs more than that of banks, experts say.
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HIKE IN RISK WEIGHT: NBFCs likely to feel more heat than banks

According to a report by Jefferies, country's largest NBFC Bajaj Finance will likely witness a 220 basis points (bps) moderation in its capital position as of September end, whereas SBI Cards would see its capital ratio moderating by 402 bps.Cyrus Poonawala-promoted Poonawala Fincorp also expects an impact of around 220 bps in its capital adequacy ratio due to the central bank's diktat.

Banks including State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, among others, will likely see an impact between 18 bps to 80 bps, with IDFC First Bank getting impacted the most-80 bps.

A source at SBI Cards told FE that this was a positive move by the RBI to ensure "prudent growth" in unsecured lending and confirmed that the directive would lead to a 400-bps compression in SBI Cards' CRAR. "As of now, we are well capitalized and well above the regulatory guideline of 15%. If required, we will augment tier 2 capital. There is no need for us to raise equity. We are a profitable company, and our profits are sufficient to fund growth," the source said.

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