News about LOA

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), on March 24, 2020, announced an automatic six-month moratorium on all bank loans starting from April 1, to assist borrowers who are facing temporary financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Although household debts expanded faster in the second half of 2019, the risk of Malaysian borrowers defaulting on their loan repayment remains low, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s decision to grant an automatic moratorium on loan payments for six months following the escalation of the fallout of Covid-19, Malaysian banks are doing their bit by announcing that they will not compound interest and profit rates on their loans.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): RHB Banking Group became the first local bank to announce that it will not be compounding interest for its retail and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers during the six-month moratorium period recently announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd said it will not be compounding interest and profit on mortgages and loans for small and medium enterprises (SMES) during the six-month moratorium period.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s directive to financial institutions to provide a six-month reprieve on loan instalment payments amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is likely to introduce additional relief measures to ease borrowers affected by by the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Automatic moratorium on loan repayments will be granted to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals — an additional measure taken by Bank Negara Malaysia to relieve the burden on businesses and households that are expected to be affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Cagamas Bhd has conducted RM450 million in issuances, which will be used to fund the purchase of mortgage loans from the financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) could not meet its 2010 target to slaughter 8,000 cows as the government had reneged on an execution agreement to build slaughterhouses that were required for the NFC project, NFC’s lawyers suggested at the High Court yesterday.