
The Central Bank proposed to limit loans at floating rates
The Bank of RUSSIA has proposed banning the issuance of certain types of loans to individuals at floating rates: these are loans for up to a year or over 20 years, as well as credit cards with an unfixed interest. The regulator has developed a bill on behalf of the president.
The explanatory note to the bill states that long-term loans are extremely sensitive to changes in parameters: “For example, if the interest rate on a 15-year loan changes from 7 to 9%, the monthly payment will increase by 13%, and the total overpayment on the loan will increase by 34%” . Therefore, the Central Bank proposed to introduce the maximum allowable value of the floating rate, set the term for a possible "extension" of the loan, which should not exceed three years, and tighten the rules for informing the borrower.Russian banks issued loans for a record 1.3 trillion rubles in April. Finance