NBU trying to collect UAH 11.5 bln of personal security from owners of insolvent banks

12:39, 02.03.2016 1 min read

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) plans to collect UAH 11.462 billion from the owners of banks that were declared insolvent acting as personal bail granters, Director of the risk management department Ihor Budnyk has said.

"As for personal bail of former owners of banks – Kostiantyn Zhevaho, Oleh Bakhmatiuk, Mykola Lahun and Leonid Klymov – the cases are being heard by the ultimate authority. We're at the initial stage as for Zhevaho and Klymov, the claim will be heard," he said.

According to the NBU, the financial guarantee of Bakhmatiuk for VAB Bank is UAH 4.55 billion and for bank Financial Initiative – UAH 4 billion.

In addition, the central bank plans to win at court the refinancing collateral of bank Finance and credit, which was the financial guarantee of UAH 1.45 billion.

The guarantor of IMEXBANK Klymov secured the NBU's credit by the financial guarantee of UAH 300 million and the Lustdorf sports complex, while Lahun, the guarantor of Delta Bank, secured the credit by land parcels worth UAH 768.848 million.