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Ghaziabad: 40-year-old man murdered for asking friend to repay ₹20,000
Police said Shaukeen loaned ₹20,000 to his friend Farukh about a year ago. when he asked Farukh to return the money, he allegedly hit Shaukeen on the head, killing him

Published on Feb 07, 2025 07:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ghaziabad
Here's how to get a ₹50,000 loan with Aadhaar card under PM Svanidhi Yojana
The beneficiaries are given a smaller loan and they can then avail a larger loan if they repay on time

Published on Jan 07, 2025 12:55 PM IST
Govt proposes unregulated lending crackdown, may ban loan apps, impose penalties
Fraudulent loan apps are a concern with coercive recovery tactics, exorbitant interest rates, and hidden fees, leading to distress and in some cases, suicides

Published on Dec 22, 2024 02:22 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
After 1,000 dates in 8 years, this woman sends automatic rejection emails to men
A woman who's been on over 1,000 dates in 8 years sends automatic rejection emails to men who don’t meet her expectations.

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 06:07 PM IST
PA Media | | Edited by Akanksha Agnihotri
Three arrested for killing businessman over debt in Gurugram
Three suspects were arrested for the murder of a businessman in Gurugram, who was sedated, strangled, and dumped to avoid repaying a loan.

Updated on Nov 26, 2024 05:26 AM IST
Two arrested for duping Ghatkopar bizman of ₹96L
Two men were arrested in Chennai for cheating a Ghatkopar businessman of ₹96 lakh under the pretext of securing a ₹20 crore loan.

Updated on Nov 22, 2024 05:54 AM IST
China unveils new ‘hidden debt’ scheme for local governments
Policymakers approved a proposal to swap six trillion yuan ($840 billion) of hidden debt belonging to local governments

Published on Nov 10, 2024 09:58 AM IST
4 booked after being named in real-estate investor’s suicide note
A real-estate investor's suicide in Mumbai leads to a case against four individuals linked to financial harassment, per his suicide note.

Updated on Nov 09, 2024 06:34 AM IST
PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme: Know about the scheme, eligibility criteria and more
The scheme will be administered to students through a simple, transparent and student-friendly system that will be inter-operable and entirely digital.

Published on Nov 08, 2024 03:37 PM IST
Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
Student loan cancellation was not a focus of the campaign for either Trump or Kamala Harris, who steered clear of the issue at her political events.

Published on Nov 08, 2024 12:07 PM IST
PTI |
RBI may act against more NBFCs due to obscure lending practices: Morgan Stanley
The RBI sought action against four NBFCs, asking them to cease and desist from making new loan sanctions and disbursements

Published on Oct 18, 2024 02:35 PM IST
ANI |
Biden approves $4.5 billion in student-debt cancellation for 60k public servants
More than $73 billion in loans have been forgiven through the 2007 initiative under Biden, according to an Education Department press release.

Published on Oct 17, 2024 04:32 PM IST
Bloomberg |
HDFC bank sells $717 million of home loans to reduce credit book
HDFC Bank sold a housing loan portfolio of about 60 billion rupees ($717 million), seeking to further lighten its credit load amid regulatory pressures

Updated on Sep 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Americans face credit hit as student debt goes delinquent again
The borrowers at present are shielded from taking a hit to credit scores, because the Biden administration ordered a one-year moratorium.

Published on Sep 09, 2024 07:17 PM IST
Bloomberg |
The rich can’t sell their art, so they’re borrowing against it
Art lending offers specific advantages for wealthy owners as art isn’t subject to daily swings and is valued annually, unlike volatile financial markets

Updated on Aug 16, 2024 06:27 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Ethiopia gets IMF relief after easing forex curbs
Ethiopia gets IMF relief after easing forex curbs

Published on Jul 30, 2024 03:19 AM IST
AFP |
Banks may soon use your digital footprint to give home loans, here's how
Banks are working on a new framework to give home loans using a person's spending patterns, mirroring the policy for MSME loans as seen in the Union Budget 2024

Published on Jul 27, 2024 12:47 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Five arrested for approving loan in dead man’s name
Punjab vigilance bureau (VB), on Monday, arrested two current and three ex-employees of a cooperative bank Dhuga Kalan for allegedly approving a loan of ₹1.90 lakh in the name of a deceased person.

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 08:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur:
Minor sold by aunt in Karnataka to settle ₹35,000 loan rescued
An 11-year-old girl from Tumkur allegedly sold to settle a ₹35,000 loan by her aunt has been successfully rescued in Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 03:10 PM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
Indian loan-taking to grow faster than GDP growth this year: SBI Capital Markets
India's 13-15% projected growth in credit is due to economic growth, formalisation, digitalisation, and premiumisation.

Published on Jul 07, 2024 04:31 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
5 things you must know if you want a student loan to fulfil study abroad dream
Education loans provide a viable solution, offering much-needed financial support to aspiring students who wish to study abroad.

Updated on Jul 05, 2024 06:49 PM IST
Personal loan interest rates increase after RBI sees them riskier: See new rates
The RBI deeming personal loans riskier resulted in the lending rates of private sector banks increasing by 30-50 basis points.

Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:09 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh
Rattan Kumar, 59, a resident of Sector 27-D, Chandigarh, was defrauded of ₹17.20 lakh by a cyber criminal posing as his uncle DC Jain

Published on Jun 28, 2024 10:21 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Tennessee judge blocks auction of Elvis Presley's iconic Graceland mansion
Naussany Investments and Private Lending said Lisa Marie Presley had used Graceland as collateral for the loan, according to the foreclosure sale notice

Published on May 22, 2024 08:50 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Arya Vaishnavi
2 doctors cheated of ₹35 lakh in Gurugram on pretext of loan to expand hospital
Police said that Dr Himanshu Gupta and Dr Vaibhav Bhola jointly own a multispecialty hospital on the Old Delhi-Gurugram Road in Sector 23A

Updated on May 17, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Pakistan to seek rollover of USD 12 billion debt to meet budget targets before IMF team’s arrival
Pakistan to seek rollover of USD 12 billion debt to meet budget targets before IMF team’s arrival

Published on May 10, 2024 11:57 AM IST
PTI |
Woman who wheeled uncle’s corpse into Brazil bank to sign for loan opens up
The woman denied all the allegations levelled against her, claiming that she only realised that her uncle was dead when an ambulance worker confirmed it.

Published on May 08, 2024 11:50 AM IST
Farmer dies by suicide over debt in Tumkur
The deceased had allegedly taken a loan of more than ₹3 lakh from private finance institutions and banks several times in past six years to develop his one-acre areca nut estate

Updated on May 07, 2024 04:09 PM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
HP govt has failed to show its report card: Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi
Senior BJP leader and minister of state for external affairs and culture Meenakshi Lekhi addressing a press conference in Shimla on Sunday

Updated on May 05, 2024 10:19 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
Panchkula man’s body found wrapped in gunny bags
“We have arrested three persons. The accused murdered the victim as he had asked them to return the ₹26,000 that he gave to Harsh as a friendly loan,” Raipur Rani station house officer Sukhbir Singh said

Updated on May 03, 2024 09:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula