In September, the growth of loans to companies slowed, while retail mortgages accelerated. Bank loans to companies (including bonds) increased in September by 0.7% (+1.3% in August), in annual terms the growth was 13.3%, similar to the month before. According to preliminary data, in September the mortgage debt of the population increased by 1.4%, which is almost three times more than in August (+0.5%). The borrowers asked to complete transactions before the family mortgage conditions were tightened starting October 1. As a result, the share of state-supported issuances rose to 70% (56% the previous month). The growth of the portfolio in annual terms was 10.8% (+10.2% in August). In consumer loans, growth, on the contrary, slowed to +0.9% (+1.7% in August), and the issuance of both cash and credit card loans decreased. In annual terms, the portfolio increased by 5.2% (+3.9% in August). The population's funds in banks remained almost unchanged (-0.1% after -0.2% in August), and the legal entities decreased by a moderate rate of 0.4% (+1.9% a month earlier, when funds mainly from oil and gas and energy companies grew actively). The net profit of the sector in September decreased by 5.9% and amounted to 414 billion rubles. This trend stems from several factors, including a decrease in dividends from subsidiaries and losses from transactions in securities. Read more in the material "On the development of the banking sector of the Russian Federation".