- NBFC – Non-Banking Financial Company
- GFC – Global Financial Crisis
- FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
- TARP – Troubled Asset Relief Program
- EBITDA – Earning before Interest, Tax depreciation, and Amortization
- AQR – Asset Quality Review
- ALM – Asset and Liability Management
- IRR – Internal Rate of Return
- NCD – Non Commercial Debentures
- ECB – External Commercial Borrowings
- CP – Commercial Paper
- ILFS – Infrastructure, Leasing, and Financial Services
- DHFL – Dewan Housing Finance Limited
- RBI – Reserve Bank of India
- SBI – State Bank of India
- Yes Bank – a private sector bank in India