nonperforming
adjective
non·per·form·ing
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, ˌnän-pə-ˈfȯr-miŋ\
Definition of nonperforming
: not producing the expected return
nonperforming loans nonperforming assets
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Investors inside and outside the country have long worried that China’s banking system has more nonperforming loans than banks disclose. — WSJ, "Key Chinese Lending Rate Hits Lowest Since 2009," 26 June 2019 Bank OZK’s ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.23% as of Sept. 30, up from 0.15% as of June 30. — Allison Prang, WSJ, "Arkansas Bank’s Shares Tank on Loan Losses," 19 Oct. 2018 And, of course, the fundamentals of Italy’s economic situation have not changed — a cumulative debt of over 130 percent of gross domestic product, low growth, high unemployment, and banks with mounds of nonperforming loans. — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, "A Day of Peril for the E.U.: Threats Emerge From the U.S. and Within," 1 June 2018 Banks that step up recognition of nonperforming loans may be eligible to put aside less money to cover potential losses—as low as 120% of total bad loans, according to a recent regulatory ruling. — WSJ, "Growth Bounces Back for Year at China’s Largest Banks," 29 Mar. 2018 Signs of stress in the market were also seen at MotoNovo, the U.K. vehicle funding arm of the South African bank FirstRand Ltd., where nonperforming loan provisions increased by 29 percent. — Stefania Spezzati, Bloomberg.com, "Higher U.K. Car-Finance Defaults Add to Consumer-Credit Risk," 15 Mar. 2018 The core of their problem is their mounting pile of bad debts, with their nonperforming loan ratio now over 15%. — Anjani Trivedi, WSJ, "India’s Big Bank Boost Can’t Afford to Fail," 25 Oct. 2017 In reality, though banks are recognizing more bad-debt charges, the growth in their nonperforming loans isn’t slowing. — Anjani Trivedi, WSJ, "India’s Big Bank Boost Can’t Afford to Fail," 25 Oct. 2017 Greek banks’ handling of nonperforming loans is also expected to come under fire as is a restructuring of social benefits. — Sotiris Nikas, Bloomberg.com, "It’s Bailout-Review Time in Greece and Markets Are Wary—Again," 20 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonperforming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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