KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The government should establish a creditworthiness or credit scoring agency to regulate the eligibility of consumers taking loans, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

BANGI, Jan 5 — The Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW), through its agency, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) will extend support to flood-affected borrowers and tenants of Mara premises, including by rescheduling their loan payments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — A total of 13 per cent of the 477,571 borrowers registered with the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) have fully settled debts exceeding RM3.2 billion, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A total of 97,866, or 49 per cent, of the total 197,348 active borrowers have been blacklisted by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara).

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Feb — The deferment of payment and discounts for National Higher Education Fund Corporation, (PTPTN) borrowers announced in the Budget 2023 will be implemented soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The bankruptcy cases trend among individuals has been declining since 2016, including the period during which the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) was raised in 2018, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), in collaboration with Ambank (M) Bhd and Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), is back with the 2022 JomPAY & Win! campaign.

BUTTERWORTH, March 13 — Police arrested four men, believed to be members of an illegal money lending or “Along” syndicate in a raid at a premises here two days ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Banking institutions are ready to assist clients thrown in a quandary by the conditional movement control order (CMCO) or enhanced movement control order (EMCO) imposed in their respective areas that were prompted by the spike in Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — CIMB branches and auto finance centres nationwide will stay open on the last two weekends of September to facilitate financial support to customers in light of the expiry of the six-month loan moratorium at the end of the month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — As at Aug 28, 2020, some two million borrowers who may need help servicing their loans have been contacted by banks on the repayment of their loans, says the Finance Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The government has agreed to defer National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayments with immediate effect until June 30.