A month earlier, overdue private loans were RON27 billion, or 11.7% of total loans.
Past due loans in Romanian lei rose 1.98% on the month to RON10.84 billion in September, while overdue foreign currency loans were up 3.7% to RON16.96 billion, the data showed.
End September, overall private lending was RON233.44 billion, down from RON230.36 billion the month before. (EUR1=RON4.5754)