Growth in Consumer Finance Business
New consumer finance loans increased by 27.8% year-over-year and accounted for 52% of total renewal sales in the third quarter.
Improved Asset Quality
The asset quality of consumer finance loans stayed strong, with the NPL ratio decreasing to 1.2% from 1.4% in the second quarter.
Decreased Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses declined by 35.9% to RMB 3 billion from RMB 4.7 billion.
Decreased Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 49.9% to RMB 1.1 billion.
New Nationwide Small Lending License
Lufax acquired a nationwide small lending license in July and provided more than RMB 1 billion in loans under this new license.