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NewsEconomy

Bank of Finland: New mortgages amount to €2.2bn in June

NewsFinancial Difficulties

Bankruptcies down in first half of the year

NewsHousing Loans

Mortgages in Finland grow again in April, central bank says

NewsHousehold

Finland's central bank urges household debt-to-income caps

NewsFinancial Difficulties

Elderly increasingly face debt problems, partly due to corona crisis

NewsMortgage Lending Industry

Mortgage applications hit record high in December

NewsFinnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi)

Traficom imposes public service obligation on five regional airports

NewsHousing Finance and Development Centre of Finland

Government housing agency calls in Youth Foundation loans

NewsViking Line

Viking Line says Covid caused "serious deterioration"

NewsMortgage Lending Industry

Debt worries close in on borrowers as virus crisis drags on

NewsClass Action Lawsuit

Payday loan, collections firms agree to payout over steep credit costs

NewsConsumer Issues

Payment defaults on the rise during coronavirus crisis

NewsCitizens' initiative

Citizens’ initiative demanding referendum on EU stimulus gains enough signatures to proceed to Parliament

NewsHousing Sales and Markets

Mortgage lenders welcome easing of deposit rules for homebuyers

NewsEconomic Rescue Package

Tuesday's papers: Espoo explosion, payday loan lawsuit and EU bailouts

NewsEconomic Rescue Package

President criticises EU bailouts at Kultaranta kick-off

NewsFinnair

Government plans Finnair bailout with €600m subsidy

NewsActivities of Collection Agencies and Credit Bureaus

Debt collection firm ordered to shut down

NewsExpress Credit & Advance Loans

Finland’s consumer watchdog mulls class action suit against payday loan firms

NewsPublic housing

Finance Ministry proposes 170k debt limit on average earners

NewsConsumer and Personal Loans

Finland braced for short-term rise in defaults after limiting interest rates on loans

NewsDebt Ceiling

Yle poll: Nearly half in Finland want a household 'debt ceiling' established

NewsFinancial Difficulties

More debt problems among over-30s

NewsEducation

27 ways the new govt programme could affect young people

NewsStatistics Finland

Number of women in payment default continues to grow

NewsExpress Credit & Advance Loans

Finance committee proposes 20% interest rate cap on payday loans

NewsActivities of Collection Agencies and Credit Bureaus

Consumer watchdog warns of collections firms' shady practices

NewsFitch Ratings

Fitch maintains Finland's credit rating, lowers growth forecast

NewsConsumer and Personal Loans

NGO: Rising numbers saddled with €100+k in unsecured debt

NewsStudent Loans

Young consumers increasingly take new loans to pay off old ones

NewsCompany Information

Growing number of over-65s in Finland burdened with past-due bills

NewsStudent Loans

Student loans in Finland balloon to more than 3bn euros

NewsHousehold

Finnish households unprepared for interest rate hike, says bank

NewsThe Register

Finland mulls "positive credit register" to help curb household debt

NewsConsumer and Personal Loans

Over-55s in Finland increasingly struggle with debt

NewsFitch Ratings

Fitch revises Finland's outlook to positive, affirms AA+ credit rating

NewsCommissioner For Economic and Monetary Affairs And The Euro

Friday's papers: THL probe, gov't unpopularity and Rehn fighting debt

NewsNordic countries

Survey: 14 percent of Finns fund holidays with debt

NewsInsurance

Payment defaulters reach record high of nearly 400,000

NewsInvestment

Lender: Housing market more unstable thanks to foreign investors

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