Sberbank reported non-consolidated earnings results for the four months ended April 2013. For the four months, the company's net interest income came at RUB 226.0 billion, up by 15.9% against a year ago. Interest income was increased by RUB 82.9 billion on the back of assets growth. Operating income before total provisions was increased by 18.4% year on year or by RUB 48.5 billion. Profit before tax totaled RUB 156.4 billion against RUB 158.1 billion a year ago. Net profit amounted to RUB 128.9 billion against RUB 127.3 billion a year ago.

The privatization plan for 2011-2013 has been amended and was approved by the government on April 11, 2013. The plan call for sale of some assets, including stakes in Sberbank and MDM Bank, Open Joint Stock Company. Banki.ru was notified about the governments intend to divest 0.032% stake in MDM Bank. 283,000 shares of Sberbank, or less than 0.001% of the charter capital will be sold and the federal agency for state property management plans to the sale by the end of 2013. The stake is worth around $1 million.

Sberbank of Russia decided to set up a debt collection unit, which will operate under the brand ActiveBusinessCollection. The lender will control 100% of the debt collector, which will operate as a separate legal entity. The unit will be operational as of June 1, 2013 and will focus on retrieving overdue credit card debts and consumer loans. Its first task will be to retrieve a RUB 1 billion portfolio of credit card debts and old loans overdue for more than 360 days. Sberbank will continue working with third-party debt collectors, but it wants to retain maximum loyalty to its customers, which may be late with repayments because of a difficult financial situation. The bank will only decide to sell the debt after it has exhausted all possibilities of reaching an agreement with a given customer. The total value of Sberbank's overdue retail loans stood at RUB 54.2 billion in March.