CBK data reveals how poll jitters hit loan requests

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The number of requests to Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) for the credit history of borrowers dipped for the first time since 2017. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

The number of requests to Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) for the credit history of borrowers dipped for the first time since 2017 highlighting rising jitters by lenders during the electioneering period.

A banking supervision report shows banking requests to CRBs declined three percent to 37.52 million last year from 38.66 million in 2021.

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