Brazil's Itaú sees consumer loan book improving gradually
November 04, 2015 at 08:15 AM EST
SAO PAULO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The pace of increases in consumer loan defaults at Brazilian lender Itaú Unibanco Holding SA will lose steam in coming quarters, indicating that years of efforts towards growing secured lending will begin to bear fruit, Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Vassimon said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal)