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BSP eases rules for disaster-hit banks

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved additional relief measures for banks in areas…

Asialink secures $75-M loan from Standard Chartered

Asialink Finance Corp., a lender to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), received a $75-million…

PNB to bolster core business with exit from Bahrain

Philippine National Bank’s (PNB) move to let go of its Bahrain operations and dissolve two…

Security Bank to raise P5B from bond market

Security Bank Corp. will raise at least P5 billion from the debt market, taking advantage…

Real estate loans topped P3T in Q2 

Loans extended to the property sector breached the P3-trillion mark in the second quarter, with…

Marcos gov’t faced heavier debt bill in July

The Marcos administration shelled out more money to pay creditors in July, as rising principal…

SEC extends drive vs illegal lenders, crypto providers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stopped the operations of seven online lending platform…

Data gaps, delinquency constrain lending in PH

Filipinos are increasingly turning to credit, but limited access to financial services, insufficient credit data…

Credit perception flat despite fintech boom

Filipinos’ attitudes toward formal credit barely budged over the past year despite the growing popularity…

SEC orders GCash unit copycat to stop ops

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Fuse Lending Inc. to immediately stop operating…