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Ummeed Housing Finance Secures $20 Million From US Development Finance Corporation
UHFPL is supported by four major investors, namely Norwest Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Lightrock, and CX Partners.
Ummed Housing brags $20 million from USDFC: Ummeed Housing Finance Private Limited (UHFPL), a digital affordable housing finance company backed by major investors, announced on Monday that it has received a sanction of up to $20 million (approximately Rs 160 crore) from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)..
This funding injection will be directed towards providing extended-term housing finance to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Lower-Income Groups (LIGs), and Middle-Income Groups (MIGs) in Tier 2, 3, and 4 cities across India, as stated by the company.
UHFPL is supported by four major investors, namely Norwest Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Lightrock, and CX Partners.
James Polan, Vice President of DFC's Office of Development Credit, said, "This is an important transaction that will provide vital financing to support increased access to affordable housing in India,"
Channelling development capital into emerging markets
DFC, the US government's development finance institution collaborating with the private sector to channel development capital into emerging markets, is partnering with UHFPL to finance around 2,000 new, small-ticket mortgages, averaging $11,600 in size, with tenures of up to 15 years, as mentioned by the lender.
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