Moody''s Investors Service has placed the long-term ratings and assessments of three Vietnamese finance companies and two Vietnamese banks on review for downgrade.
The Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) suggests the State Bank of Viet Nam reconsider a proposal on limiting unsecured personal loans in cash by consumer finance companies.
Viet Nam’s stricter regulations on unsecured consumer lending are positive for finance companies, according to a Moody''s recent credit outlook report.
Regulations on personal unsecured lending by consumer finance companies will be tightened if a draft circular of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) takes effect.
Both finance companies and banks are promoting consumer lending to capitalise on high demands ahead of the country’s largest holiday Lunar New Year (Tet).
Consumer finance companies have been cutting credit growth to focus more on tightening internal governance and ing solvent customers to target a safer and healthier development.
The banking services of credit institutions have so far met the
economy''s diversified demands, but more microfinance organisations and
consumer finance companies need to be set up.
At shareholders'' meetings this year many banks unveiled plans to acquire
finance companies to take advantage of their retail business and boost
lending.