OREANDA-NEWS By the end of 2024, Sberbank is recording a twofold increase in credit fraud schemes involving so-called "black brokers" in the Russian Federation, Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the bank's board, told RIA Novosti in an interview.
"We are also witnessing a twofold increase in credit fraud schemes involving so-called "black brokers," he said, referring to the results of 2024.

The top manager explained that "black brokers" are people with bank experience who understand the processes of issuing loans and scoring systems and, for a fee, help to arrange bank loans using illegal methods.

"These individuals, through forgery of documents, fictitious guarantees or other means, help borrowers with an unfavorable credit history to obtain borrowed funds from the bank for a monetary reward," Kuznetsov explained.