The fund has been receiving 220 applications a day on average, compared to 120 applications a day in the same period last year.

The fund has issued 6,800 guarantees totaling RON555 million this year on mortgage loans under the First Home Program, supporting loans amounting to RON1.1 billion. The average value of a loan stood at RON165,000 (EUR37,000).

Since the start of the program in 2009, the fund issued nearly 139,000 guarantees totaling around RON11.6 billion on loans amounting to RON23 billion.