Responsible lending

The European Union incorporated the responsible lending programme into legislation in an attempt to tackle the high levels of indebtedness resulting from the expansion in access to credit and new credit products and lending practices. It did so first, and rather timidly, into Directive 2008/48/EC of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Arroyo Amayuelas, Esther
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/224210
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224210
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Préstecs bancaris
Protecció del consumidor (Dret comunitari)
Entitats financeres
Bank loans
Consumer protection (Law of the European Union)
Financial institutions
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Sumario:The European Union incorporated the responsible lending programme into legislation in an attempt to tackle the high levels of indebtedness resulting from the expansion in access to credit and new credit products and lending practices. It did so first, and rather timidly, into Directive 2008/48/EC of 23 April 2008 on Consumer Credit,and then more forcefully into Directive 2014/17/EC of 28 February 2014 on Credit Agreements for Consumers Relating to Residential Immovable Property. The aim was to ensure that professional lenders took consumer needs and interests into account throughout the entire duration of the credit agreement, which entailed both the need to enable consumers to make maximum savings (e.g. via early repayment without penalty) and to prevent borrowers from succumbing to the temptation to commit themselves to risky loan agreements.