Synopsis From an average default rate in collection efficiency at 2-3 per cent in pre-Covid times, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are now seeing 6-8 per cent of borrowers missing their payment schedules during the second wave of the pandemic. IIFL Finance has halted fresh disbursements for unsecured loans for micro-businesses & personal loans. Agencies The head of another NBFC in the wholesale lending business said, “Disbursement in Q1 is likely to be lower than that in Q4. (This story originally appeared in on May 24, 2021)Hit with a drop in instalment collections due to the Covid-induced lockdowns across the country, non-bank lenders are slowing fresh disbursements and even halting them for unsecured loans.