page Anti-Fake News Center Thailand disclose the case According to the information about the issue “Debt Clinic” Adjust the rules to help debtors who have bad debts before April 1, 65, get the right to pay as much as they can. The Anti-Fake News Center has conducted a fact check. Bank of Thailand Ministry of Finance It was found that the issue wasreal data
Bank of Thailand (BOT) revealed that in the past, the project “Debt Clinic” Continuously provide assistance to debtors with bad debt status (NPLs) in credit card, cash card and unsecured personal loans. by extending repayment periods and reducing interest rates to reduce the monthly burden of the debtor to a manageable level
and from the epidemic of Covid 19 during the year 2020-2021 projects “Debt Clinic” There are additional measures for debtors in the project. Affected by the relaxation of debt repayment in line with the recent decline in income under the assistance measures Phase 3 “The formula pays as much as you can” (July – December 2021) The debtor can repay the debt from 40 percent of the original installment or more. will receive a discount of 1-2 percent per annum
However, in the past, it was found that the income of debtors in each occupation has recovered differently. especially in the tourism sector that recovered more slowly than other groups Project Supervisory Board “Debt Clinic” (Khor.) therefore agreed to adjust the criteria for the debtor’s qualifications who applied to join the project. to extend assistance to cover debtors with NPL status before April 1, 2022, from the original date of October 1, 2021 by debtors who meet the aforementioned conditions Will be able to participate in the project from 1 May 2022 onwards and since the opening of the debt clinic project Until the end of March 2022, there were 26,701 debtors participating in the cumulative project, totaling 80,844 accounts, with a principal debt of 6,120 million baht, with an average of 1 debtor, 2 creditors, and an average of 233,457 baht of principal remaining. During 2020-2021, there are 20,425 cases of Covid-19 epidemic, 60,356 accounts.
for assistance measures, phase 3 “The formula pays as much as you can” (July – December 2021) found that during the period Up to 85% of debtors in the project receive additional interest discounts. which interested people can follow project news or contact to apply via the website (www.debt clinic.com) LINE (@debtclinicbysam) and Facebook (Debt Clinic by SAM) including the Call Center at 1443 every day from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
In this regard, in order for the public to receive information and news from the Bank of Thailand Ministry of Finance can be tracked on the website https://www.bot.or.th or call 0-2283-5353
Auditing agency : Bank of Thailand Ministry of Finance
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