Over 50% were personal loans, while the rest were overdraft financing and credit cards.
The average value of the consumer loans rose by over 30%.
A survey conducted by the bank shows that most of the loans were taken for tablets, notebook computers, smartphones, house restorations, acquisition of small plots of land, vacations, education, trainings, family events, among others.
BCR, member of Erste group, is Romania’s largest lender by assets (over EUR15 billion).