月内规模已超45亿元,有消金机构0.3折拍卖19.74亿元不良信贷包
21世纪经济报道·2025-10-21 13:52

Core Viewpoint - The consumer finance industry is experiencing a surge in the transfer of non-performing assets, with major institutions like Hangzhou Bank Consumer Finance and Ant Consumer Finance listing over 3.1 billion yuan in personal loan non-performing asset packages, indicating a pressing need for asset structure optimization [1][3][11]. Group 1: Non-Performing Asset Transfers - Hangzhou Bank Consumer Finance announced a personal loan non-performing asset package with an outstanding principal and interest totaling 1.974 billion yuan, with a starting price of only 70 million yuan, reflecting a significant discount of 0.3% [3][5]. - Ant Consumer Finance also launched a non-performing loan transfer project with an outstanding principal and interest of 1.179 billion yuan, with a starting price of 125 million yuan and a discount rate of approximately 10% [3][5]. - As of October 21, the total size of personal loan non-performing asset packages listed by consumer finance companies exceeded 4.5 billion yuan, with an average discount rate of 6.17% [5][11]. Group 2: Reasons for Accelerated Asset Transfers - The primary reasons for the accelerated transfer of non-performing assets include the need to optimize asset-liability structures, alleviate post-loan pressure, and respond to market demand [11][12]. - Transferring non-performing assets allows consumer finance companies to quickly remove bad debts from their balance sheets, reduce the impact of non-performing loans on performance, and recover some funds [11][12]. - The market for non-performing assets has become more favorable, with some packages being sold at prices above the average market discount rate, encouraging companies to offload their bad debts [12]. Group 3: Challenges in Asset Recovery - The characteristics of the current non-performing loans include a high proportion of short-term overdue loans, many of which are already written off, and a significant number of unsued assets, which theoretically should have higher recovery probabilities [14][15]. - However, the "small amount and many cases" nature of these loans increases the cost of recovery, as extensive manpower and time are required for collection efforts [14][15]. - The market is becoming increasingly cautious in evaluating personal loan non-performing assets, as the recovery process can take 2-3 years, during which the acquirer must cover various costs before achieving profitability [15]. Group 4: Role of Local Asset Management Companies (AMCs) - Local AMCs have emerged as the main players in acquiring low-priced non-performing asset packages, despite the challenges associated with asset recovery [16][18]. - The profitability of acquiring these low-quality assets depends on the purchase price being sufficiently low to allow for effective recovery efforts to cover costs [16][18]. - Local AMCs are facing significant funding and management pressures, as the long recovery periods for personal loan non-performing assets can lead to cash flow difficulties [18].