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Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend
Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend
ANZ and CBA have lowered their mortgage rates to boost lending.
Malaysian banks loan growth remains dismal at 5% in June
Working capital loans failed to recover fast enough.
UOB profit up 28% to $788.49m in Q2
Earnings were boosted by net interest income which hit $1.54b.
New AM rules to halt rapid slowdown in Chinese bank credit
Authorities are softening the impact of deleveraging through looser guidelines.
Bloated corporate loan books drag down Philippine banks
The retail loan segment offers a way to diversify their lending.
DBS profit surges 20% to $1.37b in Q2
Strong consumer and non-trade corporate lending offset weak trading income.
Krung Thai Bank and Kasikornbank hit by data leak
However, no financial damage has been found.
Hong Kong trails behind Singapore in ease of bank account opening for non-locals
Startups, SMEs, and foreign nationals lament the inefficiency.
Philippine banking assets up 12.2% to $292.95b in May
A surge in deposits drove banking gains.
Hong Kong bank loans up 0.9% in June
IPO loans worth $1.95b drove lending gains.
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Lenders with attractive interest rates stand the best chance.
Can Thai banks keep their bad loan woes at bay?
Lending to SME operators will keep NPL formation levels elevated.
UOB rolls out fully automated car loan application process
This cuts processing time from three days to 15 minutes.
Singapore bank lending up 5.9% to $673b in June
Corporate lending drove the monthly loan growth.
Mizuho taps on Japan's wealthy elderly to boost dismal lending
The bank aims to achieve a $2.7b asset balance in the next five years.
Will mortgage rate hikes boost Australian banks' bad loans?
Small banks have been lifting out-of-cycle mortgage rates in recent months.