
Infographic: Rise in personal loans: Home loans back in focus
Housing loans account for more than 48% of personal loans for banks as of December 2022, as per the RBI data.
Housing loans account for more than 48% of personal loans for banks as of December 2022, as per the RBI data.
‘Personal loans’, rather than credit to agri, industry, and services, remains at the top and drive credit offtake, which needs to be corrected to avoid low-middle income trap and stalling growth
Prolonged cheap credit regime has led to a clear liquidity trap and irrational stock market boom, both of which are bad for the economy.
With most industries having made a hard stop, the ‘productive on-lending’ that the RBI envisages may remain a pipe dream.
The increase in delinquency rates was not uniform; It was most pronounced for loans against property, home loans, and credit cards. Overall delinquencies improved for auto loans.