According to Expert Ural analytical center, SKB-Bank was the Urals and Western Siberia’s No. 1 in terms of loan portfolio growth in 2006 (given loans to natural persons only): the increase reached the point of 352%, or 4.5 times, which secured SKB-Bank a strong position among the area’s five largest banks. What’s more, the bank can boast a very low amount of bad debt or delayed payments – only 2% of all loans.

SKB-Bank provided its retail clients with 4,920,500,000 RUR worth of loans in 2006, reports their press officer.