SFBs to be major suppliers of PSL certificates by FY20

Small finance banks (SFBs) are expected to be major suppliers of priority sector lending certificates (PSLCs) worth Rs 9,000-19,000 crore by 2019-20. They might also engage in off-balance sheet transactions such as securitisation for priority-sector loans worth Rs 6,000-40,000 crore by FY20, depending on deposit mobilisation. This assumes SFBs will maintain the current levels of PSL-qualifying loans. Stock Market Trading Tips

An analysis of portfolios indicates that around 90 per cent of the portfolio of most SFBs qualifies under PSL and 34 per cent qualifies as agriculture and small-and-marginal-farmer categories.SFBs are also likely to grow their assets undermanage    Himanshu Tiwari Astrologer Blog

ment by about 25 per cent (compounded annual growth rate) by FY20.
A trading platform for PSLCs has the potential to provide the buyers, especially scheduled commercial banks, market-linked tools to cover priority-sector shortfalls without facing origination and servicing challenges of PSL.  Financial Astrology

An effectively priced PSLC market could exert downward pressure on the spreads that non-banking financial institutions and other sellers make on the securitised products.  PSLCs are expected to be priced at one to three per cent annually of the amount of the certificates issued. The pricing would depend on a number of factors, including the PSL sub-segment deficit of the buyer and the overall demand and supply.   Personal Numerology