Hyderabad:
GIC
Housing Finance Ltd is firming up plans to enter the reverse
mortgage segment, targeted mainly at senior citizens.
It is also mulling the launch of innovative mortgage linked
insurance products.
According
to managing director, AK Guha, the company intends to
disburse Rs1,000 crore of fresh housing loans in the fiscal
2007-08. It will also open eight new branches in various
parts of the country in order to expand its housing loan
portfolio and meet growing demands.
During
fiscal 2006-07, its loan portfolio touched Rs2,000 crore,
disbursals were at Rs600 crore, profit after tax was Rs50
crore and the company paid a dividend of 30 per cent on
its expanded equity base.
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