03.26.2013

Romania has the highest household debt to disposable income ratio in Europe, of around 20%, well above the ratios in Germany, France or Italy, a central bank official said Tuesday. more

02.26.2013

Romanian overdue private loans rose 2% on the month to 29.26 billion lei (EUR6.67 billion) in January, amounting to roughly 13% of the total lending, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

11.27.2012

Romanian overdue private loans inched up 1.3% on the month to 28.16 billion lei (EUR6.24 billion) in October, equal to 12.1% of the total lending, central bank data showed Tuesday. more

10.24.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 2.96% on the month to 27.8 billion lei (EUR6.05 billion) in September, equal to 11.9% of the total lending, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

09.26.2012

Romanian overdue private loans inched up 0.8% on the month to 27 billion lei (EUR5.97 billion) in August, equal to 11.7% of the total lending, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

08.27.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 6.5% on the month to 26.79 billion lei (EUR6 billion) in July, equal to 11.4% of the total lending, central bank data showed Monday. more

07.25.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 1.7% on the month to 25.15 billion lei (EUR5.44 billion) in June, equal to 10.95% of the total lending, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

07.23.2012

OTP Bank Romania reported a 8.6% increase of the consumer savings during the first four months of 2012, the clients mainly choosing deposits with six-month maturity, the bank said Monday. more

06.29.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 3.6% on the month to 24.72 billion lei (EUR5.55 billion) in May, equal to 10.8% of the total lending, central bank data showed. more

06.21.2012

The level of non-performing loans in Romania, which hit 16% of total lending, is very high considering the low degree of indebtedness, ING Bank Romania manager Misu Negritoiu said Thursday at the ZF more

05.28.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 3.27% on the month to 23.86 billion lei (EUR5.12 billion) in April, equal to 10.5% of the total lending, central bank data showed Monday. more

03.12.2012

OTP Bank Romania, the local unit of Hungary’s financial group OTP, estimates its loan portfolio will increase by 7% to 9% in 2012, fueled by higher consumer loans and increased financing for small- more

02.24.2012

Romanian overdue private loans rose 4.5% on the month to 22.3 billion lei (EUR5.12 billion) in January, equal to 9.93% of the total lending, central bank data showed Friday. more

01.26.2012

Romanian overdue private loans fell 2.58% on the month to 21.33 billion lei (EUR4.88 billion) in December, equal to 9.47% of the total lending, according to data released Thursday by the central bank more

12.28.2011

Romanian overdue private loans rose 2.8% on the month to 21.9 billion lei (EUR5.1 billion) in November, equal to 9.7% of the total lending, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

11.25.2011

Romanian overdue private loans rose 3.13% on the month to 21.3 billion lei (EUR4.88 billion) in October, equal to 9.58% of the total lending, central bank data showed Friday. more

11.07.2011

Romanian overdue payments on loans worth at least 20,000 lei (around EUR4,600) rose to RON19.23 billion in September, 31% higher on the year, central bank data showed Monday. more

10.26.2011

Romanian overdue private loans edged up 2.37% on the month to 20.66 billion lei (EUR4.77 billion) in September, from roughly RON20.2 billion a month earlier, central bank data showed Wednesday. more

10.11.2011

Over 10,000 Romanians joined the ranks of those with overdue bank loans in August, after the number of people falling behind with their payments had gradually gone down over three months. more

10.05.2011

Almost one fifth of loans taken out by consumers and companies in counties such as Bistrita, Suceava or Galati (northern and eastern Romania) are overdue, double compared to the national average. more

09.30.2011

Mortgage lending recorded another month of growth in August, with the overall volume of loans climbing at the equivalent of EUR7.3 billion, helped by funding available through the state-guaranteed more

09.27.2011

Romanian overdue private loans rose 2.2% on the month to 20.18 billion lei (EUR4.68 billion) in August, equal to 9.27% of the total lending, central bank BNR data showed Tuesday. more

09.13.2011

Less than 20% of the Romanian companies had outstanding loans at the end of June, down 17.4% on the year, central bank data showed. more

09.13.2011

Romanian banks didn’t quite benefit from loan restructuring schemes over the past year, mostly due to adverse economic conditions, and the low repayment ratio is putting pressure on lending more

09.07.2011

Romanian central bank’s latest regulations for consumer loans will have minimum impact on commercial lenders, as the local market is currently idle, but potential clients are bound to feel more