Andrei Ryabokon, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, based on the data of the Central Bank of Russia, said that the debt of St. Petersburg residents to microcredit organizations has increased by 37% over the past year and now amounts to at least 15.8 billion rubles.
He noted that if at the beginning of 2024 the number of such debtors was 1.02 million people, then by the beginning of this year they are already 1.35 million. Overdue payments according to data as of January 1, 2025 reached 5.4 billion rubles. The deputy noted that if the trend continues, a temporary moratorium on debt collection and other restrictive measures will have to be introduced.
Recently, Andrei Ryabokon proposed to prohibit banks to issue mortgages for the purchase of studio apartments with an area of less than 28 square meters.
At the same time, St. Petersburg residents already owe banks 1.2 trillion rubles in mortgages.