29 Septembrie 2009
Loan delinquencies totaled 2bln lei in July
The delinquency volume for loans 30 past due zoomed in 77% year to date, now hovering near 2 bln lei. Compared to a year earlier, the delinquency volume for loans one month past due surged 180%, from 711 mln lei in July 2008 to 2 bln lei this year, according to data provided by the National Bank of Romania.
The delinquencies for loans in local currency totaled 1.29bln lei in July this year, while those for fx loans 30 days past due stood at 618 mln lei.
In July, the delinquency volume for loans 90 days past due amounted 1.64 bln lei, 8.8% more than in June and three times more than a prior-year period.
The number of arrears increased sharply in first half this year, from 684,272 in January to 895,595 at the end of July.
The number of loans more than 30 days in arrears climbed to 611,236 in July, 8,688 more than a month earlier and 161,000 more than end-2008.
However, loans more than 90 days past due pose the biggest threat to local banks, as lenders are due to make significant bad debt provisions for these non-performing loans
In July, the delinquency volume for loans 90 days past due amounted 1.64 bln lei, 8.8% more than in June and three times more than a prior-year period.
The number of arrears increased sharply in first half this year, from 684,272 in January to 895,595 at the end of July.
The number of loans more than 30 days in arrears climbed to 611,236 in July, 8,688 more than a month earlier and 161,000 more than end-2008.
However, loans more than 90 days past due pose the biggest threat to local banks, as lenders are due to make significant bad debt provisions for these non-performing loans