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                    [Title] => Quedancor marks 29th year in agri lending
                    [Summary] => This year, the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) will celebrate its 29th year in the agribusiness community. Being in the business for almost three decades now, Quedancor enjoys an edge in providing credit to farmers, fishermen, grains retailers and small scale agribusiness entrepreneurs.

[DatePublished] => 2007-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388093 [Title] => Manila Bank to open 10 branches this year [Summary] => The Manila Banking Corp. (Manila Bank) is still focused on its expansion program having rejoined the banking system just eight years ago.

Manila Bank is one of 84 thrift banks accepting deposits and extending loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), property and real estate developers, and the middle and consumer market.

The Puyat-led thrift bank plans to open a maximum 10 branches this year after activating 26, and 28 automated teller machines (ATMs), since its reopened in June 1999. It still has 39 un-utilized branch licenses.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 357699 [Title] => Manila Bank takes advantage of remittance, property surge [Summary] => The Manila Banking Corp. (Manila Bank) will tap the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to prop-up its lending business in the face of an almost nil lending growth appetite in the corporate sector.

And the sector that would benefit from the OFW remittances, is the property sector.

Manila Bank president Benjamin Yamboa said consumer market especially the home lending segment will boost the bank’s earnings.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289481 [Title] => Manila Bank solidifies spot among best TBs [Summary] => The Manila Banking Corp. (Manila Bank) is on track to take a strong position among the top 10 thrift banks in the country’s banking system.

Since June 1999 when it reopened after a few years hiatus, the Puyat clan-led thrift bank has reportedly consolidated its position after six years with the remaining four years to solidify its place among the banking sector’s best players.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199868 [Title] => Amex to outsource its data processing requirements [Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has allowed American Express Savings Bank to outsource its data processing requirements to IBM and Electronic Data Systems.

According to BSP Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes, the MB approved Amex Bank’s request to be allowed to outsource its data processing operations as the bank goes full swing into its retail operations in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 157458 [Title] => Allied Bank, Manila Bank open P150-M credit line with Quedancor [Summary] => Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) will open new loan rediscounting windows with Allied Banking Corp. and Manila Banking Corp., which could in turn open new credit lines for the agricultural and fishery sector.

Recently, it sealed an P800-million worth of rediscounting window with the Land Bank of the Philippines.

"We are finalizing a P100-million credit rediscounting window with Allied Bank and P50 million with Manila Bank," Quedancor president and chief executive officer Nelson Buenaflor said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 144456 [Title] => BSP okays entry of American Express Bank [Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the entry of US-based financial services company American Express Bank into the Philippines. [DatePublished] => 2001-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95308 [Title] => ABN Amro to get full bank license through TA Bank [Summary] => ABN AMRO has signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Banking Corp. to acquire TA Bank, a small Manila-based bank with four branches in the city, for an undisclosed price.

The move will provide ABN AMRO with a full commercial banking license in the Philippines for the first time, a prerequisite to expanding its wholesale banking activities in the country.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 98894 [Title] => Manila Bank to be niche player [Summary] =>

The Manila Banking Corp., the country's third biggest thrift bank, expects to become a commercial bank in the next two to three months following the completion of its merger with TA Bank, Manila Bank senior vice president and corporate secretary David Puyat said yesterday.

As a commercial bank, Manila Bank will be a niche player, Puyat said in an interview with The STAR.

Manila Bank acquired 60 percent of the formerly Malaysian-controlled TA Bank in October last year. [DatePublished] => 2000-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1190247 [AuthorName] => by bias [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101313 [Title] => ManilaBank takes over TA Bank [Summary] =>

Thrift bank Manila Banking Corp. (ManilaBank) of the Puyat family has acquired 60 percent of Malaysian-owned TA Bank, solidifying ManilaBank's bid to become a commercial bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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