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No place like home
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/11/2015
» Now is the best time for low-income earners to have their own homes, with the door opened to them by the state-owned GH Bank's flexible housing loans and the government's cuts in transfer and mortgage fees as part of the property stimulus package.
Krungsri turns to big bikes
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/10/2015
» Ayudhya Capital Auto Lease, also known as Krungsri Auto, is to expand into loans for used big bikes, says managing director Pairote Cheunkrut.
Despite stimulus, big banks shun cheap housing loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/10/2015
» The government's property stimulus aimed at homes selling for 3 million baht or less is expected to boost demand in the fourth quarter, but most commercial banks have yet to jump on the price-cutting bandwagon with their mortgages.
Kiatnakin Bank to join with car makers to cut rejections
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2015
» SET-listed Kiatnakin Bank (KKP) will use partnerships with car makers as the main strategy for reducing the rejection rate for automobile loans amid a still-lacklustre economy and spiralling household debt.
Foreigners flock to property
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/08/2015
» The baht's pullback and discounted prices offered by property developers have attracted more offshore fund flows into Thai residential projects, says the Housing Finance Association.
SCB bucks trend, sees uptick in car loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/07/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has set an aggressive new car loan growth target of 43% this year, although domestic car sales remain in the doldrums and are likely to contract for a third straight year.
TDRI urges speedy action to boost economy
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/07/2015
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) predicts that the economy will remain in the doldrums this year and urges the government to speed up public investment and launch measures to help low-income earners and restore investor confidence.
BBL, KTB see no need to sell bad loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/06/2015
» Even though distressed assets on their balance sheets are rising, Thailand's two largest lenders prefer managing bad assets in-house to selling them to asset management firms.
Debt collectors descend as bad loans mount
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/06/2015
» As most companies turn cautious during the economic slowdown, debt collectors are going full throttle to capitalise on bad loans clogging financial institutions' balance sheets.
SCB turns focus to car loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/05/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's third-largest lender by assets, has ramped up its automobile lending after a slowdown for over a year.