AU Small Finance Bank, a private sector lender, reported a 22.8% year-on-year growth in total deposits, amounting to ₹1.52 lakh crore as of March 31, 2026. This reflects a 10.3% sequential increase from ₹1.38 lakh crore at the end of December 2025. The bank's CASA (Current Account Savings Account) deposits also showed a significant rise of 19.6% year-on-year, totaling ₹43,360 crore, although the CASA ratio fell to 28.4% from 29.2% a year ago. On the advances side, gross advances grew by 25.1% year-on-year, reaching ₹1.36 lakh crore, and the overall gross loan portfolio increased by 21.3% to ₹1.40 lakh crore. Despite these positive figures, the bank's shares have seen a 13% decline this year, largely due to external pressures such as foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows and rising geopolitical tensions, particularly the conflict between Iran and Israel that has driven up crude oil prices. Additionally, the Haryana government recently de-empanelled the bank from government business following allegations of fraudulent activities, although the bank clarified that it followed all necessary KYC checks for the accounts in question.