Mexico Ordered Card-Debt Reserves

Mexico's banking regulator ordered banks to set aside $514 million during September and October to cover delinquent credit card debt, El Universal reported Tuesday.

At the end of October, Mexican banks held $1.5 billion of delinquent credit card loans, or almost 10% of their total credit card lending, the Mexico City newspaper reported, citing sources at the regulator whom it did not identify.

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