During the virtual forum 'The Best Is Here', Rodrigo Padilla, general director of the Mexican Real Estate Bank (BIM), highlighted that during 2021 there was an increase of 58% in the contracting of loans.

And it is that the BIM went from registering 6,061 million pesos (mdp) in 2020 to 9,592 mdp in 2021, mostly corresponding to closings in the last quarter of the year.

“These contracts had a greater impact in the metropolitan area, with 23%; followed by the Northwest of the country with 22% and the Gulf/South with 18%. The region of the country in which the fewest contracts were signed was El Bajío, which registered 10%”, explained Padilla.

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Likewise, the manager announced that there was a significant increase in the commercial portfolio of BIM; since it registered a variation of 11%, mainly in the metropolitan region.

Regarding traditional deposits, an increase of 4.7% was also registered with respect to the previous year. In this regard, the manager commented that "the Mexican Real Estate Bank is one of the best options in the market regarding the interest rate for traditional deposits."

In addition, the assets managed by the BIM trustee grew by 21.5% compared to 2020. “Based on this information, I can tell you that we are ranked 20th in the Trust Market,” said Padilla.

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“The Bank I represent had the best year in its history, since in the last 12 months a net profit of 99.6 million pesos was recorded; something that really makes us proud”, and thanked customers, shareholders, directors and employees for this important achievement,

In this sense, the director of the BIM envisions a constant and moderate growth for the housing sector in 2022. This is due to the fact that factors such as the recovery of employment in the country will allow a rebound for all the sectors involved in this industry.

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