The number of lending companies suspended by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached 104 in the first four months of 2017 as part of a crackdown on loan sharks and other illegal lenders, the Department of Finance (DoF) said Friday.

In a statement on Friday, the DoF noted the report of SEC Commissioner Emilio Aquino to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd.

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