banking

Graft probe tempers bank loan growth

Bank lending in the Philippines grew at its slowest pace in 14 months in September,…

Banks meet agri lending target

Philippine banks increased their lending to the agriculture sector in the first half of 2025,…

Record high: Metrobank 9-month profit topped P37B

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) realized a record profit in the first nine months,…

BSP seeks tighter rules for payment system reporting lapses

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking tougher penalties for payment system operators that…

Consumer loans boost EastWest Bank income

Gotianun family-led EastWest Banking Corp. posted higher earnings in the first nine months as more…

PH banks seen keeping lending standards steady in Q4

Philippine banks are expected to keep their lending standards largely unchanged in the final quarter…

BIZ BUZZ: Yacht race season 3 coming up

While everyone else is in their running era, the wealthy clients of Bank of the…

AUB nets record P9.4B on robust core businesses 

Healthy loan growth boosted the bottom line of Asia United Bank (AUB) in the first…

BIZ BUZZ: Salmon Bank retires 8.88-percent interest rate on deposits

Salmon Bank has stopped offering its eyebrow-raising 8.88-percent interest on deposit accounts and has ratcheted…

Security Bank boosts coffer with record P21B from bond foray

Security Bank has raised a historic-high P21 billion from the debt market as a policy…