Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was incorporated on October 17, 1977 as the first specialized Mortgage Company in India. The principal business is to provide finance to individu
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als, corporate and developers for the purchase, construction, development and repair of houses, apartments and commercial property in India. The business is conducted through its branches in India and its overseas offices in London, Singapore and Dubai supported by a network of agents for sourcing loans as well as deposits and service associates in the Middle East region, to provide housing loans and property advisory services to non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs). HDFC is the Holding Company for investments in its associates and subsidiary companies.
HDFC's product range includes loans for purchase and construction of a residential unit, purchase of land, home improvement loans, home extension loans, non-residential premises loans for professionals and loan against property, while its flexible repayment options include Step Up Repayment Facility (SURF) and Flexible Loan Installment Plan (FLIP).
The Company's subsidiaries include HDFC Developers Ltd., HDFC Investments Ltd., HDFC Holdings Ltd., HDFC Trustee Company Ltd., HDFC Realty Ltd., HDFC Property Ventures Ltd., HDFC Sales Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Ventures Trustee Company Ltd., HDFC Venture Capital Ltd., HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd., HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd., GRUH Finance Ltd, HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. and HDFC Bank Ltd.
In the year 1979, the Corporation introduced HDFC Certificate of Deposit Scheme. In the year 1981, they introduced their first retail Deposit Product. They promoted a wholly owned subsidiary, HDFC Developers during the year. In the year 1982, the Corporation introduced the Line of Credit Product (LOC) for employee owned housing. In the year 1985, the Corporation introduced the Home Savings Plan based on the 'Bausparkassen' model, West Germany and the 'Step-up Repayment Facility'.
In the year 1988, the Corporation in with India's leading financial institutions and commercial banks promoted Gujarat Rural Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (GRUH Finance), Housing Promotion and Finance Corporation Ltd (now SBI Home Finance), Can Fin Homes Ltd and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), and the Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd (CRISIL). They introduced Telescopic Loan Plan and Short Term Bridging Loan products.
In the year 1989, the Corporation introduced two new products, namely Home Improvement loans & Home Extension loans. In the year 1990, the Corporation in association with the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements promoted the Coalition of Housing Finance Institutions in Asia. In the year 1991, they re-launched their retail fixed deposit products.
In the year 1993, the company made a joint venture with General Electric Capital Corporation of US to promote Countrywide Consumer Financial Services Ltd for consumer finance. In the year 1994, the Corporation introduced Non-Residential Premises Loans for Individuals.
In the year 1995, the Corporation made a Strategic alliance with NatWest Markets (UK) and promoted the HDFC Bank. They made a joint venture with IL&FS and Colliers Jardine Asia Pacific Ltd and promoted Colliers Jardine India Property Services Ltd. Also, they signed a MoU with Standard Life Assurance Co. of UK for life insurance.
In the year 1997, the Corporation promoted the first private sector housing finance company, namely Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd in Bangladesh. In the year 1998, the Corporation in partnership with a South-based NGO launched the Indian Association for Savings & Credit (IASC), a pioneering micro-finance institution operating in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Also, they introduced Home Equity Loans and Corporate Employees Group Finance Arrangement.
In the year 1999, the Corporation invested in a new Housing Finance company in Sri Lanka. They launched the Corporation website www.hdfcindia.com (now hdfc.com). Also, they introduced the Adjustable Rate Home Loans and became the first housing finance institution to do so.
In the year 2000, the Corporation inaugurated a new HDFC Standard Life office in Mumbai. They launched their first Property Fair and they issued their first Mortgage Backed Securities. The Corporation made a joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra group and promoted propertymartindia.com, a website for providing a range of real estate services.
During the year, the Corporation acquired the entire shareholding of Hometrust Housing Finance Company Ltd. Also, GRUH became a subsidiary of the Corporation. They made a joint venture with TCS and promoted Intelenet Global Services Limited for IT enabled services. Also, they entered into joint venture with Standard Life Investments for promoting the HDFC Mutual Fund.
In the year 2001, the Corporation in association with State Bank of India, Dun & Bradstreet and Trans Union International Inc. (TU) promoted Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. They opened their 100th office at Amristar.
In the year 2002, the company made a joint venture with Chubb Corporation, USA and promoted HDFC-Chubb General Insurance Company Ltd for non-life insurance. In June 2003, they singed a USD 200 million-loan agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington.
In May 2003, the Corporation signed a Technical Service Contract with Egyptian American Bank for providing technical assistance for setting up Egypt's first private sector led mortgage finance company Egyptian Housing Finance Company.
In February 2005, the Corporation entered into an implementation agreement with NHB and Asian Development Bank for technical assistance for a study on the development of an agency/secondary mortgage institution to facilitate issuance of residential mortgage backed securities along similar lines as Fannie Mae in USA.
During the year 2006-07, the Corporation approved 8 schemes in the area of low-income housing and micro-enterprise financing by way of financial intermediation to partner non-government organisations and micro-finance institutions. They divested their equity holding in HDFC-SL in favour of Standard Life Assurance Company, UK for a consideration of Rs. 5.66 crore.
During the year 2007-08, the Corporation approved 16 new schemes under the KfW Entsicklungsbank lines in the area of low-income housing and micro-finance by way of financial intermediation to partner non-government organisations across India. They launched two major advertising campaigns, namely 'Asset Plus' and 'Empowerment'. 'Asset Plus' was launched primarily to create awareness about home equity loans. 'Empowerment' highlighted the fact that the Corporation's employees are empowered to deploy all resources available to them to provide professional services to customers.
During the year, the Corporation acquired the entire 26% of the equity of HDFC Chubb General Insurance Company Ltd from Chubb Global Financial Service Corporation, USA, consequent to which the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. In June 2007, consequent to a preferential offer by HDFC Bank Ltd, the Corporation acquired 13,582,000 shares of HDFC Bank for a consideration of Rs. 1,390.11 crore.
In October 2007, the Corporation and Standard Life Investments realigned their shareholding in HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. Accordingly; the Corporation increased their stake to 60% in HDFC-AMC by acquiring 9.9% from Standard Life Investments. Also, the Corporation and ERGO International AG (ERGO), the primary insurance entity of Munich Re Group (Germany) entered into a joint venture, where by HDFC sold 26% equity stake of the company to ERGO. As a result of this new joint venture, the company was named HDFC ERGO General.
During the year, the Corporation divested 7.15% of its equity holding in HDFC-SL in favour of Standard Life Assurance Company, UK for a profit of Rs. 120.94 crore. Also, they divested their entire shareholding in Intelenet Global Service Pvt Ltd for a profit of Rs. 313.25 crore. As a result, Intelenet Global Service Pvt Ltd ceased to be an associate of the Corporation.
During the year 2008-09, the Corporation approved 12 new schemes under the KfW Entsicklungsbank lines in the area of low-income housing and micro-finance by way of bulk loans to partner Non-Government Organisations and micro-finance institutions.
During the year 2009-10, the Corporation introduced 'HDFC Systematic Savings Plan', which is a monthly savings plan offering a variable rate of interest. They launched a key brand campaign - 'HDFC - because every family needs a home'. The objective of the campaign was to connect with HDFC' s existing customers as well as prospective customers, making the HDFC brand synonymous with a home.
In April 2010, the company launched a special home loan product at a fixed rate of 8.25% per annum up to March 31, 2011, 9% for the period between April 4, 2011 and March 31, 2012 and the applicable floating rate for the balance term. This is a flexible product with dual rates. They also re-launched their product loan against property to assist customers.
During the year 2010-11, HDFC Real Estate Destination (HDFC RED), an on-line real estate portal was launched with the key objective of providing a single destination to potential home buyers to search and short-list desired properties that suit their requirements.
In 2011 HDFC signed MOU with Indian Army for total Salary Solutions. HDFC 5000th ATM was launched at Swami Narayan Chowk, Rajkot
In 2012, the company incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, namely HDFC Education and Development Services Pvt Ltd. HDFC launched Solitaire' range of women's Credit Cards. HDFC Bank and Vodafone India launch m-paisa - a product for financial inclusion. The company also launches Tax payment facility through ATM and also a Bouquet of premium Travel Credit Cards. The company also launches INFINIA Credit Card
In 2013 HDFC Mutual Fund Acquires the Schemes of Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund.
In 2015 HDFC Life gets nod to up foreign partner stake -FDI boost for HDFC as FIPB clears Standard Life's proposal. HDFC launches its first school 'The HDFC School' in Gurgaon.
HDFC announced a reduction in its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) by 20 basis points, with effect from 13 April 2015.
On 8 June 2015, a Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a proposal for simultaneous offering of Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures of upto Rs. 5000 crore along with warrants convertible into equity shares.
On 14 August 2015, HDFC announced that it had agreed to sell 17.95 crore shares of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life) in favour of its joint venture partner Standard Life (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Limited at a price of Rs 95 per share aggregating to 9% of the issued and paid-up share capital of HDFC Life. Post the stake sale; HDFC' s holding in HDFC Life will drop to 61.65%.
HDFC announced a reduction in its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) by 25 basis points, with effect from 6 October 2015.
HDFC's Board of Directors at its meeting held on 26 October 2015 granted in-principle approval for establishment of a Sponsored Level 1 ADR programme in respect of up to 10% of the issued and paid-up share capital of the company. The Sponsored ADR programme envisages conversion of existing equity shares of the company into ADRs and does not entail any issue of additional shares.
On 7 January 2016, HDFC announced that HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund-1 (HCARE-1), an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) sponsored by the company, has received an aggregate commitment for an amount of Rs. 2700 crore from various investors. The targeted fund size is approximately Rs. 5000 crore and the first close will be Rs. 2700 crore. The tenure of the fund will be 12 years and it will invest in the long-term equity of mid income housing. HDFC Capital Advisors Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC, has been appointed as an investment manager for HCARE-1. On 3 June 2016, HDFC announced that it had completed the transfer of 12.33 crore shares of its subsidiary HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO), representing 22.902% stake in HDFC ERGO, in favour of its joint venture partner ERGO International AG. HDFC further said that it made pre tax profit of Rs. 922 crore and post tax profit of Rs. 725 crore from this transaction. On 17 December 2015, HDFC had agreed to sell 22.902% stake in HDFC ERGO to ERGO International at a price of Rs. 90.973 per share for aggregate consideration of Rs. 1122 crore.
On 14 July 2016, HDFC announced that it had successfully priced Rs 3000-crore overseas issue of unrated rupee denominated bonds. HDFC thus became the first Indian corporate issuer of rupee denominated bonds overseas. Rupee-denominated bonds are instruments through which Indian entities can raise funds in overseas capital markets, while the bond investors hold the currency risk.
HDFC's Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 July 2016 granted in-principle approval for the amalgamation of five wholly-owned subsidiaries viz. Grandeur Properties Private Limited, Haddock Properties Private Limited, Winchester Properties Private Limited, Pentagram Properties Private Limited and Windermere Properties Private Limited into HDFC. The area of business of these five subsidiaries is receiving of rental income on commercial properties.
On 18 November 2016, HDFC announced that it has assigned its outstanding loans to the Unitech group to JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company (JMFARC). Against total outstanding loans of Rs. 869 crore to the Unitech group, JMFARC paid HDFC Rs. 155 crore upfront and issued Security Receipts (SRs) to HDFC amounting to Rs. 705 crore to be redeemable over the period of construction of Unitech's projects.
On 30 March 2017, HDFC announced that it had raised Rs. 3300 crore through the first issue of rupee denominated bonds to overseas investors under the Medium Term Note programme.
On 1 June 2017, HDFC announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary HDFC Investments Limited has made an investment about $ 1.5 million by subscribing to 15% of the share capital of First Housing Finance (Tanzania), the first housing finance company to be set up in Tanzania.
On 22 June 2017, HDFC executed a subscription agreement with International Finance Corporation, Washington (IFC) whereby IFC decided to subscribed to the rupee denominated bonds to be issued overseas by HDFC up to an amount of Rs. 1300 crore.
On 26 July 2017, HDFC's Board of Directors granted approval for issue of Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) aggregating to Rs 35000 crore on a private placement basis under a Shelf Disclosure Document.
On 28 July 2017, HDFC announced that it had approved offering of up to 19.12 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company (HDFC Life), representing 9.57% of the paid up and issued share capital of HDFC Life, for sale in the initial public offer of HDFC Life. HDFC Life will continue to be a subsidiary of HDFC after the IPO.
On 31 July 2017, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company and Max Group entities announced that they had called off the proposed merger of their life insurance business since the parties were unable to obtain the requisite regulatory approvals to consummate the proposed merger and other transactions contemplated under the definitive agreements for the merger. On 8 August 2016, HDFC Life and Max Group Entities had announced a proposal for the merger of their life insurance business through a composite scheme of arrangement and had entered into certain definitive agreements to implement the merger. On 17 June 2016, the Board of Directors of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, Max Life Insurance Company and Max Financial Services approved entering into a confidentiality, exclusivity and standstill agreement to evaluate a potential combination through a merger of Max Life Insurance Company and Max Financial Services with HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company by way of a scheme of arrangement.
On 14 August 2017, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India granted its final approval for the merger of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO), a subsidiary of the company with HDFC General Insurance Company Limited (formerly L&T General Insurance Company). On 9 September 2016, HDFC ERGO announced that it had completed the acquisition of 100% shares of L&T General Insurance Company Limited for Rs 551 crore. On 3 June 2016, the Board of Directors of HDFC ERGO had approved the acquisition of 100% stake in L&T General Insurance Company Limited for an aggregate amount of Rs. 551 crore subject to receipt of requisite approvals.
On 16 November 2017, HDFC announced that it had raised Rs. 1300 crore from the issue of rupee denominated bonds to International Finance Corporation, Washington under the Medium Term Note Programme.
On 30 November 2017, HDFC approved offering a part of its shareholding in its subsidiary HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC) through offer for sale in the initial public offer (IPO) of HDFC AMC. As on 30 September 2017, HDFC held 57.36% stake in HDFC AMC.
HDFC's Board of Directors at its meeting held on 19 December 2017 approved subscription to the securities offered by HDFC Bank on preferential basis up to an amount not exceeding Rs 8500 crore. The board also approved raising funds through issue of equity shares and/or other permissible securities up to an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs. 13000 crore.
On 20 December 2017, HDFC approved the sale of 6.3% stake in Computer Age Management Services Private Limited (CAMS) to Great Terrain Investment Ltd, Mauritius, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus group, for a total consideration of Rs 209.50 crore. After completion of the sale, HDFC's holding in CAMS will drop to 4.8% of the equity capital of CAMS.
On 21 December 2017, HDFC approved the sale of 100% of its equity share capital in HDFC Developers Limited, which runs the HDFC Red platform, and HDFC Realty Limited, a real estate brokerage platform, to Quikr for total consideration of Rs. 101.99 crore and Rs. 254.98 crore respectively. Quikr is India's largest classifieds platform. Simultaneously, HDFC acquired an equity stake in Quikr India Private Limited.
Pursuant to receipt of approval of the members through Postal Ballot in February 2018, the Corporation issued 6,43,29,882 equity shares of Rs 2 each at an issue price of Rs 1,726.05 per equity share on preferential basis in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (SEBI ICDR Regulations). The Corporation also issued 1,03,89,041 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 1,825 per equity share to QIBs on a qualified institutions placement basis in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the SEBI ICDR Regulations. The Corporation raised an aggregate amount of Rs 13,000 crore from both the issuances.
In October 2015, the Corporation had issued 3.65 crore warrants at an issue price of Rs 14 per warrant with a right exercisable by the warrant holder to exchange each warrant for one equity share of Rs 2 each of the Corporation at any time on or before October 05, 2018, at a warrant exercise price of Rs 1,475 per equity share to be paid by the warrant holder at any time of exchange of the warrants. As at March 31, 2018, 5,14,600 warrants have been exercised and exchanged into 5,14,600 equity shares of Rs 2 each of the Corporation. The equity shares so issued rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Corporation.
During the year 2017, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO) acquired L&T General Insurance Company Limited (L&T General) whereby it became a 100% subsidiary of HDFC ERGO. L&T General has been renamed HDFC General Insurance Limited.
During the year 2018, the NCLT and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) granted their approval for the merger of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited with HDFC General Insurance Limited (formerly L&T General Insurance Company Limited). Subsequent to the merger, HDFC General Insurance Limited was renamed HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited.
In January 2018, the Corporation sold its entire stake in its wholly owned subsidiary companies, HDFC Developers Limited and HDFC Realty Limited, to Quikr India Private Ltd. Consequently, HDFC Realty Limited and HDFC Developers Limited ceased to be subsidiaries of the Corporation with effect from 24 January 2018.
The Scheme of Amalgamation of five of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Windermere Properties Private Limited, Haddock Properties Private Limited, Grandeur Properties Private Limited, Winchester Properties Private Limited and Pentagram Properties Private Limited was approved with the Company on April 27, 2018 and accordingly, Corporation considered operations of the said subsidiaries from April 1, 2016.
During the year 2018-19, the Corporation offered for sale 4.08% of the paid-up and issued equity share capital of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC), a subsidiary of the Corporation in the initial public offer (IPO) of HDFC AMC. HDFC AMC's equity shares were listed on BSE and NSE on August 6, 2018. As at March 31, 2019, the Corporation's shareholding in HDFC AMC stood at 52.8%.
In August 2018, the Corporation acquired 30,52,469 equity shares of Good Host Spaces Private Limited (Good Host), representing 25.01% of the paid-up share capital of the company and Good Host became an associate company of the Corporation in 2019.
GRUH Finance Limited (GRUH), a listed subsidiary of the Corporation was amalgamated with and into Bandhan Bank Limited in January, 2019 with the appointed date, January 1, 2019 and the share exchange ratio is 568 equity shares of face value Rs 10 each of Bandhan for every 1,000 fully paid-up equity shares of face value Rs 2 each of GRUH. i.e., 1000: 568.
As at April 1, 2019, i.e., the beginning of the financial year HDFC held 56.1% of the share capital of GRUH and thus, the company became a subsidiary of the Corporation. During the year 2019-20, the Corporation acquired 20,75,15,521 equity shares of HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited (HDFC ERGO Health), formerly Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited, representing 51.16% of its equity share capital. Consequently, HDFC ERGO Health became a subsidiary of the Corporation.
During the year 2020-21, the Corporation's subsidiary, HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited (formerly Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited) was merged with and into HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited on September 29, 2020, with the Appointed Date, i.e., March 1, 2020 and resultant to this, the Scheme was made effective from November 13, 2020. As per the Scheme, the approved share exchange ratio is 100 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each of HDFC ERGO for every 385 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each of HDFC ERGO Health. i.e., 385:100. Based on the shareholding of the Corporation in HDFC ERGO and taking into consideration the share exchange ratio (for the merger of HDFC ERGO with HDFC ERGO Health), the Corporation is entitled to 50.6% stake in the merged entity (i.e. HDFC ERGO).
On April 22, 2021, the Corporation sold Equity Shares of Good Host Spaces Private Limited aggregating a total consideration of Rs 216 Crore and post the said Sale, Good Host ceased to be an associate of the Corporation.
On January 1, 2022, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited acquired 100% shareholding of Exide Life Insurance Company Limited from Exide Industries Limited and Consequently, Exide Life became a wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC Life.
During the year 2022, subsequent to the rights issue of True North Ventures Private Limited, the shareholding of the Corporation in True North reduced to 19.79%. Accordingly, True North ceased to be an associate of the Corporation. The Corporation on May 11, 2021 sold 44,12,000 equity shares of HDFC ERGO to ERGO International AG, aggregating a total consideration of Rs 236 Crore and accordingly, HDFC ERGO ceased to be a subsidiary of the Corporation.
On April 4, 2022, HDFC Investments Limited and HDFC Holdings Limited, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited) were merged with and into HDFC Limited and HDFC Limited with and into HDFC Bank by Scheme of Amalgamation, which became effective from July 01, 2023 with following ratios; 42 Equity Shares of HDFC BANK LIMITED having a Face Value of Re.1/- each to be issued as Fully Paid-Up, for every 25 Fully Paid-Up Equity Shares of Rs.2/- each held by the shareholder of HDFC LTD in the ratio, i.e. 42:25.
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