(Reuters) - General Electric Co (>> General Electric Company) is considering selling its $2.2 billion stake in Thai lender Bank of Ayudhya Pcl (>> Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited), Bloomberg reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.

Potential buyers include Malayan Banking Bhd (>> Malayan Banking Berhad) according to one of the sources, Bloomberg reported.

Thai media have previously reported that Malaysian lender CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (>> CIMB Group Holdings Bhd) could be interested in buying the conglomerate's 33 percent stake in Thailand's fifth-largest lender.

GE officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bank of Ayudhya has expanded its operations since GE's investment. It bought stakes in GE Capital's Thai financial businesses and loan portfolios from Thai units of HSBC Plc (>> HSBC Holdings plc).

GE has been paring down its GE Capital unit, after the financial services business saddled the company with billions in losses during the credit crisis.

The firm sold its Business Property Lending Inc division for $2.51 billion to private equity-backed EverBank Financial Corp (>> EverBank Financial Corp) in July.

Bank of Ayudhya's shares closed up 2 baht at 34 baht on Wednesday.

General Electric's stock was up slightly at $21.69 in pre-market trading. They closed at $21.59 on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Jochelle Mendonca in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)