Aavas Financiers

Aavas Financiers, also known as Aavas, is a Jaipur based housing finance company known for providing home loans in the rural and semi-urban locations of India.[1][2] Aavas is registered with National Housing Bank as a Housing Finance Company and was granted the license in August 2011.[3][4]

Aavas Financiers Limited
TypePublic
ISININE216P01012
IndustryFinancial services
FoundedFebruary 2011
Headquarters
Jaipur
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
  • Sushil Kumar Agarwal
    (Managing Director)
  • Sachinder Bhinder (CEO)
  • Ghanshyam Rawat(CFO)
Websitewww.aavas.in

History

Aavas was incorporated in February 2011. It formally started its operations in March 2012.[5] The name of the company was changed to "Aavas Financiers Limited" in March, 2017.[6] Presently the company is headed by Sushil Kumar Agarwal as the MD and Sachinder Bhinder as the CEO.[7]

The company issued its IPO in October 2018.[8][9][10] Shortly after issuing IPO CDC group, United Kingdom has invested Rs. 200 Crore in Aavas.[11][12]

In September 2019, the company received Rs 345 crore investment from International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.[13][14][15] In March 2020, Aavas signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for receiving loan amount of $60 million specially targeting towards the 'women in lower income group'.[16][17][18] In December 2020, to promote the concept of Green Housing, International Finance Corporation signed an agreement with the company.[19][20][21][22] As of December 31, 2022, Aavas has 321 branches operating in 13 states of India.[23][24]

In March 2022, Aavas was recognized by the Great Place to Work® Institute as among the best companies to work in India.[25]

In August 2022, won Best NBFC award for the year 2020–21 at FE India's Best Banks Awards.[26]

Stock Exchange Listings

The equity shares of Aavas are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange where it is a constituent of the BSE 150 Midcap, and the National Stock Exchange of India where it is a constituent of Nifty Midcap 150.[27][28]

References
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  12. www.ETRealty.com. "Aavas Financiers raises Rs 200 crore from UK's CDC Group - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  13. ANI (17 September 2019). "Aavas Financiers raises Rs 345 crore from IFC through NCDs". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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  19. www.ETEnergyworld.com. "IFC, Aavas Financiers sign pact for affordable green housing finance for low-income borrowers - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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  23. "Statement of consolidated unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2022 published in Financial Express Epaper 03 February 2023". Financial Express. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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  28. "Stock Share Price | Get Quote | BSE". www.bseindia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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