The total outstanding loans extended by the current 36 domestic banks increased by NT$274.6 billion (US$9.08 billion) as compared to the figure of previous month and amounted to NT$30.3 trillion (US$1,001.52 billion) at the end of March 2020. Meanwhile, the NPLs of these banks totaled at NT$73.4 billion (US$2.43 billion) which increased by NT$2.8 billion (US$92.55 million) from NT$70.6 billion (US$2.33 billion) as of the end of the previous month. The average NPL ratio of the 36 banks remained at 0.24% compared to previous month, but was down by 0.01 percentage points compared to the same month last year. 

The coverage ratio of allowances for NPLs stood at 569.83%. While the ratio decreased by 20.41 percentage points from 590.24% of the previous month, it still remained stable at a higher level.