non-performing loan

English

Noun

non-performing loan (plural non-performing loans)

  1. (banking) A bank loan that is subject to a late repayment or is unlikely to be repaid by the borrower in full.
    Synonym: (initialism) NPL
    • 2025 July 3, Elena Fabrichnaya, “Russian central bank sees no risk of looming banking crisis”, in Reuters[1]:
      Russia's second-largest bank, VTB, reported that the share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in its portfolio that have not been serviced for over 90 days reached 5% in May.

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