UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 9, 2015. 16,098 mortgages were issued to customers by Sverdlovsk Region-based banks between January and September 2015, Deputy Chair of Ural Bankers’ Union Evgeniy Bolotin said at a press conference.

‘The number of mortgage loans dropped by 32.1% compared with a year earlier, their overall amount decreased by 36.7%. The figure came to 25.8bn RUR altogether,’ Bolotin said.

According to Bolotin, the average mortgage amount also shrank considerably this year.