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Moody’s said it is retaining its D-bank financial strength rating and D-bank financial strength rating of Equitable PCI Bank, indicating that the rating agency’s belief that the transaction is unlikely to have a significant impact on either bank’s financial fundamentals. 


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                    [Title] => Comm’l bank lending up 3.9%
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                    [Title] => Banks’ bad loans down to 14.96% in August
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Latest BSP data indicated that the proportion of non-performing loans to the commercial banking sector’s total loan portfolio declined due to the takeout of bad loans that were sold to individual buyers. 


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                    [Title] => Moody’s assigns Ba1 rating to Metrobank’s subordinated debt
                    [Summary] => Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a prospective (P)Ba1 rating to the $100-million subordinated debt of  Metrobank (MBT) coupled with a "stable" rating. 


Moody’s said in a statement that the rating reflected the proposed issue’s subordination to senior bank obligations and recognized what it called Metrobank’s "moderate" capability to service its debt obligation, given its financial profile. 


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Moody’s retains stable outlook for Banco de Oro

January 15, 2004 - 12:00am

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed its rating of the financial strength of Banco de Oro Universal Bank with stable outlooks following its acquisition of a 29-percent share of Equitable PCI Bank. Moody’s...

Business

Comm’l bank lending up 0.8% in October

By Des Ferriols | December 17, 2003 - 12:00am

Commercial bank lending grew by a minimal 0.8 percent to P1.43 trillion in October, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

Business

Comm’l bank lending up 3.9%

By Des Ferriols | November 17, 2003 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported a marginal improvement in commercial bank lending last September, with loans of the commercial banking sector increasing by 3.9 percent to P1.47 trillion.

Business

Bank lending rises to P1.43T in Aug

By Des Ferriols | October 16, 2003 - 12:00am

Lending by the country’s commercial banks went up by 3.8 percent to P1.43 trillion in August from a year ago level, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

Business

Banks’ bad loans down to 14.96% in August

October 11, 2003 - 12:00am

The bad loans of commercial banks declined from 15.38 percent in July to 14.96 percent in August, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expressed optimism that the Special Purpose Vehicle Act (SPVA) would improve...

Business

Moody’s assigns Ba1 rating to Metrobank’s subordinated debt

September 24, 2003 - 12:00am

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a prospective (P)Ba1 rating to the $100-million subordinated debt of Metrobank (MBT) coupled with a "stable" rating. Moody’s said in a statement that...

Business