NPL Ratio for Domestic Banks as of the End of February......

NPL Ratio for Domestic Banks as of the End of February 2024

2024-04-09

　　 The total outstanding loans extended by the current 38 domestic banks increased by NT$323.3billion (US$10.24billion) as compared to the figure of previous month and amounted to NT$39.1trillion (US$1,239billion) at the end of February 2024. Meanwhile, the NPLs of these banks totaled at NT$63.17billion (US$2billion) which increased by NT$5.38billion (US$170.31million) from NT$57.79billion (US$1.83billion) as of the end of the previous month. The average NPL ratio of the 38 banks increased by 0.01 percentage points and therefore rose to a figure of 0.16% from 0.15% of the previous month, and was at the same figure compared to the same month last year.
　　　The coverage ratios of allowances for NPLs decreased by 80.34 percentage points and therefore declined to a figure of 847.96% from 928.31% of the previous month. The asset quality of domestic banks continuously remained manageable according to the above figures as of the end of February 2024. The FSC will request banks to undertake measures to improve asset quality and financial structure on an ongoing basis.
　　　Note: US$≒NT$ 31.577
　　 Related files:「NPL ratio-2024.02」、「Coverage ratio-2024.02」、「Assets quality analysis-2024.02」、「Assets Quality of Domestic Banks(by business unit)-2024.02」and「Financial Statistics of Foreign-Owned Subsidiary Banks-2024.02」
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