About 84 percent of the increase in non-performing loans was from the region, the bank said.

The reported level of non-performing loans has been low to date.

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Non-performing loans in Spain were 0.93 percent of the total.

A difficult economic climate means non-performing loans will probably rise.

But because they are a retail bank you may see an increase in non-performing loans,' he said.

We don't really have asset quality problems as non-performing loans are low.

The question we need to ask is whether China can afford another round of non-performing loans.

It did not give an overall level for the banks' non-performing loans.

Non-performing loans rose 61 percent to $114 million compared with last quarter.

Non-performing loans at these banks fell to 1.65 percent by the end of June.

Official data on non-performing loans put their level at just 1% of bank assets.

The two state banks have a large portfolio of non-performing loans.

Non-performing loans at big commercial banks barely rose last year.

Given the current economic environment, it is anticipated there could be an increase in non-performing loans.

This is our lowest level for non-performing loans since December 2006.

Non-performing loans in Spain are still rising, as they were through most of last year.

Non-performing loans more than doubled to $65.2 million during the quarter.

The increase in non-performing loans while significant is not surprising given the state of the economy and the real estate market.

A slowing economy is expected to lead them to recognise more non-performing loans.

Non-performing loans are equivalent to only 2% of total lending.

Profitable though they are now, another wave of non-performing loans will soon hit them.

This week, the Euro area's non-performing loan problem came further into focus.

But it's not just the non-performing loans messing things up.

As a result, banks face a higher rate of non-performing loans from this sector.