Banks began to give the Russians less credit cards
Russian banks in January this year issued 540 thousand new Bank cards, a 21, 7 percent less than in the same period last year. About it reported in the study the credit history Bureau " Equifax ", says RBC.
Russian banks in January this year issued 540 thousand new Bank cards, a 21, 7 percent less than in the same period last year. About it reported in the study the credit history Bureau " Equifax ", says RBC.
experts came to the conclusion that the issuance of Bank cards in January 2020 fell for the first time in 5 years this month. In the calculation of the money issuance fell by 22, 7 percent to 22, 8 billion.
for reviews of Vice-President of international rating Agency Moody " s Olga Ulyanova, a reason for the decline in the issuance of credit cards to Russians is the continuation of a trend of cooling consumer lending segment because of the actions of the regulator.
General Director of "Regional" Oleg Lagutkin confirms that retail lending was affected by measures of the Bank of Russia.
before the study the credit history Bureau "Equifax" said that for January-September, 2019, Russian banks issued 8, 6 million new Bank cards, which is 16 % more than in the same period last year.
Then the main driver of the increase of Bank cards called higher limits on cards in comparison with 2018.
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