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SBFC Finance expects its assets under management (AUM) to grow 5–7% every quarter, even as early delinquencies show a marginal uptick and credit costs are revised slightly upward. The company said its broad-based distribution network and improved underwriting quality support this growth outlook. “We’ve been guiding for 5 to 7% for more than nine quarters.
Shriram Finance is sticking to its loan growth target of 15% for the year ending March 2026, buoyed by strong rural and semi-urban demand. The company is also confident that improving credit quality and easing cost of funds will support margins going forward. “Overall, the rural and semi-urban markets are really doing good, and that’s
Manali Pradhan | The Motley Fool Vance calls crypto ‘hedge’ against inflation, bad policies Vice President JD Vance said Bitcoin’s independence offers access to those denied banking over political beliefs, including support for gun rights. Investors have gotten good news lately. The U.S. stock market reacted positively to a stable unemployment rate of 4.1 % in
While India’s macroeconomic health is in a “relative goldilocks situation”, the prevailing global uncertainty means these may be “nervous but exciting times” for the economy, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday. “The brief Israel-Iran war, followed by the US intervention, pushed the price of crude oil sharply higher. Its persistence would have threatened India’s
Suzanne McGee, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf | Reuters U.S. enters Israeli-Iran conflict, attacks three nuclear sites in Iran President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s
Benzinga | Detroit Free Press Trump slams Fed chair as interest rates hold steady amid tariff fears President Donald Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the Fed held rates steady, citing risks from Trump’s expanding tariffs. The president labeled Fed chair Jerome Powell ‘too late’ and ‘an American disgrace,’ arguing that the Fed’s
Wisconsin farmers and producers across the Midwest had more debt and less capital to start the year, increasing the stakes for the 2025 crop. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which covers southern and eastern Wisconsin along with states like Illinois and Iowa, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, which represents western and northern Wisconsin in
See the most expensive homes sold in the Des Moines metro in 2024 A look at the most expensive homes sold in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties. Home mortgage interest rates are unlikely to drop anytime soon, despite comments by the Chicago Federal Reserve CEO during a recent Des Moines visit that rates could drop
The trade war hits stock markets — how can you protect your finances? The global trade war has hit the stock markets — this is how you can protect your finances. Americans may have gotten pretty good at tuning out negative news and predictions, at least when it comes to investing, a Wealthfront survey suggests.