No Lack Of Options For Japanese Banks To Lift Lending Margins, But Challenges Abound Sep 10
Standard & Poors, September 2010
Abstract
Even before the global financial crisis pushed up credit costs, Japanese banks have long wrestled with low profitability in their lending business. Compared with their counterparts in the U.S. and Germany, Japanese banks have the lowest net interest margins (NIMs), minus credit costs. This is mainly because Japanese banks have smaller portfolios of consumer loans (including mortgage loans), which carry larger spreads, than corporate loans with thin spreads. Yet, their hands are not tied when it comes to improving profitability. Several options are available to Japanese banks, such as promoting housing and consumer loans and increasing overseas loans with larger spreads. However, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services believes that there are pitfalls, and Japanese banks may remain challenged to improve...
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