Lending & Credit

India eyes stressed management company housing bad loans in power sector
21 Jun 18
Soured loans in the sector are estimated at $26.4b.
Chinese banks bad loans surge to $292.55b in May
21 Jun 18
NPL ratio also rose from 1.75% to 1.9%.
Vietnam bank loans grew 6.16% in May
15 Jun 18
This represents a slightly faster expansion than the previous months.
Chinese bank credit continues to build up despite deleveraging campaign
13 Jun 18
Sustained expansion in household debt pose risks to the sector’s stability.
India mulls creation of asset management company to clean banking sector's bad loans
11 Jun 18
The banking sector is burdened by over $141b in stressed assets in 2017 alone.
Bad loans inch up in Australian banks as mortgage arrears rise
7 Jun 18
There was an uptick in mortgage loans overdue for more than 90 days.
Heightened Mainland lending pose risks to Hong Kong banks after rising 21% in 2017
6 Jun 18
The bulk of PRC lending is geared towards lower credit quality firms like SMEs.
China state banks embrace home rental financing at risk of profit loss
5 Jun 18
The government-encouraged pivot comes at a risk of low returns for the lenders.
Indian banks hammered by rising credit costs amidst portfolio cleanup
5 Jun 18
Credit costs rose from 2.5% to 4.3% of loans on average at state banks.
India's $210b bad debt burden is luring profit-hungry offshore investors
4 Jun 18
Foreign funds Oaktree and Varde Partners are hoping to cash in on the trend.
Thai banks urged to rein in mortgages amidst eager market takeup
1 Jun 18
Some banks have been reportedly offering loans with steeper loan-to-value ratios.
India's public banks hammered by massive $3.81b fraud loss in 2017-18
30 May 18
The staggering loss impacts the future lending ability of banks.
Losses may loom for Singapore banks as water treatment firm Hyflux struggles to stay liquid
25 May 18
Half of the embattled firm’s debt come in the form of unsecured bank loans.
China's entrusted loans plunge 3.5% in January-April as banks shun shadow finance
25 May 18
Shadow banking growth virtually stopped new contributions to total social financing.
Chart of the Week: Check out how much bad loans Indian banks still bear
22 May 18
Gross NPAs climbed from 8.93% in September to 10.14% in March.
Bad loans in India's private banks expand fivefold in past five years
22 May 18
The sector bore $16.03b in bad loans as of end-March.
Are smaller banks bearing the brunt of China's bad loan problem?
18 May 18
NPLs for the ‘Big Five’ largely fell whilst those for smaller rural commercial banks rose to 3%.
Loans by Taiwanese banks in China down to $57.49b in Q1
17 May 18
The ratio of the country’s banking sector to the Mainland also fell.
Chart of the Week: Check out the breakdown of Thai banks' bad loans
16 May 18
New NPL formation dropped to 66.4% of total bad loans in 2017.
Vietnam's loan growth beats new year slump after rising 5% from January to April
15 May 18
The government is doubling down on the country’s bad debt.
Non mortgage loans dominate Korean bank lending in April
14 May 18
The government’s efforts to tighten home-backed lending appear to be paying off.
Bad loans bog down Indian state banks with $1.4b loss in Q4
14 May 18
The banking sector is saddled with a massive $210b in problematic loans.
Chinese banks' money supply received boost from RRR cut
11 May 18
Net interest margins are poised to widen amidst more loans to deploy.
Limited oil and gas exposure cuts Singapore banks' bad loans in Q1
10 May 18
New NPL formation eased for DBS by 63%, 24% for OCBC, and 1.9% for UOB.
DBS non-performing loan formation hits 4-year low in Q1
8 May 18
New NPLs declined 63% to $195m.
Sluggish approval rates dampen loan growth in Malaysia
4 May 18
Loan approvals on a 3M MA basis fell from 12.6% to 5% in March.
Axis Bank's massive bad loan cleanup signals fresh start
3 May 18
The bank has diversified its loan mix to retail and SMEs to avoid poor asset quality.
Growing property exposure pose risks to Philippine banks
2 May 18
CAGR of real estate loans stand at 22% from 2012-2017 versus overall loan growth at 17%.
Can Indian banks weather the last wave of bad loan resolution?
2 May 18
Profitability is set to suffer but cleaner balance sheets will produce benefits in the long-run.
Hong Kong banks lift time-deposit rates amidst expected rate hikes
2 May 18
Standard Chartered and ICBC raised time-deposit rates to more than 2%.
Housing downturn will not shake Australian banks
30 Apr 18
Mortgage portfolios will remain intact amidst adequate capital buffers.
China makes headway in denting distressed debt
17 Apr 18
Foreign investors are rushing into the country to purchase its NPLs.
UOB forms joint venture with credit scorer Pintec
16 Apr 18
The joint venture will have a capital of up to $10m.
Korea's bad loans shrink as new NPLs stood at $1.59b in Q1
13 Apr 18
This marks the lowest level since the global financial crisis struck.
Can the VAMC single-handedly halt Vietnam's bad loan woes?
12 Apr 18
It has already bought $9.4b in NPLs from various banks.
Malaysian banks shrug off debt to buffer against market shocks
6 Apr 18
A decline in high-risk consumer loans prompted weaker household debt growth in 2017.
Can Vietnam halt the exponential growth of its bad debt?
6 Apr 18
VAMC was able to resolve 27.9% of NPLs it purchased in 2017.
China banks are the sixth largest creditor group globally
12 Mar 18
Its cross border financial assets was valued at US$2t in Q3.
Hong Kong and China amongst the most vulnerable to a banking crisis
12 Mar 18
Hong Kong has one of the worst credit-to-GDP gaps globally.
Deustche Bank appoints Aleksandar Pfajfer as managing director, head of lending & deposits in APAC
26 Jan 18
It also names Tony Tan as director, head of strategic lending in Asia and head of lending Southeast Asia and South Asia.

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