BIK: banks issued 9 mln loans worth PLN 133 bln in 2017

In 2017, banks and SKOK credit unions provided some 9.05 million loans with a total value of PLN 133.2 billion, the Credit Information Bureau (BIK) reported, representing a 5.5 percent y/y growth. Overall, last year, lenders granted 7.23 million loans (1 percent growth) worth PLN 78.66 billion (up by 3.5 percent) combined. With mortgages, the figures were up by 4.9 percent (to 204.4k loans granted) and 11.1 percent (PLN 46.47 billion)