Banking Bad Debt: Behind the Cooling Numbers
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Banking bad debt has cooled down throughout the year 2025, but has not decreased in terms of inherent risk. Total banking bad debt in scale still increased and showed signs of increasing again with data from the financial reports of listed banks in the first quarter.
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1) Context & Analysis Scope
- Bank bad debt has cooled down throughout 2025
Data source
- Financial reports of listed banks for Q1
2) Mechanism of Impact
- A rebound in bank bad debt may affect the quality of credit growth and the ability of banks to clean up their balance sheets
- The quality of credit growth and the ability to clean up balance sheets may affect the stock value of banks
- 3) Industry Groups/Stocks Benefiting or Under Pressure:
- Financial-banking sector (bank stocks)
- Bank stocks may come under pressure if bad debt increases again
4) Risks to Monitor
- Risks related to the quality of credit growth and the ability of banks to clean up their balance sheets
- Risks related to the stock value of banks
- 5) Short-term Timeframe:
- In the short term, monitor the development of bank bad debt and its impact on the quality of credit growth and the ability of banks to clean up their balance sheets.
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Banking industry's non-performing loans (NPL) have cooled down throughout 2025, but have not decreased in terms of underlying risk. The total non-performing loans of banks in terms of scale are still increasing. Therefore, what needs to be observed is not just NPL, but the quality of credit growth and the ability to clean up the balance sheet, especially the non-performing loans that are showing signs of increasing again with data from the financial reports of listed banks in the first quarter.