The FSC has released that total outstanding loans extended by the current 37 domestic banks increased by NT$163.4 billion (US$5.77 billion) as compared to the figure of previous month and amounted to NT$31.82 trillion (US$1,124.14 billion) at the end of February 2021. Meanwhile, the NPLs of these banks totaled at NT$70.7 billion (US$2.5 billion) which increased by NT$0.7 billion (US$0.03 billion) from NT$70 billion (US$2.47 billion) as of the end of the previous month. The average NPL ratio of the 37 banks remained at 0.22% compared to previous month, but was down by 0.02 percentage points compared to the same month last year. 
The coverage ratio of allowances for NPLs stood at 614.53%. While the ratio decreased by 2.18 percentage points from 616.71% of the previous month, it still remained stable at a higher level.