Getin to pay over PLN 130 mln into creditors support fund

Polish lender Getin Noble Bank, controlled by billionaire Leszek Czarnecki, reported that would have to contribute some PLN 134 million into a state fund for creditors. The payment is required to be made by February 18. Creditors Support Fund (Fundusz Wsparcia Kredytobiorców) will be launched by state-controlled BGK. Establishment of the fund is in line with the bill aiming to support those mortgage creditors whose financial situation is complicated. "The fund will help  people who are facing difficulties, such as the loss of a job or serious illness," Krzysztof Kalicki, the CEO at Deutshe Bank Polska told Gazeta Wyborcza daily. Experts claim that the institution will increase the level of social responsibility in banking. The fund is to be valued at PLN 600 million, it is to be financed by lenders operating in Poland.