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Banks ‘Kicking Can Down the Road’ on Commercial Property Loans
Banks ‘Kicking Can Down the Road’ on Commercial Property Loans
November 07, 2024  |  Loans

Double commercial property loan defaults are at their highest point in 10 years. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Nov. 7), this situation...

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Chinese Borrowers Barred From Mobile Payments Amid Record Defaults
Chinese Borrowers Barred From Mobile Payments Amid Record Defaults
December 03, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Millions of Chinese consumers have been barred from mobile payment apps amid record defaults. More than 8.5 million people, mostly between 18 and 59, have found...

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US Lenders Expect Few Loan Defaults
US Lenders Expect Few Loan Defaults
June 08, 2020  |  Loans

U.S. lenders say they expect most borrowers who were given a temporary reprieve on loans due to income loss from the impact of COVID-19 will...

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OCC: Lockdowns Could Challenge Stability Of Banking System
OCC: Lockdowns Could Challenge Stability Of Banking System
June 02, 2020  |  Economy

Brian P. Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, said in a series of letters that some states’ long-term efforts to curb the coronavirus could lead...

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Banks Brace For Forbearance Program Expiry Dates
Banks Brace For Forbearance Program Expiry Dates
May 21, 2020  |  Loans

The time is almost up for people who got mortgage forbearance under the CARES Act, but banks can’t predict how many will default of the...

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Banks Prep For Wave Of Skipped Credit Card Payments
Banks Prep For Wave Of Skipped Credit Card Payments
April 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Banks are bracing for fallout as more people struggle to make credit card payments due to lost paychecks amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...

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Home Loan Defaults Could Decimate Mortgage Servicers
Home Loan Defaults Could Decimate Mortgage Servicers
March 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is concerned that deferred and late mortgage payments due to lost jobs and reduced hours caused by the coronavirus could...

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As China’s Banks Encourage Loans, Default Fears Mount
As China’s Banks Encourage Loans, Default Fears Mount
March 23, 2020  |  International

More than 12 state-owned financial institutions in China are offering incentives to boost consumer lending despite an increase in the number of people defaulting, a...

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Debt Protection Costs Lowest Since Pre-Recession
Debt Protection Costs Lowest Since Pre-Recession
February 20, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Those looking to insure against some of the globe’s largest corporate borrowers are in luck: The debt protection cost has dropped to its lowest point...

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