Lending & Credit

Australian banks face elevated risk of credit losses: S&P

Whilst losses are projected to remain low, a sudden price drop in the housing market spell trouble for banks.

Australian banks face elevated risk of credit losses: S&P

Whilst losses are projected to remain low, a sudden price drop in the housing market spell trouble for banks.

Deposit war squeezes Malaysian banks’ margins

There is a steady outflow of savings deposits into higher-yielding fixed deposits, says S&P.

Bad loans of South Korean banks rose in April

Business loans classified as SBLs fell slightly.

Indian banks’ profits to stabilize; weak assets to persist for some

Weak assets are expected to make up 5.2% of gross loans for FY2023.

Delinquency rate of Korean corporate loans fell to 0.41%

Delinquency rate of household loans also fell to 0.31% in March.

Bad loans of Korean banks fell to 0.33% in March

The volume of resolved loans rose during the month.

Citi Indonesia’s net income climbs 52% to $38.29m in Q1

Its Institutional Clients Group registered a 2.5% loan growth during the quarter.

South Korean banks’ loans to households, corporates up in April

Corporates borrowed money for dividend payments, the Bank of Korea said.

Unsecured lending pushes Philippine banks’ retail lending growth

Salary-backed general consumption loans jumped 68.8%.

India’s Muthoot Financial retains stable asset quality, moderate profits

Credit costs have also been at a low 0.1% to 0.2% since March 2019.

GXS Bank launches brand in Singapore with GXS FlexiLoan, campaign

GXS collaborated with three local artists to create the key visuals for the campaign. 

1 in 5 of OCBC’s home, renovation, and car loans now green

The Singapore bank has extended over S$3.5b of green loans in two years and targets a 10% growth in 2023.

Improved mortgages to support ANZ’s earnings over the next two years

Net interest margin improved 7bps in the six months ending 31 March 2023.

PH banks missing out on revenue from growing middle class market

Over 7 in 10 loans made by banks are extended to corporates– leaving 15 million SMEs and self-employed workers with little access to traditional...

Public Bank raises interest rates by 0.25%

Its standardised base rate will now be 3%, whilst base lending rate is 6.72%.

Hong Kong banks reminded they may engage with virtual asset entities: central bank

There have been more comments from foreign firms on the difficulties of opening a bank account.