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DBP braces for rise in bad loans from flood MESS fallout

State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is bracing for an increase in its nonperforming…

Root cause of predatory lending

Alarmed by exorbitant interest rates and other fees imposed by lending platforms, Finance Secretary Ralph…

Tame inflation, rate cuts give PH banks breather on bad loans

Bad loans held by Philippine lenders fell to a six-month low in September, reflecting stronger…

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…

AUB nets record P9.4B on robust core businesses 

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

$1-B ADB loan eyed for PH grid system

Singapore—The Asian Development Bank is ready to extend up to $1-billion loan to further build…

PNB delivered P18.5-B bottom line in Jan-Sept period

Philippine National Bank (PNB) sustained its growth momentum with its net income climbing 23 percent…

Higher costs gnaw on Union Bank profit

Higher operating costs continued to drag the bottom line of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the…

BSP eases rules for disaster-hit banks

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