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Bank Credit Diverges in April: Mexico Slows, Peru Accelerates, Spain Posts Mixed Gains

Consumption-led lending is supporting growth across these markets while weak business credit raises questions about the outlook for investment.

China’s April Bank Lending Turns Negative for First Time Since 2025

Argentina’s Household Loan Delinquencies Reach New Two-Decade High as Expensive Credit Bites

FHFA Pilot Brings VantageScore 4.0 Into Mortgage Underwriting

Fed’s Barr Warns Private Credit Stress Could Trigger Psychological Contagion

TCU Halts New INSS Payroll‑Deducted Loans Over Security Failures

Peru’s Drug Regulator Orders Recall and Destruction of Two Medicine Lots Over Safety Failures

Aven Debuts Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card With Fixed Rates and $1 Million Credit Lines

Six in Ten Argentine Renters Tap Savings or Debt as Loan Delinquencies Set New High

Argentina’s UVA Mortgage Rates Fall as Banks Compete

Verivox Finds Many Northern German Savings Banks Pay Little or No Interest on Instant-Access Savings

Banco Nación Launches 20 Interest‑Free Installments and Lowers SME Loan Rates

RBI Data Show Credit Growth Near 14% as Deposits Slow in Mid-March

Brazil’s Central Bank Flags Card Debt Crisis With 101 Million Owing and 424% Interest

FGC Pays R$39.2 Billion to Banco Master Clients as 89% Receive Guarantees

Banco Macro Rings NYSE Opening Bell to Mark 20 Years on Wall Street

CNBV Moves to Update Digital-Payments Rules, Urges Banks to Expand Credit

Argentina’s Consumer Credit Strain Deepens as Non‑Bank Delinquency Exceeds 27%

INSS Halts New C6 Payroll Loans, Orders R$300 Million Returned to Retirees

Survey Finds Most INSS Beneficiaries Rely on Payroll Loans for Urgent Needs