Loans

ByteDance seeks almost $26 billion in its largest offshore loan

This would be ByteDance’s largest offshore loan yet, at a time when the firm is boosting investments in artificial intelligence.

When you borrow money from your best friend

Kelly McCain, seated left, lent her best friend, Kate Williams, US$10,000 without a formal agreement.

New credit reporting service may give S’pore consumers easier access to Malaysian financial products

Ms Dawn Lai, chief executive of Experian Information Services Malaysia and Mr William Lim, executive director of Credit Bureau Singapore signed the agreement to develop the credit reporting service between Singapore and Malaysia on June 9.

Singapore households’ net wealth up, but also taking on more debt such as home loans

Household liabilities are growing faster than household assets, a shift that emerged in the fourth quarter of 2025 and continued through the first quarter of 2026.

Identity thief forged NRIC and tried to get $2.9m loan using victim’s landed property as collateral

The victim, Mr Elgar Kwek, and his partner, Ms Brenda Chow, at the landed property in Katong that Mr Kwek owns.

EU ties part of Ukraine $134 billion aid to unpopular tax measure

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said the government continues to work on finalising the EU loan agreement and its conditions before it is ratified by Parliament.

Malaysian delivery riders among 35 arrested for alleged loan sharking activities in Singapore

Many of the riders were allegedly recruited through Telegram job groups advertising “delivery-only” work assignments.

Britain set to enter talks to join the European Union’s $134.8 billion Ukraine loan

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has previously called for stronger defence integration within the EU to cut NATO's over-reliance on the US.

Ukraine faces risk of tougher EU loan terms to get aid payouts

Ukraine has long pushed for the EU to approve payouts from the aid package.

When a couple fight over the $12k monthly mortgage of their home

The couple fought because they failed to plan for substantial and recurring expenses

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