Lending & Credit

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.