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BANKS HAVE RAISED CREDIT CARD RATES

The largest Russian banks have increased their credit card rates. In a number of credit institutions, credit card rates have exceeded 50%. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the increase in percentage points applies to new bank contracts. So, in VTB, the interest rate on ...

THE CENTRAL BANK FILED A BANKRUPTCY LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MOSCOW BANK GARANT-INVEST

... register has more than 4.3 thousand depositors, including about 300 legal entities. All of them will be able to receive payments within the insurance limit established by law. Garant-Invest, which was on the 168th position in terms of assets among Russian banks, has now gone into liquidation. After submitting the application to the court, the fate of the bank will depend on its consideration. If the Central Bank's claim is satisfied, bankruptcy proceedings will begin. This case was the sixth revocation ...

THE CRIMINAL CASE OF THE BENEFICIARY OF RUSKOBANK WAS SENT TO COURT

The Prosecutor General's Office has sent an indictment in the case against the ex-beneficiary of the bankrupt Ruskobank Khachatur Muradov to the court for consideration. He is accused of embezzling about 600 million rubles. The investigation found that the assets of the credit structure were withdrawn through the issuance of loans to fictitious companies. The bank was also engaged in issuing loans, using previously pledged securities as collateral. Initially, the amount of damage was about 1 billion...

THE LITERACY TEST WAS PROPOSED TO BE MADE MANDATORY WHEN RECEIVING THE FIRST LOAN

The State Duma proposed to make a mandatory financial literacy test for citizens applying for a loan for the first time. The author of the initiative is Alexander Demin, deputy head of the New People party. According to TASS, the corresponding proposal was sent by the State Duma deputy to the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina. According to Demin, the literacy test should include information about the actual amount of overpayments and the situation in the economy. In addition, it should...

VTB WILL TRANSFER ASSETS WORTH 170 BILLION RUBLES TO A NEW LEGAL ENTITY

VTB shareholders (MOEX: VTBR) have approved the creation of a separate legal entity to manage blocked assets. This decision was made at an extraordinary meeting. By the end of 2024, the bank intends to transfer assets and debts to creditors from unfriendly countries to a new separate legal entity. The total amount of obligations is up to 170 billion rubles, Kommersant clarifies. As explained in the VTB press service, such a measure will help to increase the efficiency of asset and debt management...

ALFA-BANK RAISES THE INITIAL MORTGAGE PAYMENT

... of housing, the bank told TASS. The initial payment on the Far Eastern and Arctic preferential mortgages will also increase - from 20.1% to 30%. The change will spread to new customers of the credit institution. Earlier it became known that Russian banks have been introducing a new commission since October – about 6.5% of the loan amount - on mortgages under market programs. The fee will apply to housing developers or borrowers themselves. The new mortgage commission will affect transactions for ...

BANKS HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW COMMISSION FOR MORTGAGES

Since October, Russian credit institutions have been introducing a new commission – about 6.5% of the loan amount - on mortgages under market programs. The fee will apply to housing developers or borrowers themselves. The new mortgage commission will affect transactions for the purchase of primary and secondary housing, as well as private homes. It already operates in VTB, Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, Kommersant reports. As experts explain, such a fee is a necessary measure. Earlier, the Bank of Russia...

CONDUCTING AML/CFT EVENTS CANNOT BE A REASON FOR ENRICHING THE BANK AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CLIENT

The manager applied to the court to challenge the transaction on debiting funds from the debtor's account in favor of the bank (case no. A40-87169/21). The courts of two instances refused to satisfy the claims, since the arguments of the manager boil down to disagreement and challenging the defendant's position that the funds written off in favor of the bank with the wording "commission for transferring the balance of funds when closing the account" are considered by the defendant to be...

MBANK HAS SUSPENDED TRANSFERS THROUGH RUSSIAN BANKS

... Payments are not available in both directions. According to RBC, transfers have been suspended, including for Sberbank, T-Bank and MTS Bank. Incoming payments will be made through credit institutions that are not under sanctions. In total, 21 commercial banks and more than 300 of their branches operate in Kyrgyzstan today.

BEAC RAISED RATES ON 3 SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS

Sberbank has increased rates on three deposits. We are talking about short-term deposits, Forbes reports with reference to the press service of the credit institution. The maximum rate on the "Savings Deposit" for 1-2 months after updates reaches 11.1%. In case of a deposit for 3-7 months, the rate will be 16.25%. As for the "Best %" program, the rate for a deposit for 3-7 months will be 17.5%, on finances, on deposits for the last 60 days. A 15.15% rate for 90 days has also...

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