The Colombian Bank has made an offer to purchase 100% of BAC-Credomatic’s shares.
The value of the offer was kept private, but it was known that it expires on the afternoon of June 10.
“After being authorized by the board of ‘Banco de Bogotá’, its president instructed one of its subsidiaries to make an offer for 100% of the shares of BAC-Credomatic Central America”, said a source from the Colombian Financial Superintendence to Terra.com.
Fitch Ratings reported that the risks to regional banks during the current crisis are growing and represent a major challenge for 2009.
The combination of reduced credit expansion, fund restrictions and increasing loan provisions have limited the profits of most banks and it is expected for these factors to continue to pressure the results in the coming months.
Fitch Ratings reported that the risks to regional banks during the current crisis are growing and represent a major challenge for 2009.
The combination of reduced credit expansion, fund restrictions and increasing loan provisions have limited the profits of most banks and it is expected for these factors to continue to pressure the results in the coming months.
Honduran banks reported $11.3 billion in assets at the end of 2008, an increase of 11%.
The National Banking and Insurance Commission reported the results for 2008, in which Bac-Bamer Bank topped the list with $1.8 billion in assets, followed by Atlantida Bank with $1.6 billion and Ficohsa with $1.55 billion.
BAC/BAMER Bank will launch a new service today that will allow Hondurans working abroad, especially those in the United States, to send remittances to family members at home.
Some of the main benefits of this service are that remittances send via BAC/BAMER will be received the same day they are sent, there is no fee to receive the money, they are paid in cash, the bank can pay the receiver's credit card or loan, or they can be deposited in a bank account (no matter at which it is located).
Private banking in Honduras completed the first semester of 2008 with assets worth $10.74 billion, with first place going to the recently merged BAC-Bamer Bank.
This was revealed in the June report of the National Committee of Banks and Insurance (CNBS) which gathers information for the Financial Institution Supervision System.
Bac-Bamer manager Jacobo Atala says the increase in capital is based on a study. The bank needs a larger capital base, even though it's already the largest financial system in the nation.
The Banco Financiera Comercial Hondureña S.A. (Ficohsa) and Guatemala's Banco GT Continental, together with several local banks, including Atlántida, BAC-Bamer, GTC Bank, Banco Aliado and Tower Bank, have put together a syndicated loan of 77 million dollars for Corporación Dinant.
The funds will be used for investment in plant and agro-industry. Surplus funds will be used for publicity and marketing.
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