New parameters of retail lending continue to recover in 2017 amid interest rate cuts. However, the effects of the downturn of 2015 have yet to be overcome, loans for households' consumption on are now less important than they were in 2012–2013, and new loans are not enough to cover the cost...

The corporate segment of Russia's loan market is experiencing stagnation. The volumes of new loans are declining relative to the size of the economy, while the amount of debt has been demonstrating practically no increase. Interest rates are continuing to follow their downward trend. The quality...

The article relates to the attractiveness of FX housing loans for households which led to over increase in EU countries. Results of comparative analysis conducted for Poland, Austria, Romania and Hungary indicates that actions taken by the supervisory bodies dedicated to demand indicators...

The growth rate of lending to individuals increased significantly in 2021 contributing to the expansion of consumer demand. Certain concern is caused by the growth of lending that is largely due to loans to high-debt borrowers. In this regard, the Bank of Russia decided to return macroprudential...

In 2021, retail lending has been the most dynamically growing banking market segment spurring banking revenues growth. The worsening of loan portfolio quality was driven by rising inflation, stagnation of households’ real incomes and the epidemiological situation, which factors could not but...

The commercial real estate market is pro-cyclical. This feature, together with the relative size of the industry and the large capital inflows, has made this sector relevant for financial stability. Using a novel loan level data set covering the commercial real estate portfolios of Dutch banks...