Sundaram Home Finance Expands South TN Presence

26 Mar 2026 CW Team

Sundaram Home Finance has expanded its Emerging Business (EB) segment footprint in South Tamil Nadu with new branches in Sankaran Koil and Ambasamudram.

The company plans to open five additional branches in the region over the next 12 months as part of its expansion strategy. The EB segment includes affordable housing finance and working capital loans.

Sundaram Home Finance is targeting disbursements of Rs 2 billion in South Tamil Nadu in the EB segment in the coming year.

Commenting on the expansion, D. Lakshminarayanan, Managing Director, Sundaram Home Finance, said, “We had diversified into the Emerging Business segment in October 2022 with a foray first into South Tamil Nadu setting up new branches in and around Madurai. In the last 3 ½ years, we have established a strong base in South TN with 15 Emerging Business branches. In the next phase of our expansion, we are looking to solidify and strengthen our presence in South TN penetrating deeper into Tier 4 and 5 towns in this region.”

The company currently operates over 100 Emerging Business branches across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

For the nine months ended 31 December 2025, Sundaram Home Finance reported a net profit of Rs 2.12 billion on disbursements of Rs 49.11 billion.

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