Decision Establishing Forms for Submission of Information on Lending Activity

Pursuant to Article 44 paragraph 2 point 3 and Article 35 paragraph 5 of the Central Bank of Montenegro Law (OGM 40/10, 46/10, 06/13, 70/17) the Council of the Central Bank of Montenegro, at its meeting held on 12 March 2018, passed the following DECISION establishing the forms for the submission of information on lending activity
Article 1
This decision shall govern the reporting entities, the content, a responsible person, the manner and the deadlines for submitting information on lending activity to the Central Bank of Montenegro (hereinafter: the Central Bank). The Central Bank shall collect and process the information referred to in paragraph 1 above for statistical purposes in order to carry out research on the assessment of lending activity dynamics in Montenegro.
Article 2
The reporting entities for submitting information referred to herein shall be a bank and other credit institution having its head office in Montenegro (hereinafter: the bank).
Article 3
The bank shall submit to the Central Bank the information on lending activity using the Form AKB – Bank Lending Survey (hereinafter: the Form), which is attached to this Decision and makes an integral part thereof. Terms and expressions used in the Form are provided in the Annex 1, and the content of the Form is provided in Annex 2. The Central Bank may, if needed, provide additional explanations and guidelines for filling out the Form.
Article 4
A person responsible for filling out the Form shall be a person participating in creating and/or pursuing bank’s lending policy.
Article 5
The bank shall submit to the Central Bank the information referred to in Article 3 paragraph 1 herein on quarterly basis in electronic format no later than 15 days following the expiry of the respective quarter.

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Article 6
The Central Bank shall publish aggregate information on bank lending activities on its website.
Article 7
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Gazette of Montenegro. THE COUNCIL OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF MONTENEGRO

Ref. no.: 0101-2456-3/2018 CHAIRMAN
Podgorica, 12 March 2018 GOVERNOR,

Radoje Žugić, m.p.

Terms and expressions used in the Form specified in this Decision shall have the following meaning:
Term Meaning
Interest rate margin The difference between bank lending and deposit interest rates. Collateral A security given by a debtor to a bank as a pledge for the repayment of loans and/or credit lines in the form of securities (shares or debt securities), property and cash. Credits/Loans Monetary assets approved to entrepreneurs and households by banks. Credit line A maximum amount of loan which a bank may approve to an enterprise at any given time and/or a maximum amount an enterprise may withdraw if it needs additional cash in certain period of time, whereas the amount may be renewed. Credit standards Criteria for approving loans and/or credit lines by a bank which define: type of a loan, recognised sectoral or geographical priorities, acceptability of collateral, creditworthiness of debtor, and the like, including internal guidelines, changes in lending policy and its implementation. Credit terms and conditions Compulsory elements of the loan and/or credit line agreement between the bank and the debtor (credit amount, interest rate, commission and fee expenses, collateral demanded or guarantees provided by the debtor, maturity and the like). They are determined depending on the financial situation of the debtor and may be altered simultaneously with credit standards or separately. Micro, small, medium and large enterprises Classification in accordance with Article 5 of the Accounting Law (OGM 52/16). Non-banks Financial service providers and/or persons engaged in financial leasing, micro lending and Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro. Risk perception Bank's view on systemic risk, development of overall economic situation, position of certain industry or company, debtor's credit capacity, and required collateral. Enterprise A business entity specified by the Law on Business Organisations (OGRM 006/02, OGM 017/07, 080/08, 040/10, 036/11, 040/11).
ANNEX 1

Households Natural persons having a status of a resident in accordance with
Article 3 paragraph 1 item 1 indents 4 and 5 of the Law on Foreign
Current and Capital Operations (OGRM 045/05, OGM 062/08, 040/11, 062/13, 070/17). Households savings Cash deposited, and bank's assessment of the available income of households not recorded at the bank's accounts. Demand for loans The assessment of overall demand for loans to enterprises and households, including loan renewals, without taking into consideration normal seasonal fluctuations. Loan Loan specified by the Law on Contracts and Torts (OGM 047/08, 004/11, 022/17).

ANNEX 2
FORM AKB
BANK LENDING SURVEY
Bank's name
Identification number
Reporting period
Responsible person
E-mail
Phone

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I. Loans and/or credit lines to enterprises

1. Over the past three months, how have your bank's credit standards as applied to the approval of loans or credit lines to enterprises changed
   as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect any changes in these standards in the next three months?1 Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 А) Total loans and/or credit lines Long-term (over 1 year) Short-term (up to 1 year) В) Loans and/or credit lines to micro, small and medium enterprises C) Loans and/or credit lines to large firms

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Note: The question is about the changes in credit standards, rather than about the amount of the loans approved. Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably

• 1 = tightened
  moderately
  0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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2. Over the past three months, how have the following factors affected the changes in bank's credit standards as applied to the approval of loans
or credit lines to enterprises as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect that these factors will affect the change in credit standards in the next three months? Past three months Total Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Loans to large firms –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) Costs of sources of funds B) Competition of other banks C) Risk perception (risk tolerance)

• General economic situation and
  outlook
• Uncollectible receivables
• Risk related to collateral
  demanded
  D) Willingness to take risk
  E) Other factors, if exist (please specify)

Next three months
Total Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Loans to large firms –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) Costs of sources of funds B) Competition of other banks C) Risk perception (risk tolerance)

• General economic situation and
  outlook
• Uncollectible receivables
• Risk related to collateral
  demanded
  D) Willingness to take risk
  E) Other factors, if exist (please specify)
  Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably
• 1 = tightened
  moderately
  0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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3. Over the past three months, how have your bank's terms and conditions for loans to enterprises changed as compared to the previous three￾month period? Do you expect any changes in terms and conditions in the next three months?
Past three months
Total Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Loans to large firms –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) Interest rate margin* B) Commissions and fees* C) Maximum amount of loans and/or credit lines D) Collateral requirements* E) Maturity Next three months Total Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Loans to large firms –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) Interest rate margin* B) Commissions and fees* C) Maximum amount of loans and/or credit lines D) Collateral requirements* E) Maturity Note: (*) higher interest margins, commissions, fees, and collateral requirements refer to the tightening, while () higher maximum amounts of loans and/or credit lines and extension of maturity refer to the easing. Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably

• 1 = tightened moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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4. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), has the share of enterprise loan and/or credit line applications that were
completely rejected by your bank increased, remained unchanged or decreased as compared to the previous three-month period? Past three months Total Loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Loans to large firms –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 Share of rejected applications
5. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), how has demand for loans and/or credit lines to enterprises changed at
your bank as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect any changes in enterprise demand for loans and/or credit lines of your bank in the next three months? Please refer to the financing need of enterprises independent of whether this need will result in a loan and/or credit line or not. Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 А) Demand for total loans and/or credit lines Long-term (over 1 year) Short-term (up to 1 year) В) Demand of micro, small and medium enterprises C) Demand of large firms Legend: - 2 = increased considerably - 1 = increased moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = decreased moderately 2 = decreased considerably Legend: - 2 = decreased considerably

• 1 = decreased moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = increased moderately 2 = increased
  considerably

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6. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), how have the following factors affected the demand for loans and/or
credit lines of your bank to enterprises as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect that these factors will affect the demand for loans and/or credit lines of your bank to enterprises in the next three months? Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) FINANCIAL NEEDS OF ENTERPRISES

• for capital investments
• for working assets
• for debt restructuring
• for mergers/acquisitions
  B) USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCING
• internal sources of financing
• loans from other banks
• loans from non-banks
  C) OTHER FACTORS (please specify)
  Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably
• 1 = tightened moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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II. Loans to households

1. Over the past three months, how have your bank's credit standards as applied to the approval of loans to households changed as compared to
   the previous three-month period? Do you expect any changes in these standards in the next three months? 2 Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 TOTAL LOANS

• Housing loans
• Consumer and other loans

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Note: The question is about the changes in credit standards, rather than about the amount of the loans approved. Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably

• 1 = tightened moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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2. Over the past three months, how have the following factors affected the changes in bank's credit standards as applied to the approval of loans
to households as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect that these factors will affect the change in credit standards in the next three months? Past three months Total Housing loans Consumer and other loans –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) Costs of sources of funds B) Competition of other banks C) Risk perception (risk tolerance)

• General economic situation
  and outlook
• Uncollectible receivables
• Risk related to collateral
  demanded
  D) Willingness to take risk
  E) Other factors, if exist (please specify
  Next three months
  Total Housing loans Consumer and other loans
  –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2
  A) Costs of sources of funds
  B) Competition of other banks
  C) Risk perception (risk tolerance)
• General economic situation
  and outlook
• Uncollectible receivables
• Risk related to collateral
  demanded
  D) Willingness to take risk
  E) Other factors, if exist (please specify
  Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably
• 1 = tightened
  moderately
  0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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3. Over the past three months, how have your bank's terms and conditions for loans to households changed as compared to the previous three￾month period? Do you expect any changes in terms and conditions in the next three months?
Past three months
Total Housing loans Consumer and other loans
–2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2
A) Interest rate margin*
B) Collateral requirements*
C) Share and deposits*
D) Mortgage value*
E) Commissions and fees*
F) Maturity and grace period
G) Other factors if exist (please specify)
Next three months
Total Housing loans Consumer and other loans
–2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2
A) Interest rate margin*
B) Collateral requirements*
C) Share and deposits*
D) Mortgage value*
E) Commissions and fees*
F) Maturity and grace period
G) Other factors if exist (please specify)
Note: (*) higher interest margins, higher collateral requirements, higher shares and deposits, higher mortgage value and higher commissions and fees refer to the tightening, while extension of maturity and grace period refer to the easing. Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably

• 1 = tightened moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably

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4. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), has the share of households loan applications that were completely
rejected by your bank increased, remained unchanged or decreased as compared to the previous three-month period?
5. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), how has the demand for loans to households changed at your bank as
compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect any changes in households demand for loans of your bank in the next three months? Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 TOTAL LOANS

• Housing loans
• Consumer and other loans
  Legend: - 2 = increased considerably - 1 = increased moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = decreased moderately 2 = decreased considerably Past three months Total Housing loans Consumer and other loans –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 Share of rejected applications Legend: - 2 = decreased considerably
• 1 = decreased moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = increased moderately 2 = increased
  considerably

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6. Over the past three months (apart from normal seasonal fluctuations), how have the following factors affected the demand for loans to
households of your bank as compared to the previous three-month period? Do you expect that these factors will affect the households demand for loans of your bank to enterprises in the next three months? Past three months Next three months –2 –1 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 A) FINANCIAL NEEDS OF HOUSEHOLDS

• for refinancing
• for purchase of consumables (cars, furniture, etc.)
• for immovable property purchase
  B) GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION
• Wages and salaries
• Employment
• Real estate market
  situation
  C) USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCING
• Household
  savings
• Loans from other banks
• Loans from non-banks
  D) OTHER FACTORS (please specify)
  Legend: - 2 = tightened considerably

• 1 = tightened moderately 0 = unchanged (no impact) 1 = eased moderately 2 = eased considerably