Lending & Credit
RBI supersedes board of Aviom India Housing Finance
RBI supersedes board of Aviom India Housing Finance
Punjab National Bank’s ex-CGM Shri Ram Kumar appointed as administrator.
Structured finance sector in Australia, New Zealand poised for ‘strong’ year
Resilient household sector and low unemployment will support the sector.
RBI names 15 NBFCs to upper layer
They are subject to enhanced regulatory requirements for a 5-year period.
Japan’s SMBC launches new finance scheme for semiconductor industry
SMBC will structure loans based on valuations made by two firms.
Singapore FIs face stricter regulatory scrutiny in 2025
Singapore bucked the trend in 2024, with more fines issued.
Banks urged to expand focus to transition finance for zero-carbon future
Up to a US$17t annual funding gap exists.
Japan’s Resona group banks, Fujitsu launch home-buying web service
It enables users to record observations in property viewings.
Mortgage growth to lift Viet banks’ earnings in 2025
Mortgage loans may grow by 20% during the year, from 10% in 2024.
Philippine banks’ loans up 11.1% in Nov 2024
Loans to residents grew faster whilst loans to non-residents slowed.
WeLab Bank achieves first breakeven in Dec 2024
WeLab Bank credited it to its expanded loan book.
Taiwanese banks’ SME loans rose in November
The bad loans ratio declined by 0.1 percentage point.
Taiwanese banks' outstanding loans rises to $1.29t in November 2024
Non-performing loans of these banks totalled $1.98b, reflecting a $50m decrease.
Reserve Bank of India lifts restrictions on Asirvad Micro Finance, DMI Finance
It issued a cease and desist order from loan sanctioning in October 2024.
Philippine digital lending may exceed $1b in H2 2025
Digital lenders may make up 55.2% of the market share, says Digido.
PAObank, Mybooster launch cross-border e-commerce revolving loan
It offers funding of up to $5m, with tenor extending up to six months.
Malaysian banks’ earnings growth to moderate from slower NII growth
Loan growth is expected to recover thanks to more business loans.
Malaysian private sector loans rose by 5.4% in Nov
Corporate bonds grew whilst business loan growth was unchanged.
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