Retail Banking

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.

Hong Kong bank loans up 0.9% in June

IPO loans worth $1.95b drove lending gains.

Chart of the Week: Which Singapore bank enjoys the highest customer satisfaction?

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.