The total assets of the Dominican financial system reached RD$4.28 trillion in March of this year, after experiencing a year-on-year growth of 9.2%.
This growth was driven by the favorable performance of the gross portfolio, gross investments, available funds, and other assets, according to the Quarterly Financial System Performance Report from the Superintendency of Banks (SB).
The publication highlights the performance of the credit portfolio, which reached RD$2.42 trillion after an annual increase of RD$179.225 billion, for a nominal growth of 8% and a real growth of 4.8%. This is due to the strong performance of the commercial and mortgage credit segments, which in nominal terms grew by 9.4% and 11.4%, respectively.
The private sector credit portfolio denominated in foreign currency showed a year-on-year growth of 8.8%, for a balance of US$ 9,204 million.
The weighted average active and passive interest rates (TIPP) of multiple banking closed in March 2026 at levels of 13.28% and 6.28%, respectively.
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Adjusted technical equity amounted to RD$530,308 million in March, for a year-on-year increase of 12.6%.
At the end of March, the financial system maintained a solvency position of 18.76%. Likewise, financial entities obtained net profits of RD$24,092 million, with a return on equity (ROE) indicator of 17.72% and a return on assets (ROA) of 2.28%. Pre-tax results accumulated to RD$29,010 million.
Delinquency
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During the first three months of the year, delinquency showed signs of a downward trend in the medium term, standing at 1.92%. The non-performing loan portfolio reached RD$46,499 million.
The system’s stressed delinquency rate stood at 7.80%. The non-performing loan ratio, a variable that reflects the current state of credit portfolio quality more complexly than delinquency, was positioned at 4.8% for the financial system.
