First, the granting of loans to be thawed for corporate clients. The resumption of lending to banks - the only way to restore the profitability of the business. However, at least until the end of this year, high interest rates and tight lending conditions remain unchanged.
Credit resuscitation
continuing credit stagnation bankers attributed to political factors. "If after the presidential elections, political and economic situation to normal in the second half of banks with excess liquidity, will begin to lend more actively. To improve its financial performance, financial institutions are interested in the resumption of lending," - said Dmitry Sologub, head of research and analysis of Raiffeisen Bank Aval.
Among the major creditors of enterprises will continue to appear on state-owned banks, which even in the last year managed to set records for the credit implosion in the economy. With respect to segment physical persons, it will be in the forefront of "daughters" of foreign banks have r1000eceived support and contribute to the capital from the parent structures. "Expect to have activity only against some Western players. They will focus on short credits, as" long "money has not yet appeared in the country", - says Greg Krasnov, CEO of Platinum Bank.
However, the activity of "foreigners" will moderate. The reason - record losses that they were in 2009 because of the aggressive policy pursued by the pre-crisis years. "Shareholders will not long tolerate such a situation, and soon will demand from its Ukrainian unit profitable operation. Therefore, banks will be forced to lend," - said vice-chairman of one of the banks with foreign capital. However, scalded with milk, financiers are now promise to blow on the water. "After" work on the mistakes of the banks will be more carefully selected customers in the future ", - assured Dmitry Zinkov, chairman of OTP Bank.
Loans for selected
For physical persons
lending bankers are going to bet on the issue of "short" of loans in local currency. "First and foremost is to revive short-term hryvnia lending: consumer loans, auto loans for three to five years, overdrafts and credit cards" - predicts Piotr Kaczmarek, director of retail business, Alfa-Bank (Ukraine). Another area which bankers predict growth - cash loans. "Cash-loans compared to last year show the dynamics at the level of 15-20%", - believes Tzvetan Petrinin, deputy chairman of Retail Business, director of retail business and distribution of VAB Bank.
However, almost all surveyed banks were assured that no plans to soften the requirements for borrowers and conditions for granting loans. "Return to the rampant lending individuals, when the loan be made with a minimum initial contribution (and in some programs, and even without it), and all related transaction costs (commissions, insurance, etc.) could be financed through a loan, not exactly will be "- convinced Dmitry Zinck. "By establishing crediting physical persons, banks in the first place will start issuing loans to those customers that maintain a permanent relationship, as well as clients with positive credit history", - considers Tzvetan Petrinin.
will remain fairly high and the price of loans. Therefore, as in the current year, motorists will have to rely on the affiliate programs of banks with car dealers and manufacturers, providing preferential rates. "Lending rates remain at a high enough level - around 30% APR. Expect them to reduce the current year is not worth as resources for the banks will still be expensive", - says Sergey Alputov, head of monitoring the bank"s lending programs Khreschatyk.
Mortgage is not present
Few financial institutions promise to return this year to mortgage lending, and only a few - to grant loans to buy housing on the primary. "Maybe we are intensifying the work in the segment of mortgage lending as the primary and secondary markets for the purchase of real estate which is in the mortgage for bad loans as well as I know where the exchange of shelter" - told the press service of VTB Bank. Click to continue »
