The total outstanding loans extended by the current 36 domestic banks increased by NT$84.9 billion (US$2.85 billion) as compared to the figure of previous month and amounted to NT$30.39 trillion (US$1,019.73 billion) at the end of April 2020. Meanwhile, the NPLs of these banks totaled at NT$73.7 billion (US$2.47 billion) which increased by NT$0.3 billion (US$10.07 million) from NT$73.4 billion (US$2.46 billion) as of the end of the previous month. The average NPL ratio of the 36 banks remained at 0.24%, which is the same as the previous month, but was down by 0.01 percentage points compared to the same month last year. 

The coverage ratio of allowances for NPLs increased by 2.01 percentage points and therefore rose to a figure of 571.84% from 569.83% of the previous month. The overall NPL reserves maintain in a high level and stay sound.