Whilst the new GP3 guideline is aimed to standardise R&R, impairment standards and mitigating "evergreening", customers previously, can also reschedule facilities without incurring extra costs chargeable upon classification of impairment, such as legal costs. At the same time, smoother repayment ability was ensured. With the new GP3, the immediate effect of being impaired upon an "R&R" silences and diminishes the motive to R&R facilities for this win-win situation. Can't have the cake and eat it! If we want to pick on banking stocks, main consideration would be asset quality resilience. Everyone's on the same boat - pick the one offering sustainability of income via asset quality resilience. Look beyond the big boys...
Blog: Banks - Further Clarity From BNM On R&R Loans
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Whilst the new GP3 guideline is aimed to standardise R&R, impairment standards and mitigating "evergreening", customers previously, can also reschedule facilities without incurring extra costs chargeable upon classification of impairment, such as legal costs. At the same time, smoother repayment ability was ensured. With the new GP3, the immediate effect of being impaired upon an "R&R" silences and diminishes the motive to R&R facilities for this win-win situation. Can't have the cake and eat it! If we want to pick on banking stocks, main consideration would be asset quality resilience. Everyone's on the same boat - pick the one offering sustainability of income via asset quality resilience. Look beyond the big boys...