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OneSavings Bank’s loan book grew by three percent to £19.6bn in the first quarter of 2021, its trading update shows.
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According to the results, this means the business is on track to deliver on its guidance of underlying net loan book growth for 2021 of around 10%.
Arrears of three months and over remained stable in Q1 and the statement suggests release of impairment provisions, given that house prices have appreciated and have outperformed the bank’s IFRS 9 model assumptions.
Andy Golding, chief executive of OSB Group PLC, said: “I am delighted with the financial and operational performance that OSB Group has achieved so far this year. With the continued successful vaccine roll-out and progressive easing of lockdown restrictions, the outlook for the UK economy has improved, although we remain cognisant of ongoing uncertainty.”
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