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TransUnion CIBIL: Youth Loan Growth Cools as Semi-Urban and Rural Credit Gains Pace in Q1 FY26

The latest data show credit-market health easing with a CMI reading of 98, pointing lenders to resilient pockets outside metros.

Overview

  • Growth in loan originations for consumers aged 18–35 slowed to 6% in the June 2025 quarter, with their share of total demand slipping to 56% from 58% a year earlier.
  • Semi-urban and rural originations rose 9% year-on-year, led by a 15% jump in personal loans, and these regions’ share of total originations increased to 61%.
  • Enquiry volumes stayed firm for personal, consumer durable and gold loans, while credit card demand declined among younger borrowers.
  • The share of new-to-credit borrowers fell to 16% from 18% as lenders turned cautious, and growth in credit-active consumers cooled to 9% from 15%.
  • Portfolio signals were mixed with downgrades rising to 25% and upgrades slipping to 29%, as stress ticked up in two-wheeler and credit card segments and early delinquency in consumer durables inched higher.