236 result(s) for mortgage
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
One-Third Now In FX Relief Programme In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
A total of 1,524 new debtors joined the fixed-rate foreign-currency mortgage repayment scheme in January, raising the number of participants to 168,961 since its launch on April 1, 2012, the National Bank reports.
Interview 2: Russell Skidmore, Photographer
- 12 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Xpat Opinion: EU Recognizes Hungary's Favourable Growth Forecasts
- 28 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on recent statistics, a pro-government economist contends that PM Orbán has been successful in consolidating the Hungarian economy. The leading left-wing daily cites data from the building industry to underpin its view that the government’s policies have mostly failed.
Luxembourg Court Says Hungarian Courts Can Rule On FX Loan Issue
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The European Court of Justice said in an opinion on Wednesday that it was up to the Hungarian court to determine “whether the consumers were in a position to understand that they would be subject to additional expense by reason of the difference between the two rates of exchange” in connection with a lawsuit over mortgages denominated in foreign currency.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Forint Hits Ten Months Record Low
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly thinks that aside from the latest interest rate cut by the Hungarian National Bank, the Forint has lost ground over the past weeks because investors have grown increasingly cautious about emerging markets.Világgazdaság notes that the exchange rates of the Hungarian national currency have reached a ten month low, after declining steadily over the past week.
Hungarian Police Launches Search After Bank Bomber
- 15 Jan 2014 9:05 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary investigation suggests that the blast which caused a wall of a CIB bank branch in Budapest to collapse in the early hours of Monday was a criminal act, police told MTI.
Hungary Homes Sales Fall In December
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
There were 5,768 homes sold in Hungary in December, down 5% from the same month a year earlier, real estate broker Duna House said. Full-year home sales came to 83,600, down 11% from 2012.
Citi’s Budapest Chief Executive: Eyes On The Bright Side
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Even as the finance industry is struggling to fend off the effects of adverse operating conditions in Hungary, Citi’s Budapest business boasts continuing growth. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with the recently appointed chief executive Aftab Ahmed about his impressions of the country’s economy and his expectations of the future.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
One-Third Now In FX Relief Programme In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
A total of 1,524 new debtors joined the fixed-rate foreign-currency mortgage repayment scheme in January, raising the number of participants to 168,961 since its launch on April 1, 2012, the National Bank reports.
Interview 2: Russell Skidmore, Photographer
- 12 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Xpat Opinion: EU Recognizes Hungary's Favourable Growth Forecasts
- 28 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on recent statistics, a pro-government economist contends that PM Orbán has been successful in consolidating the Hungarian economy. The leading left-wing daily cites data from the building industry to underpin its view that the government’s policies have mostly failed.
Luxembourg Court Says Hungarian Courts Can Rule On FX Loan Issue
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The European Court of Justice said in an opinion on Wednesday that it was up to the Hungarian court to determine “whether the consumers were in a position to understand that they would be subject to additional expense by reason of the difference between the two rates of exchange” in connection with a lawsuit over mortgages denominated in foreign currency.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Forint Hits Ten Months Record Low
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly thinks that aside from the latest interest rate cut by the Hungarian National Bank, the Forint has lost ground over the past weeks because investors have grown increasingly cautious about emerging markets.Világgazdaság notes that the exchange rates of the Hungarian national currency have reached a ten month low, after declining steadily over the past week.
Hungarian Police Launches Search After Bank Bomber
- 15 Jan 2014 9:05 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary investigation suggests that the blast which caused a wall of a CIB bank branch in Budapest to collapse in the early hours of Monday was a criminal act, police told MTI.
Hungary Homes Sales Fall In December
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
There were 5,768 homes sold in Hungary in December, down 5% from the same month a year earlier, real estate broker Duna House said. Full-year home sales came to 83,600, down 11% from 2012.

















