Ukrainian banks filed 25% fewer lawsuits against borrowers this year compared to last year

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11 November 2024

Source: Opendatabot

According to the State Judicial Administration, almost 68,000 lawsuits were submitted in the first 10 months of 2024. The most frequent plaintiffs include Universal Bank (monobank), A-Bank, and PrivatBank.

During the ongoing war, the number of lawsuits filed by banks against debtors has fluctuated. Before 2021, the number gradually increased, reaching 85,000 cases annually. However, after the full-scale invasion began, this figure nearly halved.

The peak of lawsuits occurred in 2023, with banks filing over 91,000 cases, exceeding even pre-invasion levels. As of the first 10 months of 2024, banks have submitted 67,900 lawsuits against debtors.

Number of Lawsuits Filed by Banks
Year201920202021202220232024
Total number of lawsuits44,33457,70985,57047,86691,68967,969

The leader in filing lawsuits is Universal Bank (monobank) — nearly 21,000 lawsuits, or 30.8% of the total this year. It is followed by A-Bank with 13,000 lawsuits (20.1%). PrivatBank comes third with 11,000 lawsuits (16.6%). It is worth noting that even before the full-scale war, PrivatBank, Universal Bank (monobank), and A-Bank were the top banks filing lawsuits against debtors.

How the number of lawsuits by banks has changed
Bank Name2021202220232024
Monobank19,94614,41521,84820,940
A-Bank8,0022,7236,93613,665
PrivatBank35,70616,05138,18511,302
PUMB4203861,7687,195
Sense Bank3,4351,5904,4624,222
Idea Bank7253462,6992,890
Tascombank7158311,7131,348
Ukrgasbank1,9622,4192,8931,191
OTP Bank3774992,0071,080
KredoBank1,5881,249759499

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