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Nacional Monte de Piedad Reopens Branches After Yearlong Strike

Reopening restores in-person access for customers to recover pledged items with temporary financial relief to offset effects of the 364‑day strike.

Overview

  • The institution began a phased resumption of in-person services on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, opening about 300–305 branches and reactivating an online, non-transferable appointment system.
  • A provisional agreement signed at the Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social ended the strike and allowed roughly 2,300 unionized workers to return to service.
  • Nacional Monte de Piedad announced temporary customer measures that include 45 days without interest to regularize loans, 60 days of waived commissions for select fees, discounts on accrued interest, and a promotional monthly rate of 3.9% (about MXN 39.1 per MXN 1,000) for certain pawn loans.
  • Benefits are conditional and contract-specific: customers must present ID and their appointment folio, consult the institution’s calendar or visit a branch to confirm new payment and commercialization dates, and some clients with last payments older than five months may need to meet additional requirements to access discounts.
  • Millions of users affected by the yearlong shutdown can now request refrendos, liquidate loans, recover items and apply for new pledges but should expect branch-by-branch differences in eligibility and should use official contact channels to report problems or avoid fraud.