
AI-generated summary
The self-prohibition service for credits and loans was launched on the State Services portal on March 1, 2025 to protect citizens from fraud and unwanted lending.
About 32 million Russians have self-banned loans through Gosuslugi.
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. About 32 million Russians have self-banned loans through Gosuslugi since the launch of the service, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Antifraud services are used en masse. For example, 32 million Russians have self-banned loans,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The service for establishing a voluntary self-prohibition on loans and borrowings started working on State Services on March 1, 2025.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The number of users of the self-banning loan service will grow to 40 million by the end of 2026
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