CreditAccess Grameen on Thursday said its consolidated disbursements reached pre-Covid levels of Rs 1,505 crore in November, increasing the overall loan book size by 18% on a year-on-year basis to Rs 14,071 crore. The microfinance lender had reported its October disbursements at Rs 1,371 crore. The trend of rising disbursements is in line with the overall growth in the microfinance industry. According to a report by Microfinance Institutions Network issued on Wednesday, non-banking finance companies and microfinance institutions disbursed Rs 19,672 crore of loans for the quarter ended September, up over twofolds from the corresponding period a year ago. Giving key business updates, CreditAccess Grameen said its collection efficiency in November was stable at 94.3%, excluding arrears. Collections were stable despite brief period of festivities and unseasonal rains in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, it said.