Banks need depositors’ loyalty. Only with a stable, predictable deposit base can banks confidently make loans and keep the wheels of finance turning. Regulators do their part to make sure banks are ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is pushing for action – possibly including new bad banks – to tackle rising bad-debt levels, which it says threaten the economic recovery in ...

When banks lend money, not all borrowers repay on time or at all. Over the years, especially during economic slowdowns, a pile-up of such unpaid loans begins to choke the banking system. This is where ...

Loan portfolios have also strengthened to new levels this year, but the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans is still high at around 9%, according to new data from the region’s banking ...

MANILA, Philippines — Bad loans accounted for a bigger slice of Philippine banks’ lending portfolios in January, a sign that some borrowers may have felt the squeeze after the holiday season’s typical ...