Bancolombia Housing Loans Jump 13% as Cibest Eyes Rentals
Business Colombia Bancolombia Housing Loans Jump 13% as Cibest Eyes Rentals By Lucía Martínez · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Bancolombia housing loans grew 13.25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, pushing the mortgage portfolio of parent company Grupo Cibest to COP 34.8 trillion (~US$8.4 billion), according to a late-July management report. The Colombian financial giant is coupling this lending expansion with a fresh push into multifamily rental and office real estate assets.
- ▪Business Colombia Bancolombia Housing Loans Jump 13% as Cibest Eyes Rentals By Lucía Martínez · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America.
- ▪Bancolombia housing loans grew 13.25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, pushing the mortgage portfolio of parent company Grupo Cibest to COP 34.8 trillion (~US$8.4 billion), according to a late-July management report.
- ▪The Colombian financial giant is coupling this lending expansion with a fresh push into multifamily rental and office real estate assets.
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Business Colombia Bancolombia Housing Loans Jump 13% as Cibest Eyes Rentals By Lucía Martínez · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Colombia · Business Key Facts —Portfolio Growth Grupo Cibest’s housing loan portfolio grew 13.25% year-over-year as of March 31, 2026. —Portfolio Size The mortgage book reached COP 34.8 trillion, equivalent to approximately US$8.4 billion. —Strategic Shift The group is expanding into multifamily rental and office real estate alongside traditional mortgage lending. —Entity Name Grupo Cibest is the parent holding company of Bancolombia, Colombia’s largest bank.
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