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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Are there other banks ready to implode? - Thrift Bank Edition as of March 31, 2011



The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) advised consumers to wisely choose the banks where they will deposit their money. The trouble is, most depositors don't and can't read financial statements before they open a bank account. The regulators, whose job is to safeguard the public's money, have a problem bank list that they do not divulge to the public, for fear of sparking another bank run. So who can the public turn to, to advise them where to put their money? No one, except the banks themselves who will always promote their self-interests. This analysis is an attempt to fill in that knowledge gap, by screening out the weaker banks that seem ready to implode at any given moment.


List of Philippine Thrift Banks
with a High % of
Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion
As of March 31, 2011
Bank
Total Distressed Assets (In PHP Million)1
Total Capital Cushion (In PHP Million)2
Distressed Assets/
Total Capital Cushion
(In %)3
Legaspi Savings Bank
798.630
35.263
1730.43%
Village SLA
593.227
56.950
813.24%
Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc.
9,851.599
874.628
788.74%
LBC Development Bank
5,038.581
511.151
703.67%
City Savngs Bank
7,041.887
1,350.343
520.21%
The Palawan Development Bank
96.953
7.082
449.30%
China Bank Savings
2,779.894
1,130.651
392.93%
Planters Development Bank
13,533.951
3,757.840
322.90%
GSIS Family Bank
2,215.126
591.880
306.51%
Iloilo City Development Bank
177.436
57.731
294.71%
Bataan Development Bank
166.968
62.455
233.55%
Farmers Savings and Loan Association
232.837
95.014
202.55%
Business & Consumers Bank A DB
145.180
74.181
183.31%
CityState Savings Bank
1,400.328
781.363
173.56%
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank
265.453
143.482
167.25%
Opportunity Microfinance Bank
192.736
122.773
152.68%
University SLA
365.425
224.967
151.59%
Equicom Savings Bank
654.065
405.726
145.38%
Dumaguete City Development Bank
272.395
194.208
140.79%
RCBC Savings Bank Inc.
10,694.841
6,571.828
140.74%
Premiere Development Bank
1,287.037
824.669
140.05%
Dungganon Bank
67.114
59.548
111.01%
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank
1,085.088
925.197
108.84%
Luzon Development Bank
477.413
419.409
104.48%
Philippine Postal Savings Bank
571.295
427.861
103.29%
Citibank Savings Inc.
3,641.379
1,275.600
99.06%
Producers Savings Bank Corporation
481.180
571.159
91.05%
Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank
63.055
60.724
87.44%
Penbank Inc.
196.750
219.602
86.35%
BPI Family Savings Bank
11,775.509
12,563.940
79.26%
Wealth Bank
299.331
350.603
78.00%
Philippine Savings Bank
10,860.177
10,554.402
76.58%
Tong Yang Savings Bank Inc.
338.577
393.492
76.31%
Cordillera Savings Bank
86.503
97.066
72.96%
United Overseas Bank Philippines
1,040.712
678.813
70.78%
Pampanga Development Bank
82.510
99.964
70.33%
Liberty Savings & Loan
41.524
57.563
69.29%
Philippine Business Bank
1,841.275
2,442.174
66.34%
First Consolidated Bank Inc.
981.161
1,418.425
63.11%
Pridestar Development Bank
42.818
66.988
60.30%
Tower Development Bank
59.849
105.400
57.03%
Sampaguita SLA, Inc.
38.646
59.722
54.00%
Life Savings Bank
34.368
62.545
53.51%
Microfinance Maximum SB (Maxbank)
32.698
61.726
51.30%
Northpoint Development Bank
26.731
54.037
45.72%
Lemery Savings & Loan Bank, Inc.
34.063
71.682
45.40%
Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. (A SB)
720.860
1,185.992
44.70%
UCPB Savings Bank
824.448
1,784.927
43.42%
Robinsons Savings Bank
1,054.429
2,295.879
40.56%
World Partners Bank
67.473
164.047
38.05%
Malasiqui Progressive SLB
21.049
49.475
36.31%
Quezon Coconut Producers SLB
20.594
54.973
35.97%
Allied Savings Bank
349.224
947.920
35.04%
Maritime SLA Inc.
15.638
64.426
23.43%
The Queen City Development Bank
154.557
681.828
22.25%
Optimum Development Bank
141.863
613.451
20.80%
Pacific Ace Savings Bank
13.507
66.580
18.83%
BPI Direct Savings Bank
104.808
619.541
15.39%
HSBC Savings Bank (Philippines) Inc.
306.362
2,139.402
13.31%
Bank One Savings and Trust Corp.
63.092
509.441
12.25%
Bataan SLA
9.134
77.555
11.57%
Isla bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc.
56.019
622.551
8.95%
EIB Savings Bank Inc.
6.394
67.718
8.66%
BPI Globe Bank Inc. Savings Bank
27.906
324.653
8.32%
Progress SLA
5.755
85.219
6.70%
BDO Elite Savings Bank
93.326
1,478.233
6.35%
Merchants Savings & Loan Association
11.583
219.619
5.14%
Century Savings Bank
22.696
846.043
2.93%

Disclaimer:

This list only serves as a screening guide. It is not a definitive guide and must be taken in the context of other factors. The figures are based on the individual banks' published statement of condition as of March 31, 2011 as published in the BSP website (www.bsp.gov.ph). For this analysis, no attempt was made to go through the audited financial statements of each bank. Readers are suggested to make their own investigations and verify the figures presented. Both BSP and PDIC have their own problem bank screening systems that are much more sophisticated in scope and design, given that they have more access to information over the banks they regulate.

1Includes Classified Loans and Other Risk Assets, Acquired Real Estate, Non-Current Assets Held for Sale, Other Assets
2Includes Stockholder's Equity less Other Capital Accounts plus Allowance for Credit and Impairment Losses
3A ratio of Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion greater than 100% signals the danger of insolvency


In the past ten years, there have been numerous bank failures: 1 commercial bank, 21 thrift banks, and 187 rural banks

Sunday, October 9, 2011

LBC Development Bank bites the dust, Are there other LBC's out there waiting to implode? - June 30, 2011 Edition

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) advised consumers to wisely choose the banks where they will deposit their money. The trouble is, most depositors don't and can't read financial statements before they open a bank account. The regulators, whose job is to safeguard the public's money, have a problem bank list that they do not divulge to the public, for fear of sparking another bank run. So who can the public turn to, to advise them where to put their money? No one, except the banks themselves who will always promote their self-interests. This analysis is an attempt to fill in that knowledge gap, by screening out the weaker banks that seem ready to implode at any given moment.



List of Local Philippine Commercial Banks
with a High % of
Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion
As of June 30, 2011


Total Distressed Assets
(In PHP Billion)1
Total Capital Cushion
(In PHP Billion)2
Distressed Assets/
Total Capital Cushion
(In %)3
United Coconut Planters Bank
63.583
6.092
1043.55%
Export and Industry Bank
14.458
1.677
861.95%
Bank of Commerce
34.079
18.568
183.54%
Philippine Veterans Bank
10.793
6.104
176.82%
Philippine National Bank
67.328
38.258
175.98%
Philippine Bank of Communications
9.596
6.096
157.42%
Union Bank of the Philippines
38.686
38.215
101.23%
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
29.423
33.099
88.89%
Maybank Philippines Inc.
2.886
3.860
74.75%
Allied Banking Corporation
13.667
18.864
72.45%
Bank of the Philippine Islands
52.695
77.235
68.23%
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co.
61.204
91.212
67.10%
Land Bank of the Philippines
33.675
51.019
66.01%
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc.
65.864
109.861
59.95%
East West Banking Corporation
7.786
13.658
57.00%
Philippine Trust Company
8.372
14.706
56.93%
China Banking Corporation
18.929
35.375
53.51%
Asia United Bank Corporation
5.029
9.464
53.14%
Security Bank Corporation
12.417
26.704
46.50%
Development Bank of the Philippines
16.103
35.620
45.21%
Robinsons Bank Corpo
1.170
5.187
22.57%
Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Banking Corporat
1.230
6.770
18.17%
Al-Amanah Islamic Bank of the Philippines
0.082
0.532
15.49%
BDO Private Bank, Inc.
0.108
4.533
2.38%
Total
569.163
652.708
87.20%

1Includes Classified Loans and Other Risk Assets, Acquired Real Estate, Non-Current Assets Held for Sale, Other Assets
2Includes Stockholders Equity less Other Capital Accounts plus Allowance for Credit Losses and Impairment
3A ratio of Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion greater than 100% signals the danger of insolvency

Disclaimer:

This list only serves as a screening guide.  It is not a definitive guide and must be taken in the context of other factors.  The figures are based on the individual banks' published statement of condition as of June 30, 2011 as published in the BSP website (www.bsp.gov.ph). For this analysis, no attempt was made to go through the audited financial statements of each bank. Readers are suggested to make their own investigations and verify the figures presented. Both BSP and PDIC have their own problem bank screening systems that are much more sophisticated in scope and design, given that they have more access to information over the banks they regulate.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Was BSP Remiss in its Regulatory Functions?




3 October 2011

BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS
BSP Complex, Roxas Boulevard
Manila


Attn: Ms. Betty Christine C. Bunyi
Officer-in-Charge
Integrated Supervision Department II

Re: Letter dated 21 April 2003
-----------------------------------------------

Gentlemen:

We write on behalf of our clients, Ms. Ana Maria A. Koruga and Mr. Christopher Koruga, in response to your letter dated 16 August 2011.

Your letter dated 16 August 2011 states that the Integrated Supervision Department acted on our 21 April 2003 letter and referred to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) letters dated 5 September 2003 and 4 August 2009 attached thereto.

We invite your attention to the Answer dated 18 September 2003 filed in the case of Koruga v. Arcenas, et al. (Civil Case No. 03-985) at the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 138, by Messrs. Rafael B. Buenaventura, Antonio L. Alindogan, Jr., Juan Quintos, Jr., Melito S. Salazar, Jr., Vicente B. Valdepenas, Manuel L. Roxas III, and Ms. Fe B. Barin, who were then members of the Monetary Board of the BSP. In your Answer, you allege that “(i)t is only the (Monetary Board) which has the sole authority to place a bank under conservatorship or receivership pursuant to Sections 29 and 30 of the New Central Bank Act and Sections 67 and 69 of the General Banking Law of 2000, or preventively suspend or disqualify persons from serving as director or officers of a bank under Section 37 of the New Central Bank Act.”1

Despite advancing the said argument, the then members of the Monetary Board did not act accordingly and did not address the reliefs sought by our clients.

The letter dated 5 September 2003 merely stated that “(t)he Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1034 dated 24 July 2003, noted the report on the complaints of the minority directors/stockholders of Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank (BFSMB)” and that “the allegations relative to certain bank loans are being addressed and included in the Report of Examination (ROE) as of 31 October 2002.”

The Monetary Board, however, did not explain or act on any of the following:

  1. The reason/s why the directors and/or officers of Banco Filipino were not preventively suspended;
  2. The reason/s why Banco Filipino was not placed under conservatorship or receivership;
  3. The action taken by the Monetary Board and/or by the BSP, if any, based on the Report of Examination. The Monetary Board never informed our clients whether Banco Filipino submitted its comment on the Report of Examination after it was directed to do so by the Monetary Board pursuant to Resolution No. 1034 dated 24 July 2003, and what the consequences are, in the event that Banco Filipino was not able to submit its comment;
  4. The sanctions imposed, if any, on the directors and/or officers of Banco Filipino;
  5. The private stockholder relief/s, if any, which the Monetary Board provided our clients;
  6. If any action was taken by the Monetary Board consistent with our clients’ position, the reason/s why the Monetary Board opposed the Complaint filed by our clients;
  7. Specific remedial action sought by our clients on the bank loans detailed in Civil Case No. 03-985 and in our letter dated 21 April 2003.

Unless you can inform us otherwise, we can only conclude that the Monetary Board and/or the BSP have been remiss in its duty to act on our clients’ letter dated 21 April 2003 accordingly and have not addressed the reliefs sought by our clients. Please let us know what reliefs were provided to our client, if any, under our letter dated 21 April 2003 or in the Complaint filed in Civil Case No. 03-985.





Very truly yours,




JOSE A. BERNAS
1See page 11 of the Answer dated 18 September 2003.