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Share of overdue bank loans in Latvia down to 10.8% in nine months

BC, Riga, 14.11.2016.Print version
The share of loans in arrears in Latvian banks' loan portfolio decreased somewhat in the first nine months of this year, reaching 10.8 %, the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) informed LETA.

At the end of September 2016, the total value of overdue bank loans was EUR 1.635 bln, up 2.3% or EUR 37.497 mln from the end of 2015.


At the end of September, the share of bank loans overdue for up to 30 days made up 4.5% (3.7% in late 2015) of the total loan portfolio, loans overdue for 31 to 90 days accounted for 1.3% (1.1%). loans overdue for 91 to 180 made up 0.7% (0.7%) and loans in arrears for more than 180 days 4.3% (5.3%) of the total portfolio.


The banking regulator's data shows that the share of loans overdue for more than 90 days was down from 7.6% to 6% in the household loan portfolio.


The total value of household loans overdue for more than 90 days was EUR 316.494 mln at the end of September, down 21.8% from the end of last year.


At the end of 2015, loans in arrears made up 10.9% of the banks' total loan portfolio.

There are currently 24 banks in Latvia, including eight branches of foreign banks.






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