LPS Pays Claims Of Deposit Of BPR Jepara Artha Customers

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JAKARTA - The Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) moved quickly to pay claims of deposits from Bank Perekonomian Rakyat Jepara Artha (BPR Jepara Artha) customers located in Jepara, Central Java on May 29, 2024.

Within 5 working days since the Jepara Artha BPR was revoked its business license, namely on May 21, 2024, the LPS has paid the claim to guarantee Phase I savings of IDR 61.5 billion, belonging to 29,642 customers.

"LPS immediately moved to reconcile and verify the savings data and other information to determine the deposits to be paid, within 5 working days after the Jepara Artha BPR was closed, the LPS had completed its customer verification and immediately carried out the payment of the stage 1 guarantee claim," said Secretary of the Dimas Institute Yuliharto, Friday, May 31.

He explained, for store customers whose status has been determined as a payable deposit and guaranteed by LPS, in order to apply for payment of their deposits through the Payment Bank appointed by LPS, namely BRI KC Jepara, BRI Unit Pengkol, BRI Unit Batealit, BRI Unit Margoyoso, BRI Unit Welahan, BRI Unit Pelemkerep, BRI Unit Bugel, BRI Unit Ngabul, BRI Unit Srobyong, BRI Unit Bangsri and BRI Unit Kelet.

Dimas also appealed to BPR customers of Jepara Artha who have not been included in the first phase of the payment, to remain calm and not to worry, and to wait for the announcement of the payment of the next stage of the guarantee claim.

According to the LPS Law, the verification process must be completed by LPS no later than 90 working days from the date of revocation of the business, in this case, September 30, 2024. However, LPS is optimistic and targets payments to be completed in a total of less than 90 working days.

It is important to know, for customers whose savings are declared feasible to be paid, in order to prepare the required required documents, namely self-identity and proof of ownership of savings such as a savings book or deposit slip.

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 the claim for the guarantee of BPR customer deposits.

Dimas then emphasized that LPS appealed to BPR customers Jepara Artha and bank customers throughout Indonesia not to worry about saving in banks because LPS was here to provide protection with a banking deposit guarantee program.

"It should be noted that the funds used to make payments for bank guarantee claims that are liquidated throughout Indonesia, fully use LPS's funds. The public is also advised not to worry and keep saving at the bank, because the funds owned by LPS are very adequate to ensure public savings throughout Indonesia. For information, currently LPS has assets of IDR 225 trillion which is expected to continue to grow until the end of this year, "explained Dimas.

So that deposits are guaranteed by LPS, he continued, customers must meet 3T requirements, namely Recorded in bank bookkeeping, the rate of deposit interest received does not exceed the guarantee interest rate and does not commit a crime that harms the bank.