LOANS extended by Philippine banks to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) may have grown but, according to economists ...

PHILIPPINE BANKS’ lending growth slowed to a near two-year low in January as outstanding loans continued to expand at a single-digit pace, preliminary central bank data showed.

Lending activities by large banks in the Philippines grew at its fastest pace in two years in January 2025, reaching P13.019 trillion, according to data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering changes to rules governing salary-based consumer loans, including the possible removal of the current loan tenor cap, in a ...

Nearly five years after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) opened the digital banking industry, many incumbents are still ...

Philippine bank lending growth slowed to 9.3 percent in January 2026 as credit to businesses eased and lending to non-residents continued to contract.

Bank lending growth slowed slightly at the start of the year, marking its weakest expansion in nearly two years even as ...

BANK lending slowed to a near two-year low in January while money circulating in the economy increased, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported late on Monday. Outstanding loans of universal ...