NBP: Banks to tighten criteria in Q1

According to a survey by central bank NBP, Poland's banks expect to significantly tighten mortgage criteria in Q1 with demand also expected to fall, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) said. Selected banks would loosen criteria for consumer loans and expect an increase in demand, the survey also showed. The survey was conducted at the turn of December and January among 25 banks whose aggregate share in corporate and household liabilities amounted to 86 percent of the banking sector portfolio.