Firmenpleiten: Großen deutschen Banken droht ein Anstieg fauler Kredite
Das Volumen notleidender Darlehen in den Bilanzen der größten deutschen Banken dürfte bis Ende 2027 auf mehr als 53 Milliarden Euro steigen. Eine Branche macht besonders Sorgen.
Deutsche banks warn of growing loan defaults as volume of troubled loans expected to rise to 53.1 billion euros by year-end. This marks the highest level of bad credits since 2016 and a 6% increase compared to recent data. The European Banking Authority reported nearly 50 billion euros in non-performing loans (NPLs) for German banks by the end of Q1 2026, distributed across 20 major lenders.
NPLs are declared when the borrower is at least 90 days late in repayment or if the bank deems repayment unlikely. While NPLs as a percentage of the total loan portfolio stood at a relatively low 1.6%, Bain & Company warns of a potential deterioration, with 15% of loans considered at increased risk of default, more than in any other EU country.
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