NBFCs’ liquidity crunch likely to result in rising bad loans risks for banks: Moody's

16 Dec 2019 Evaluate

Moody's Investors Service in its latest report has warned that the ongoing liquidity crisis facing non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), following the bankruptcy of IL&FS in September 2018, is likely to result in rising bad loans risks for banks both from these shadow banks as well as from companies depending on such lenders for funding. It also said that the spillover of stress among NBFCs to borrowers, and ultimately to banks, will hinder improvements in banks' asset quality, profitability and capital, which is credit negative.

According to the report, tight funding for NBFCs is raising asset risks for banks in an economy that has grown increasingly dependent on non- banking lenders for the provision of credit. It also noted that owing to liquidity crisis, NBFCs are forced to reduce lending, leading to funding constraints for borrowers relying on non-bank lenders. It added that this increases the risk of loan losses for NBFCs, and as a result, they will continue to have difficulty in obtaining funding.

The report further stated that as financial health of NBFCs deteriorates due to loan losses, they will have greater difficulty obtaining funding, which will exacerbate their funding constraints and it can result in more bad loans from NBFCs for banks. Also, it warned that as NBFC customers' financials weaken, banks will reduce lending to them, which in turn will further worsen their funding stress and can lead to more bad loans from these companies for banks.

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