European governments agree softer NPL provisions
The Council of the European Union agreed on a softer line for writing down non-performing loans on Wednesday, extending the timeline that European banks will be given to provision bad loans down to 0%. The Council’s proposals also add a third category of NPLs to the planned distinction between ‘secured’ and ‘unsecured’, giving separate treatment to loans secured on 'movable' collateral.
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