{
  "id": 5206315,
  "title": "Small finance banks' asset quality to improve, GNPA to drop by 120 basis points by March 2027: Crisil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/small-finance-banks-asset-quality-to-improve-gnpa-to-drop-by-120",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:08:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/small-finance-banks-asset-quality-to-improve-gnpa-to-drop-by-120-basis-points-by-march-2027-crisil/articleshow/133722588.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Small finance banks anticipate improved asset quality this financial year. Gross non-performing assets are projected to decline significantly by March 2027. This improvement stems from microfinance portfolio recovery and stable non-microfinance growth. Tighter underwriting practices have strengthened borrower selection in microfinance portfolios. Borrower over-indebtedness caused past credit…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}