FX loan

06/07/2017

Jobbik calls on government reopen debate on FX loans

#Jobbik party has called on the government to revisit all decisions affecting #FX #loan-holders
13/04/2017

Jobbik proposes renegotiation of forex loans

#Jobbik is preparing to submit to parliament a proposal that would allow a renegotiation of foreign currency loans between banks and debtors
03/03/2017

Budapest court submits FX retail loan query to Luxembourg

"The main question is whether EU consumer protection laws allow such a contractual clause"
19/07/2016

Share of forex debt within total stat debt falls below 30 percent

In the month of June 2016, the share of forex debt within the total volume of state debt was down by 5 percent year-on-year. Positive fiscal […]
27/05/2016

Most borrowers arbitration cases related to settlement

  Budapest, May 27 (MTI) – Around 80 percent of cases Hungarians have brought before the Financial Arbitration Body for mediation are related to the settlement […]
01/03/2016

More than half of FX loan contract disputes continued in court after settlement

Budapest, March 1 (MTI) – A little more than half of Hungarian borrowers who sued their lenders over foreign-currency denominated loan contracts continued their cases even […]
17/12/2015

Economy minister: Brussels undermining Hungary’s debt reduction efforts

Budapest, December 17 (MTI) – Hungary’s efforts to reduce the public debt have been hindered by a protracted dispute with the European Union concerning the accounting […]
16/12/2015

AKK plan shows EUR 20.25bn gross issuance next year

Budapest, December 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign debt manager AKK plans gross issuance of 6,389 billion forints (EUR 20.25bn) next year, a debt management outlook released […]
03/12/2015

Top court rejects complaints against FX loan conversion legislation

Budapest, December 2 (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Court rejected requests to declare legislation on the conversion of retail FX mortgages into forint unconstitutional, the court said […]
28/11/2015

Fitch: recovery of Hungarian banks underway

London (MTI) – The operating environment for banks in Hungary has improved, due to positive developments in the economy and the government’s intention to facilitate a […]
16/11/2015

Forint joins CLS multi-currency cash settlement system

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s forint has become a part of the CLS system that settles payment instructions relating to underlying FX transactions, the company […]
22/09/2015

Parliament passes forex car loan conversion bill

Budapest, September 22 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation which orders the conversion of forex car loans and personal loans into forints. The conversions will […]
24/08/2015

Banks fix exchange rate of FX car loans

Budapest, August 24 (MTI) – Banks will fix the exchange rate of foreign currency car loans on Monday, when the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) holds […]
23/07/2015

Police remove FX civil movement demonstrators in central Budapest

Budapest, July 23 (MTI) – Police removed 17 activists of a civil movement representing troubled forex mortgage holders who blocked a section of a street in […]
24/06/2015

Varga says FX bond issuance possible, depending on market developments

Budapest, June 24 (MTI) – It is conceivable that Hungary may issue foreign currency bonds if developments on the market warrant such a move, though the […]
12/05/2015

Socialists: FX loan conversion rate fair at 2010 rates

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – The government’s ill-conceived economic policies have weakened the forint, so the conversion of FX loans should have been carried out at […]
18/01/2015

Orban: FX consumer loan issues to be settled between banks, debtors

Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – Issues around consumer loans denominated in foreign currencies should be settled between lenders and borrowers, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public […]
21/11/2014

FX Loans – Parliament Committee: Loans Maturing Within 6 Years Not Mandatory for Conversion

Budapest, November 20 (MTI) – It will be optional to convert a foreign currency loan into a forint-based one in the case of loans maturing by […]
11/11/2014

FX Loan Conversion to Be Practically Mandatory, Says Govt Spokesman

Budapest, November 10 (MTI) – The conversion of retail foreign currency-denominated loans into forints will be practically mandatory for all borrowers, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said […]
05/11/2014

Banks expect market-rate conversions of FX loans, says bank assn head

Budapest (MTI) – Banks expect that foreign-currency loans would be converted to forints at market rates, the head of the banking association said on Tuesday. Banks […]