Lending & Credit
DBS floats Singapore's first green car loan
It offers a 1.68% p.a car loan and the bank is also donating trees for every loan taken up.
3 months ago
DBS floats Singapore's first green car loan
It offers a 1.68% p.a car loan and the bank is also donating trees for every loan taken up.
3 months ago
DBS raises sustainability finance target to $50b by 2024
Companies have doubled down on ESG commitments due to the pandemic, the banks noted.
3 months ago
Standard Chartered, UOB grant $5.29b green loan to Gaw Capital consortium
It will be used to acquire the property 1111 King’s Road in Hong Kong.
3 months ago
South Korean banks' loan delinquency rate flat in November
Compared to November 2019, delinquency rate is down 0.14 percentage points.
4 months ago
South Korean banks' household loans hit $896b in 2020
This was pushed by a sustained rise in mortgage loans.
4 months ago
China to let commercial banks sell bad loans: report
As much as $155b of non-performing personal loans could be offloaded.
4 months ago
Korea Development Bank issues $1.5b bonds to foreign investors
The lender said it floated the bonds at the lowest interest rates ever.
4 months ago
Japan bank loans hit record high as firms brace for pandemic strains
Outstanding loans reached $5.5t in December, 6.2% higher than last year.
4 months ago
New property loan rules a positive for China's banking sector: Moody's
It will help steer banks’ credits towards companies with stronger balance sheets.
4 months ago
Hong Kong's mortgage loans up 7.4% in November 2020
The number of mortgage applications rose to 11,375 during the month.
4 months ago
Philippine bank RCBC to stop financing coal plants
It is the fourth ASEAN bank that has announced plans to do so.
5 months ago
Indonesian finance and leasing firms headed for gradual recovery in 2021
An improving economy should support better loan recoveries.
5 months ago
Singapore bank loans down for fifth straight month
Demand-supply conditions for loans remains soft going into Q4, says OCBC Treasury Research.
5 months ago
South Korean banks' profits in jeopardy with interest rates still low
The Bank of Korea is expected to continue its low interest rate policy well beyond 2021.
5 months ago
P2P lending platform Rai Capital launches in Cambodia
It can onboard investors outside of the country.
5 months ago
Indonesian banks repel central bank pressure to cut lending rates
The sector claims clients don't want to borrow in the first place.
5 months ago
Japan's banking giants see profits drop as they buff up against bad loans
Capitalization remains under pressure for UFG, SMFG, and Mizuho.
5 months ago
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