Union Bank of India's Long-Term IDR Affirmed at 'BBB-' by Fitch; Viability Rating Upgraded to 'bb'
Fitch affirmed Union Bank of India's Long-Term IDR at 'BBB-' with a Stable Outlook and upgraded the Viability Rating to 'bb' on 25 Feb 2026. The Government Support Rating is affirmed at 'bbb-', and the Short-Term IDR at 'F3'. The VR upgrade reflects improved asset quality, capitalization, and profitability. Fitch forecasts India's GDP growth above 6% through FY27.
The upgrade in viability rating may have a moderate positive impact on the company's stock and investor confidence.
The rating agency has upgraded the viability ratings and affirmed the long term and short term ratings. The outlook is stable.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Union Bank of India's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' with a Stable Outlook. At the same time, Fitch has upgraded Union's Viability Rating (VR) to 'bb' from 'bb-'. The Government Support Rating (GSR) has been affirmed at 'bbb-', and the Short-Term IDR at 'F3'. These rating actions were announced on 25th February 2026.
The upgrade of the VR to 'bb' is supported by improvements in the bank's financial profile, including asset quality, capitalization, and profitability, which are expected to be sustained. Fitch recently revised the outlook on Indian banks' Operating Environment (OE) score to positive, reflecting expectations of reduced sector risks due to the Reserve Bank of India's enhanced regulations and supervision. Fitch forecasts India's GDP growth above 6% through the financial year ending March 2027 (FY27).
Fitch has revised Union's risk profile score to 'bb-' from 'b+', reflecting greater loan diversification, improved underwriting standards, and risk controls. The asset-quality score has been revised to 'bb-' from 'b+', as the impaired-loan ratio is expected to stabilize around 3%. The earnings and profitability score has been revised to 'bb' from 'bb-', reflecting improved profitability in recent years. Fitch has also upgraded the bank's capitalization and leverage score to 'bb' from 'bb-'.
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