- Business
- GIC Housing Finance Limited (GICHSGFIN.BO), a non-banking financial company registered with the National Housing Bank, provides housing finance services across India, primarily granting loans to individuals, cooperative societies, associations of persons, companies, and corporations for the purchase of plots, houses, and flats; construction, repair, renovation, extension, and upgrade of residential properties; balance transfers; affordable home loans; loans against property; and commercial loans. Founded in 1989 as GIC Grih Vitta Limited and renamed in 1993, the company is promoted by General Insurance Corporation of India and its subsidiaries, including National Insurance Company Limited, The New India Assurance Company Limited, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, and United India Insurance Company Limited, and operates from its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with 75 offices nationwide supported by a strong marketing team and builder tie-ups. It targets individual borrowers and residential construction entities in the housing finance sector, offering features such as low EMIs based on CIBIL scores, step-up repayment options, track-my-loan tools, and interest rates from 8.80% p.a. for tenures up to 30 years with loan-to-value ratios of 75-90%. Recent developments include a strategic distribution partnership with Canara HSBC Life Insurance in March 2025 to offer group credit life insurance under the 'Group Asset Secure' product for home loan customers' financial protection; shareholder approval in August 2025 for issuing up to Rs 2,500 crore in non-convertible debentures via private placement and material related-party transactions up to Rs 1,000 crore with promoter group entities; and board reappointments including independent director Damodharan Neelam and non-executive directors BS Rahul, Girija Subramanian, and Sanjay Joshi.