28 February 2020 – Allowed lenders to defer loan payments for six months during emergency

Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Regulatory change; Finance policy and financial aid; Stimulus packages and financial support
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators (SBS) made regulations confirming the ability of lenders to offer up to six months of forbearance/reschedule loans of retail debtors (consumer, mortgage, microenterprise and small business) located in areas declared in state of emergency.
Full details here: https://www.sbs.gob.pe/comunicado/detallecomunicado/idcomunicado/1014