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Dobânda excesivă și modalități de combatere a acesteia în vederea asigurării echilibrului contractual și a stabilității și integrității pieței
Excessive interest rate and ways to fight it in order to ensure contractual balance and market stability and integrity

Author(s): Alexandru Şerban Răţoi
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Commercial Law
Published by: C.H. Beck Publishing House - Romania
Keywords: excessive interest rate; cap; market failure; abuse; simple individuals; consumer; payday loan; overdraft;

Summary/Abstract: Fighting excessive interest rates, turned into a scourge, has become a priority even for countries known for their non-intervention. Due to obvious abuses consisting in imposing penalty interest rates of up to 800% on payday loans, Denmark decides in 2019 to cap interest rates targeting simple individuals. Market failure should not be regarded as an excuse for not applying ceilings, but an objective context justifying state intervention. Extensive studies have shown that capping interest rates has recognized effects in terms of consumer protection, increased access to finance and cheaper loans.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2019
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 625-628
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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