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NBFCs borrowed short term loans from banks and mutual funds.

Along with which they


were lending to developers of long-term projects. It got held up because of various factors.
They also lent to unethical developers and wilful corporate defaulters. As cash flows dried
up, NBFCs couldn’t repay their lenders. A government-appointed panel tried to recover the
money by selling assets of the group.

The major reasons behind this crisis were-


1. Timing Mismatch: NBFCs have been borrowing money short term and have been
lending it out long term. The problem started when IL&FS, i.e. one of the NBFC’s
mismanaged its funds. As a result, it is now not able to pay back its creditors. The end
result is that IL&FS stands exposed, and so does this faulty business model of the
NBFCs. Since the IL&FS panic has scared the investors away, the NBFCs are not
able to issue new debt in order to roll over the old debt.

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