Bad loans declining even as credit card use rises says Bangko Sentral

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Philippine banks have reported fewer bad loans in spite of the increase in credit card use in the past year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday. </p><p>BSP Governor Felipe Medalla noted that “from a peak of 10 percent non-performing loans (NPLs) in November 2020, the last data showed the banks’ NPL has eased to 5.7 percent as of the end of July.” </p><p>Medalla said this was a rate close to pre-pandemic levels.</p><p>BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier noted NPLs or bad debts have gone down in spite of an increase in credit card use. </p><p>&quot;Credit card billings grew 41.4 percent year-on-year in June 2022 compared to 29.5 percent growth in the same period last year,” Fonacier said. </p><p>Credit card receivables also rose 23.7 percent annually, higher than the 2.2 percent year-on-year contraction registered a year ago, she added.</p><p>Fonacier also lauded how credit card companies are helping borrowers adversely affected by challenging economic circumstances. </p><p>&quot;As of end-July 2022, majority of restructured consumer loans were credit card receivables of P6 billion comprising 56.3 percent share,” she said. </p><p>Credit Card Association of the Philippines Executive Director Alex Ilagan said credit card companies are doing their part in assisting distressed borrowers. </p><p>&quot;As the effects of the pandemic linger, CCAP and its members will continue to work together in offering more liberal debt restructuring/forbearance programs to allow cardholders in financial distress [to] repay their obligations and regain good credit standing,” Ilagan said. </p><p>Information campaigns to counter online/cyber fraud have also been initiated by the organization, he added.</p><p>Data from VISA covering Filipinos and their payment transactions in 2021, showed the drive toward cashless transactions has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><p>Majority of the Filipino respondents actually expect the Philippines to be cashless within the next 7 to 10 years, with payments being done through credit cards, debit cards, payment apps, and QR codes. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/17/22/sim-registration-seen-to-curb-credit-card-fraud">SIM registration act to reduce credit card fraud: Industry group</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/blogs/business/07/04/22/5-facts-consumers-need-to-know-about-their-credit-card">Five facts every consumer needs to know about their credit card</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2293002" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Philippine banks have reported fewer bad loans in spite of the increase in credit card use in the past year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday. 

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Bad loans declining even as credit card use rises says Bangko Sentral

Warren de Guzman,

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Published Oct 17, 2022 02:05 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 17, 2022 02:43 PM PHT

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