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Six thrift banks control bulk of industry assets

By Ted P. Torres | November 23, 2015 - 9:00am

The top six thrift banks in the Philippines account for 71.7 percent of total assets and half of the total branch network of the thrift bank sector as of September 2015.

Banking

PNB Savings bares expansion plan

By Ted P. Torres | November 2, 2015 - 9:00am

PNB Savings Bank (PNB Savings) targets to open more branches nationwide as part of its plan to expand in the next three to four years.

Banking

UCPB Savings income up in first semester

October 13, 2015 - 12:00am

UCPB Savings Bank (UCPB Savings) has posted a 22-percent increase in its net income to P192 million in the first half of 2015.

Banking

PNB announces key appointments

October 6, 2015 - 12:00am

The Philippine National Bank recently announced the appointment of Bernardo ‘Bernie’ H. Tocmo as the new retail banking group head with the rank of executive vice president.

Banking

Over 200 new bank branches open in Q2

By Lawrence Agcaoili | September 16, 2015 - 10:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given major banks as well as thrift, rural, and cooperative banks the green light...

Business

20,000 hold anti-govt protest in Moldova, now in 8th day

September 13, 2015 - 2:05pm

Some 20,000 people protested yesterday against Moldova's government for the eighth straight day, demanding a probe into the estimated $1.5 billion that disappeared from three Moldovan banks last year.

World

UCPB lauded for ATM service

September 8, 2015 - 12:00am

The United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) was recognized by MegaLink as one of the banks which provided exemplary performance in its automated teller machine (ATM) business in 2014.

Banking

HSBC sets system upgrade

By Lawrence Agcaoili | September 4, 2015 - 10:00am

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) is undertaking a system upgrade over the weekend.

Business

UCPB income up 7% in H1

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 12, 2015 - 10:00am

Earnings of United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) went up seven percent in the first half of the year due to the sustained growth...

Business

RCBC Savings lending up 17% in H1

August 3, 2015 - 10:00am

The RCBC Savings Bank (RSB) has continued to record double-digit growth in its loan portfolio amidst intense competition in the consumer finance industry.

Banking