BMO says 1.7% of expired commercial loan deferrals showing defaults/delinquency

Reuters

Published Sep 30, 2020 12:38PM ET

TORONTO (Reuters) - Only about 1.7% of Bank of Montreal's (TO:BMO) commercial loans whose pandemic-related repayment deferrals have expired are in default or are delinquent, executives said on Wednesday.

Outside of industries like hospitality, migration of performing commercial loans to impaired status is low, and is expected to remain that way, executives of Canada's fourth-largest lender said at a webcast investor event.