Greek anks and the government are committed to working together more intensely to reduce banks’ exposure to non-performing loans (NPLs) while protecting taxpayers’ main residences, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a statement following his meeting with Greek bankers on Friday, ANA reports.
After the meeting with Hellenic Bank Association (HBA) Chairman Nikos Karamouzis and others, the premier’s office said in a statement that at the meeting “both sides confirmed their commitment to intensify their collaboration in order to accelerate the reduction of NPLs, fund the economy and protect main residences” from foreclosure due to outstanding debts.
According to the statement from his office, PM Tsipras said government plans include the setup of a joint work group to update bankruptcy laws and to create a new framework for main residence protection. This will take into consideration the government’s earlier decision to subsidise selected borrowers, as well as issues related to bank capital and other supervisory questions, the statement noted.
Furthermore, the current law protecting main residences will be extended to the end of February, Tsipras said, in order to allow time for the above framework to be set up.
Sources revealed the prime minister’s plan is for the government to subsidise the repayment installments of select home owners and for banks to offer improved terms of loan repayments, such as extensions and debt relief.
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