Lending & Credit

Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers

Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.

Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers

Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.

Korean banks' bad loan ratio falls below 1% in Q3 for first time in a decade

Shipping corporates are making good headway in the crackdown.

Korea's shrinking bad loan record at risk as SOHO loans turn sour

Such loans accounted for a fifth (22%) of total bank lending as of end-June.

South Korea cracks down on bank lending to cool housing market

Banks must cap the volume of high-risk loans they extend.

UOB to support Shandong-based firms' Southeast Asian expansion with $432.47m funding

It inked a memorandum of understanding with Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Qilu.

Thai banks brace for blow from tighter mortgage curbs

The central bank imposed an 80% loan-to-value limit on mortgages.

Weak take-up for Singapore's Tuaspring bid may hit Maybank hard

The bank may make additional top-up in provisions as required.

Vietnamese banks continue shedding bad debt in June

Non-performing loan ratio has fallen to 6.7%.

Chinese banks speed up half-year bad loan disposals

Their non-performing loan ratios have dropped to 1.53% in June.

South Korean banks' bad loans plunge to 10-year low in Q2

Loan delinquency ratio fell to 1.06% in June.

Vietnamese banks step up bad loan disposal via auction

Agribank is planning to hold 12 auctions in September alone.

Steady mortgage lending boost South Korean bank loans to $491.76b in August

Residents have been turning to banks as property prices pick up.

Vietnam intensifies crackdown against bad debt

Bad loan ratio fell from 2.46% in December 2016 to 2.09% in June.

Westpac joins mortgage hike trend

It has become the first big Australian lender to raise its rates.