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CIMBT keeps focus on mortgage refinancing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/09/2017
» CIMB Thai's (CIMBT) mortgage refinancing proportion climbed significantly to 30-40% of the bank's new housing loans amid the industry's high rejection rate for home loan applications.
TBank: Mortgages ebbing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/09/2017
» Thanachart Bank (TBank), the country's sixth-largest lender by assets, expects its mortgage growth to underperform the market this year as it puts more focus on asset quality amid intensified competition in the housing loan business and an uptick in bad loans.
TMB targets mid-sized firms
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/08/2017
» TMB Bank, the country's seventh-largest lender by assets, is seeking business from mid-sized companies to cash in on demand for business expansion beyond their home turf and to boost the bank's corporate loan growth this year.
SCB upbeat on housing loan target
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/07/2017
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's largest mortgage lender, is confident of achieving its new housing loan target of 100 billion baht this year despite lending for the segment falling 4-5% short of the growth target in the first half.
CIMBT's mortgage rejections ease
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/05/2017
» The rejection rate for mortgage applications at CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has declined as prospective borrowers have paid off debt incurred from buying cars under the first-time car buyer scheme.
Tisco Bank vies for position in fierce mortgage market
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/05/2017
» Tisco Bank, which is set to become a mortgage player after completing an acquisition deal with Standard Chartered Bank Thai (SCBT), is confident of its competitive edge despite the challenges of the minimum retail rate (MRR) cuts by the four big lenders.
LH Bank to double assets
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/05/2017
» Land and Houses Bank (LH Bank) aims to double its asset size by 2020 following a tie-up between its holding parent Land and Houses Financial Group (LHFG) and Taiwan's CTBC Bank in a deal worth 16.6 billion baht.
CIMBT wary of mortgage NPLs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/02/2017
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has voiced concerns that its mortgage non-performing loans (NPLs) will continue to grow this year as the debt-servicing capability of the mass-market segment deteriorates amid the uneven economic recovery.
Staying on through thick and thin
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/01/2017
» When it comes to making a beeline for the executive ranks, job-hopping appears to be the new norm. But at Citigroup (Citi), Vira-anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul has shown that workplace loyalty can also help one reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder.
Mortgage hopefuls stymied
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/08/2016
» Fully half of mortgage applications were rejected during the first six months of the year, adding to signs of weakening debt-servicing ability.