It is not surprising, given the number of high profile bankruptcies, that investors are noticeably worried about bad debt provisions. |
The recovery of any bad debt claimed as a capital loss will be treated as a capital gain in the year of recovery. |
Under Government supervision, banks will set guidelines to deal with financially crippled borrowers and get rid of their bad debt. |
Credit unions are more open to serious bad debt problems than other financial institutions. |
That's one reason the industry is stepping up efforts to manage the bad debt. |
It will also manage overall credit exposure in an integrated manner to reduce the rate of bad debt. |