As the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines celebrates its 56th anniversary this year, the question is asked: Has the industry successfully met its main objective some 50 years after its creation? Admittedly, in spite of the presence of rural banks in most rural communities and their best efforts to reach out to the poor …
Dear rural bankers, Attached for your guidance is the Memorandum to All Rural Banks and Cooperative Banks on the Guidelines on the Electronic Submission of the Weekly Report on Required and Available Reserves Against Deposit Liabilities dated 7 November 2013. The updated WRRAR reporting data entry template shall be used effective for reserve report week-ending …
Dear rural bankers, We are pleased to inform everyone that the first batch of the RBAP 56th Charter Anniversary Symposium Presentations are already uploaded. To download a copy, please click on the link provided below: DAY 1 1. Managing Relevant Change: A Road Ahead for the Rural Banking Industry by BSP Deputy Governor Nestor A. …
NEW: RBAP 56th Charter Anniversary Symposium Presentation Read More »
Date Issued: 11.06.2013 CIRCULAR NO. 817 Series of 2013 Subject: Amending Subsections X361.5 and X361.7, Manual of Regulations for Banks, on the Granting of Housing Microfinance and Micro-Agri Loan To download, please click on this link: c817
The rural banking industry is now starting to feel the effects of the policies laid down by regulators to encourage more growth among rural banks. In the coming months, 13 rural and cooperative banks will get to open new branches after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas gave them authority to open new branches in different …
Our resiliency as a nation is once again tried after a series of natural catastrophes hit most parts of the country as the fourth quarter of this year draws in. As natural disasters strike, even the wealthiest, best-prepared countries can experience large-scale damage and destruction but the scenario is far worse in countries where there …
FOR : ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS SUBJ : CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS: BRR and FRR Dear Fellow Rural Bankers: As part of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) continuing strategy to strengthen the rural banking industry, the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI), and …
Credit Risk Mgmnt Tools: BRR & FRR – Nov 28-29, 2013 Read More »
Risk Management Concepts and Applications Date: November 22-23, 2013 (Friday-Saturday) Venue: Gov. Licaros Hall, RBAP, Intramuros, Manila Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm Resource Person: Ms. Teresita E. Cheng First Vice President Land Bank of the Philippines Seminar Fee: 1. Early bird – P4,200 (on or before November 04) 2. Regular Rate – P4,600 (After November 04) …
Risk Management Concepts & Applications – Nov 22-23, 2013 Read More »
Basic Course on Property Appraisal Date: Dec 13-14, 2013 (Friday & Saturday) Venue: Gov. Licaros Hall, RBAP Bldg. Intramuros, Manila Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm Resource Person: Engr. Ferdinand A. Bocobo Senior Property Manager, BDO Seminar Fee: 1. Early bird – P4,200 (on or before Nov 22, 2013) 2. Regular Rate – P4,600 (after Nov 22, …
Basic Course on Property Appraisal – Dec 13-14, 2013 Read More »
Date: Dec. 12, 2013 (Thursday) Venue: RBAP, Intramuros, Manila Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm Resource Person: Engr. Elmer R. Rivera FVP, Head CI & Appraiser, Metro Bank, Trainer/Consultant Seminar Fee: 1. Early bird – P2,400 (on or before Nov 22, 2013) 2. Regular Rate – P2,800 (after Nov 22, 2013) 3. Non-Member/Delinquent – P3,360 Mode of …
Inclusive growth remains an elusive dream. While rural banks have focused on the area of countryside development, there remains an enormous gap between the have’s and have not’s, particularly in the area of access to banking. As indicated in an earlier survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, only 25 percent of the total Filipino …
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is granting regulatory relief measures to banks to enable them to similarly assist and ease the financial burden of bank customers adversely affected by Typhoon “Santi” which devastated several parts of the country from 11 to 13 October 2013. Eligible for the relief measures are those in the following areas …
BSP Grants Regulatory Relief to Banks Affected by Typhoon “Santi” Read More »
For information, listed below are the approved applications for new banking offices, and banking offices which opened/re-opened during the 2nd Quarter of 2013. For rural and cooperative banks: 1. Agribusiness Rural Bank, Inc. (AGRIB) 2. Banco Laguna, Inc. 3. Bangko Cabana 4. Bank of Florida, Inc. 5. Bank of Makati, Inc. 6. CARD Bank, Inc. …
21 October 2013 Dear fellow rural bankers: The Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC), through its two latest programs – the Guaranty Program to the Countryside through Rural Banks and the Guaranty Program for Microfinance and Small Loans for Home Improvement – extends guaranty lines to financial institutions and secures investments for home-lending programs with the goal …
To All Southern Tagalog Rural Banks: Subject: AGFP Orientation Workshop for Southern Tagalog Rural Banks As part of the RBAP’s continuing strategy to strengthen the rural banking industry, the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI), in partnership with Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool (AGFP), a program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that encourages …
AGFP Orientation for STRB – DAP Center -Tagaytay -Nov 21-22, 2013 Read More »
The mission of the Rural Bankers Association is to support the ability of its members to offer quality banking services to all their constituencies, comply with regulatory requirements, and to promote the welfare of the communities in which they operate.
