IFC to Invest ₹300 Crore in Grihum Housing’s RMBS
NEW DELHI: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) aims to enhance homeownership among low- and middle-income families by investing up to ₹300 crore (approximately USD 30 million) in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) issued by Grihum Housing Finance, a company specializing in affordable housing finance. This issuance aims to stimulate private capital for affordable mortgage lending and develop India’s RMBS market, according to a statement released by the IFC, an entity of the World Bank Group, on Friday. RMBS instruments are securities backed by collections of retail residential mortgages. They enable housing finance providers to transform loan cash flows into tradable securities,…