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Impaired loans have increased to 6.5% of closing advances (2006 5.3%) and provisions as a percentage of closing advances increased to 3.6% (2006 3.5%). This is in line with expectations given the current stage in the evolution of this business.

(The information set out below and overleaf forms an integral part of the audited financial statements as described in the Accounting Policies section of the Financial Statements on page 160.)

Asset Quality Information As at 31.12.2007 As at 31.12.2006
(i) Exposure    
  £bn £bn
Loans & advances to customers 253.4 237.7
Impairment provisions on advances 2.3 2.1
Loans & advances to customers before
impairment provisions
255.7 239.8
     
Classification of advances* % %
Residential mortgages 92.6 92.1
Other personal lending:    
Secured Personal Loans 0.4 0.6
Unsecured Personal Loans 3.7 3.7
Credit Cards 2.7 3.0
Banking 0.6 0.6
Total 100.0 100.0
     
Analysis of residential mortgages % %
Mainstream balances 73.2 74.0
Specialist balances** 26.8 26.0
Total 100.0 100.0
     
New business profile of residential mortgages % %
Mainstream balances 69.7 69.3
Specialist balances 30.3 30.7
Total 100.0 100.0

* Before impairment provisions.

** Comprising predominantly buy to let and self-certificated mortgages.

  As at 31.12.2007 As at 31.12.2006
(ii) Credit Quality and Collateral    
     
Loans and advances to customers are analysed as follows* £bn £bn
Neither past due nor impaired (1) 241.8 226.5
Past due up to 3 months but not impaired (2) 7.3 6.8
Impaired 6.6 6.5
Total 255.7 239.8
     
Loan to value analysis of residential mortgage book % %
Less than 60% (averaging 28%, 2006 28%) 46.7 45.7
60% to 70% 18.2 16.5
70% to 80% 18.3 18.8
80% to 90% 13.3 15.3
Greater than 90% 3.5 3.7
Total 100.0 100.0
     
Average loan to value % %
Stock of residential mortgages 44 44
New residential lending 65 64
Impaired mortgages 57 57
     
Note: LTV analysis is based on indexed valuation for stock and valuation at inception for new loans.    
     
Impaired loans* £m £m
Secured 4,234 4,047
Unsecured 2,322 2,411
Total 6,556 6,458
     
Impaired loans* £m £m
Past due 0 to 3 months 165 253
Past due 3 to 6 months 2,302 2,166
Past due 6 to 12 months 1,383 1,311
Past due over 12 months 534 597
Recoveries 1,840 1,814
Possession 332 317
Total 6,556 6,458
     
Impaired loans as a % of closing advances % %
Secured 1.80 1.84
Unsecured 13.04 13.17
Total 2.59 2.72
Impairment provisions on advances £m £m
Secured 330 408
Unsecured 1,919 1,700
Total 2,249 2,108
     
Impairment provisions as a % of closing advances % %
Secured 0.14 0.19
Unsecured 10.78 9.29
Total 0.89 0.89
     
Impairment provisions as a % of impaired loans % %
Secured 8 10
Unsecured 83 71
Total 34 33

* Before impairment provisions.

(1) Included in loans and advances that are neither past due nor impaired are £227m (2006 £291m) that would have been past due or impaired had their terms not been renegotiated.

(2) Secured £6.7bn (2006 £6.1bn) and unsecured £0.6bn (2006 £0.7bn).

 

(End of information that forms an integral part of the audited financial statements.)

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