September 25, 2014, Moscow - As of September 1, 2014, Sberbank's mortgage loans portfolio exceeded R1,733 trln, increasing 24% since the start of the year. Sberbank has issued loans worth R568 bln in the first eight months of the year, exceeding the figure for the same period last year by 58%.

"Sberbank continues to show strong dynamics in mortgage lending, thanks to special offers introduced on July 1, 2014. The new mortgage model has also had a positive effect; applications can now be submitted in every Sberbank branch," said Director of Sberbank's Non-Transactional Retail Products Natalya Alymova. In the near future we will surprise our clients with new offers.

On September 26, educational institution employees will be able to take advantage of a new mortgage lending offer: a reduced rate and down payment for the product "Purchase of Existing Housing".

On July 1, Sberbank launched its offer for young families, as well as a special offer: reduced rates for the Bank's main mortgage products "Purchase of Existing Housing" and "Purchase of Housing Under Construction." Special offers are available to clients through September 30, 2014.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations
Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 18,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries.

The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru.

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