DHFL eyes 20-25% growth in its disbursements this year

Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) is targeting to achieve 20-25% growth in its disbursements this year. The company had disbursed Rs 16,600 crore in 2013-14. In Kerala, it had disbursed Rs 775 crore last fiscal and is eyeing a 20% growth this year. Moreover, the company’s customer base in Kerala stood at 7,801, of which 22% are women, the highest in the country. The company would encourage women customers to buy their own homes, with a 0.25% waiver on processing fees and interest waiver and would focus on low and middle income and affordable housing. Further, the company launched a new branch at Thiruvananthapuram and three service centers at Kollam, Thodupuzha and Pathnamthitta. It is also planning two more branches at Kalpetta and Tirur.