{
  "id": 8348960,
  "title": "Total value of secured loans hit GH¢31.5bn in quarter 2 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/total-value-of-secured-loans-hit-gh-31-5bn-in-quarter-2-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:16:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/total-value-of-secured-loans-hit-gh%c2%a231-5bn-in-quarter-2-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Ghana's Second Quarter Brief on 2026 Collateral Registry reveals that the total value of secured loans reached GH¢31.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, marking a 73.4% year-on-year increase from GH¢18.2 billion in the same period last year. Banks led the secured transactions, accounting for GH¢19.9 billion, or 63.1% of the total secured credit value. Foreign-controlled banks contributed the majority of this amount, registering GH¢14.1 billion, or 71.1% of the total bank-registered secured credit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}