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Small banks cut down bad loans

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 19, 2015 - 9:00am

Soured loans of thrift, rural and cooperative banks continued to decline in the first half of the year amid the steady growth in the industry’s total loan portfolio.

Business

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

Thrift, rural banks remain cushioned vs losses – BSP

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 6, 2015 - 10:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday the country’s thrift banks as well as rural and cooperative banks...

Business

Thrift banks post slight hike in bad loans

By Louise Maureen Simeon | July 29, 2015 - 10:00am

The country’s thrift banks registered a slight increase in their non-performing loans (NPLs) in the first quarter of 2015, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

Business

Latinazo is new CTB president

March 3, 2015 - 12:00am

RCBC Savings Bank (RSB) president Rommel S. Latinazo was elected president of the Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB). Latinazo previously served CTB as its first vice president in 2013 and 2014.

Banking

Thrift banks’ NPL ratio improves to 4.35% as of Nov

By Kathleen A. Martin | January 14, 2015 - 12:00am

Thrift banks improved their bad loans ratio as of November last year as they continue to see a decrease in non-performing loans, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.

Business

Banks’ NPL ratio improves

By Kathleen A. Martin | December 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Universal, commercial, and thrift banks cut their bad loans as of October from a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas...

Business

BSP allows small banks to buy, sell foreign exchange

By Kathleen A. Martin | November 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has allowed thrift, rural and cooperative banks to buy and sell foreign exchange.

Business

Thrift banks’ NPL ratio improves

By Kathleen A. Martin | August 5, 2014 - 12:00am

The non-performing loans (NPLs) of thrift banks went down to 4.94 percent of their total outstanding portfolio in the first...

Business

Mayor: 6 dead in Philadelphia building collapse

June 6, 2013 - 1:33pm

A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring...

World