BPR Jepara Artha Closed, LPS Prepares Customer Savings Payments

JAKARTA - The Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) has prepared a process of payment of deposit guarantee claims and the implementation of the liquidation of the Jepara Artha People's Economy Bank (BPR) which is located at Jalan Jenderal Ahmad Yani No 62, Pengkol V, Jepara, Central Java.

In addition, the process of paying claims for customer deposits and the implementation of bank liquidation was carried out after the permission of the Jepara Artha BPR was revoked. Meanwhile, the BPR Jepara Artha business license has been revoked by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) as of May 21, 2024.

Sekretaris Lembaga LPS, Dimas Yuliharto menyampaikan untuk melaksanakan pembayaran klaim penjaminan nasabah BPR Jepara Artha, LPS akan memastikan penyelangan nasabah dapat dibayar sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku.

In addition, LPS will conduct reconciliation and verification of deposit data and other information to determine which deposits will be paid, reconciliation and verification will be completed by LPS no later than 90 working days, or until September 30, 2024.

"The funds used to pay for the claim of guaranteeing deposits from BPR Jepara Artha are sourced from LPS funds," he said in his official statement, Tuesday, May 21.

Dimas said that customers can see the status of their deposits at the BPR Jepara Artha office or through the LPS website (www.lps.go.id) after LPS announced the payment of claims for the guarantee of BPR customer deposits.

As for bank debtors, they can still make installment payments or repay loans at the BPR Jepara Artha office by contacting the LPS Liquidation Team.

Dimas also appealed to BPR customers of Jepara Artha to remain calm and not be provoked or provoked to do things that could hinder the payment process for bank guarantee and liquidation claims, and not to trust parties who claim to be able to help manage deposit guarantee claims in a number of rewards or costs charged to customers.

Furthermore, it is important for customers to know that there are still many BPR/BPRRS or other commercial banks that are still operating, so that later if deposits of BPR Jepara Artha customers are paid by LPS, they can transfer their deposits to other nearest banks that can be reached by customers.

Dimas assured customers there is no need to hesitate to return to saving their money in banks because deposits in all banks operating in Indonesia are guaranteed by LPS.

"In order for customer deposits to be guaranteed by LPS, customers are encouraged to meet the 3T LPS requirements. The 3T requirement is recorded in bank bookkeeping, the deposit interest rate received by customers does not exceed the LPS guarantee interest rate, does not commit a crime that harms the bank," concluded Dimas.

If customers need more information related to the implementation of deposit guarantees and liquidation of BPR Dananta, customers can contact the LPS Information Service Center (Puslinfo) in 154.