Lending & Credit
Malaysia is stuck with its longest slide in loan approval rates since 2009
Loan approval dropped 17% in April.
Hong Kong banks' mainland loan exposure drops for the first time in a decade
But bad loans remain a key risk.
Malaysian banks grapple with shrinking deposits, mounting bad loans
Absolute gross impaired loans jumped 15% in Q1.
China's debt-to-equity swaps might have disastrous consequences, experts warn
Retail investors are at the losing end.
Philippine banks revel in breakneck consumer credit growth
But credit costs will rise as a result.
China issues RMB3 billion bond in London
This is its first-ever international RMB bond issued outside China.
Asian banks brace for more bad loans as commodity pressures mount
Singaporean and South Korean lenders are among the most exposed.
Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
Chinese lenders roll out first bad loan securitization since 2008
China Merchants and Bank of China are first in line.
ASEAN banks' asset quality to suffer as regional slowdown bites
Will there be a sharp spike in delinquencies?
Malaysia's industry loan growth disappoints as household loans slip to just 7%
A mere 6.5% loan growth is forecast for 2016. According to Maybank Kim Eng, industry loan growth continues to slow, with the moderation in HH loan...
Undesirable lending practices uncovered at some local banks: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Credit underwriting standards need to be improve.
These charts summarise Singapore banks' worrisome O&G exposures
The banks will likely suffer from deteriorating asset quality.
Bank Mandiri needs higher NPL buffer, warns analysts
NPLs rose despite strong 12% growth.
New RMB loans hit a record RMB2.51 trillion in January 2016
The pace of credit growth exceeds economic growth, analysts warn.
20% of UOB’s exposure to the oil & gas sector vulnerable to potential impairment
That is if oil prices remain depressed.
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