Special loan rate for earthquake victims changed in 72 hours

In the provinces affected by the earthquake and declared disaster areas, the loan of 100,000 liras, opened by 3 public banks, with a deferment of 6 months, interest rate of 0.99 for 3 years, was reviewed 72 hours later. Thousands of earthquake victims suffered.

Tens of thousands of applications were received for the general purpose loan opened by Halkbank, Vakıfbank and Ziraat Bank, especially for employees with salary accounts.

The banks first wrote the names and mobile phones of the applicants on the list, in order to avoid crowding and excessive crowding at the reception of the bank branches, through the staff they designated, and then said: “If it is positive, you will get a message.”

THE VICTORIA EARTHQUAKE SPECIAL LOAN RATE CHANGED IN 72 HOURS

However, banks that cannot take into account that the demand can be so intense; announced that this time the applications will be received through mobile banking in order to avoid the confluence of branches.

With hundreds of thousands of applications made in the digital environment, Halkbank first closed the mobile application screen from 00:00 on March 8, and then shocked the earthquake victims.

After increasing the interest rate of the loans, which was opened for the victims with an interest rate of 0.99, to 1.59 as of yesterday, the bank opened the mobile screen to use it again.

“HANINAS WAS THERE”

Many victims of the earthquake, especially public employees, returned empty-handed from the bank branch they went to. The earthquake survivors, who reacted to the interest rate change within 72 hours, said: “How was it? What has changed is that they changed the interest in two days. It’s not that absurd. We face the same problems in the support payment of 10 thousand lira per household. A message was sent to those whose building was reported undamaged that they could receive payment. There are those who cannot take the building away from the damaged. What is the criteria for this, and how is it determined? Now the loan rates have changed.”