Lending & Credit

NAB record 16% new homebuyers after home lending rate cut

They expect to see more home buyers re-enter the market.

Krungsri unveils loan for laundromat franchise Otteri

Financing is offered up to 110% of the total investment for a maximum of THB5m.

MUFG invests in May Mobility for autonomous vehicle deployment

MUFG will help the company scale its fleet to thousands of vehicles, it said.

MoneyHero reduces net loss to $2.4m

They are also gearing up to launch Credit Hero Club with TransUnion.

Taiwan’s outstanding loans up $1.01b in April

The NPL is the same as in March, according to official data.

ADVANCE.CBP, Korea Credit Bureau ink MOU for cross-border credit info exchange

Over 70,000 overseas Filipino workers in Korea will be able to use their credit information.

Malaysia fines Maybank Islamic for info submission lapses

The bank’s failure to ensure info was submitted led to three borrowers’ credit records being impacted.

India’s consumer lending growth slows in 2025

Consumer demand for mortgages and personal loans will be dampened, it said.

India’s gov’t owned NBFIs to further grow market share

Loan growth for such entities is expected to be 15% per annum in the next two years.

Indonesia’s Eximbank to maintain ‘robust’ capitalisation

But its high stock of problem loans will continue to weigh on its net interest margin.

Thai banks’ loans contract 1.3% in Q1 on debt repayments and bad loans

But banks’ profitability improved compared to Q4 2024, the central bank said.

RCBC posts ₱1.517t in assets in strong Q1 2025 performance

The report showed a QoQ increase in both solo and consolidated assets. On a solo basis, RCBC’s total assets rose to ₱1.509t.