Lending & Credit

South Korean banks’ bad loans rise in August

The delinquency rate of SMEs and households rose during the month.

South Korean banks’ bad loans rise in August

The delinquency rate of SMEs and households rose during the month.

Australian mortgage arrears rise to highest in 10 years

Borrowers may have been affected by inflation and interest rate hikes.

Low deposit growth spell loan funding challenges for Indian banks

The banks may opt to borrow more, according to Fitch.

CIMB tries to rise to the challenge of net zero banking

The Malaysian lender is setting realistic decarbonisation goals.

RAB, Summerland merger will enhance their business stability: S&P

Their risk-adjusted capital ratio should remain above 15%.

Tighter policies drag South Korean household loan growth in September

Banks have supposedly stepped up their efforts to manage household debt.

SME loans in Taiwan rose in August

A total of NT$10.17t loans has been extended to SMEs.

Mizuho expands mid-term finance emission targets

The targets are aimed to be met by FY2030.

Mizuho, UNDP team up to support impact businesses

UNDP will provide Mizuho with advisory services.

Hang Seng has approved $60m of SME loans with HKMA’s account data sharing model

Customers can authorize Hang Seng to directly retrieve info and data from other participating banks.

Asian businesses brace for stricter lending standards— survey

Over half of respondents said that lending standards will become more restrictive.

Taiwanese banks extend more loans in August

The average NPL ratio remained the same as the month prior.

ING disbursed $35.37b in sustainable finance in Q2

EMEA represents a bulk of ING's sustainable finance activities.

Taiwanese banks face potential revenue drop in 2025

Fee income will be supported by loan growth and reshoring activities.

Philippine banks’ outstanding loans up 10.7% in August

Loans to residents grew whilst loans to non-residents slowed.

China push to stimulate consumption may need more time

For banks, the lower mortgage rates could hurt profits in the short term.

Lending by PH banks’ foreign currency deposit units declined 2.7% in Q2

Top sectors who took out loans are merchandise and service exporters, and power companies.