104 result(s) for loan rate cap
Hungarian State Wins First FX Loan Trial
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Capital Court has ruled in favour of the state against savings co-operative Kéthely és Vidéke in the first court decision since Parliament passed a law to help foreign-currency borrowers in July.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungarian Banks File First Reports Challenging Unfairness Of Unilateral Loan Amendment
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Budapest Capital Regional Court has received the first files for legal remedy from banks about the unfairness of unilateral amendment of forex loan contracts, the court’s press department said on Friday.
Moody’s Downgrades Hungary’s Erste, FHB Banks
- 13 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the deposit ratings of Erste Bank Hungary and FHB Mortgage Bank both to B3 from B2 on Tuesday, the ratings agency announced. Moody’s maintained the negative outlook for both banks, citing “increased risk of losses” resulting from recently adopted borrowers’ relief legislation and “ongoing negative pressure on...financial fundamentals”.
Capital Raised By HUF 15.4bn At Hungarian Unit Of CIB Bank
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo is raising capital at its Hungarian unit, CIB Bank, by 15.4 billion forints (EUR 50m), the lender said on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The raise will take place with the subscription of a single share with a nominal value of 1 forint.
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Hungarian State Wins First FX Loan Trial
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Capital Court has ruled in favour of the state against savings co-operative Kéthely és Vidéke in the first court decision since Parliament passed a law to help foreign-currency borrowers in July.
Hungary’s Banking Sector Reports Enormous Q2 Losses
- 25 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banking sector reported enormous losses totaling HUF 361 billion (USD 1.57 billion) in Q2 2014 according to data released by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) on Friday. This was mainly due to massive provisions against losses to cover the costs of refunding clients for past charges resulting from the currency spread and higher interest rates approved without the client’s consent.
Hungarian Banks File First Reports Challenging Unfairness Of Unilateral Loan Amendment
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Budapest Capital Regional Court has received the first files for legal remedy from banks about the unfairness of unilateral amendment of forex loan contracts, the court’s press department said on Friday.
Moody’s Downgrades Hungary’s Erste, FHB Banks
- 13 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- business
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the deposit ratings of Erste Bank Hungary and FHB Mortgage Bank both to B3 from B2 on Tuesday, the ratings agency announced. Moody’s maintained the negative outlook for both banks, citing “increased risk of losses” resulting from recently adopted borrowers’ relief legislation and “ongoing negative pressure on...financial fundamentals”.
Capital Raised By HUF 15.4bn At Hungarian Unit Of CIB Bank
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo is raising capital at its Hungarian unit, CIB Bank, by 15.4 billion forints (EUR 50m), the lender said on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The raise will take place with the subscription of a single share with a nominal value of 1 forint.
Minister Varga Brushes Off Concern Banks Would Leave Hungary
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Measures to bail out troubled forex loan holders will not put Hungary’s banking system at risk, the economy minister said in an interview published in Monday’s business daily Világgazdaság. Banks in Hungary do not have the slightest intention of pulling out of the country, Mihály Varga said.
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...