Bank of Israel - Press Releases - Special Analysis: Bank Credit and Interest Rates during the Coronavirus Crisis
Central bank: boi | Type: statement | Date: 2020-04-06

Following are several main points on credit and
interest rates in the banking system in recent weeks, as seen in data collected
by the Banking Supervision Department:
Deferral of payments for borrowers (due to the
coronavirus crisis)
oThe balance of the payments deferred in actuality for small businesses
is about NIS 1.1 billion.
oThe balance of the payments deferred in actuality for mortgage
borrowers is about NIS 1.1 billion.
oThe balance of the payments deferred in actuality for business
borrowers is about NIS 700 million.
oThe balance of the payments deferred in actuality for consumer
borrowers is about NIS 370 million.
[1]For an expanded
discussion please see the analysis published by the Banking Supervision
Department on March 30, 2020, that deals with the development of credit prices.