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The background of regulating non-bank loan institutions in Poland

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Pindel E., Martysz C. B.
Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio H – Oeconomia
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2019
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vol. 53
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issue 2
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Non-bank loan institutions in Poland often face a bad reputation or a lack of trust, are compared to "parabanks" and frequently recognised as companies operating at the borders of the law. Despite their membership in the financial sector, until recently, public supervision had little control over loan companies and had little knowledge about the scale of their operations. The greater restrictiveness of the new regulations caused a slowdown in the development of loan companies. Changes such as the introduction of bank levy and the amendment to the Consumer Credit Act of 2016 had a signifiant impact on the financial results and the structure of products offered by loan companies. Along with the new regulations, however, there is doubt regarding whether these changes, which are intended to organise the market for non-bank loans, will actually lead to an exodus of loan institutions from the market and to significant limitation and financial exclusion on the part of Polish consumers.
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Non-bank loan institutions in Poland often face a bad reputation or a lack of trust, are compared to "parabanks" and frequently recognised as companies operating at the borders of the law. Despite their membership in the financial sector, until recently, public supervision had little control over loan companies and had little knowledge about the scale of their operations. The greater restrictiveness of the new regulations caused a slowdown in the development of loan companies. Changes such as the introduction of bank levy and the amendment to the Consumer Credit Act of 2016 had a significant impact on the financial results and the structure of products offered by loan companies. Along with the new regulations, however, there is doubt regarding whether these changes, which are intended to organise the market for non-bank loans, will actually lead to an exodus of loan institutions from the market and to significant limitation and financial exclusion on the part of Polish consumers.
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Regulation of Usury: Justification, Consequences, and Some Lessons from Polish Experience

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Kowalski R., Wałęga G.
Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics
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2022
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vol. 310
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issue 2
57-73
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W artykule zarysowano główne nurty współczesnej debaty naukowej poświęconej zasadności i konsekwencjom regulacji lichwy. Studium przypadku polskiego rynku pożyczek pozabankowych pozwoliło zbadać wpływ liberalnej polityki wspierającej jego konkurencyjność na kształtowanie się praktyk lichwiarskich po 2008 r. Przeanalizowano również skuteczność regulacji antylichwiarskich w Polsce. Ustalono, że wzgląd na dobrobyt indywidualny oraz społeczny, a także ryzyko wyzysku pożyczkobiorców, leżą u podstaw argumentacji za wprowadzaniem ograniczenia maksymalnego oprocentowania kredytów. Wskazano również, że firmy pożyczkowe – w pogoni za większymi zyskami – stosują różnego typu opłaty i prowizje, jak również techniki sprzedaży wiązanej, ograniczając tym samym transparentność umów. Rosnąca konkurencja na rynku pożyczek bankowych nie jest czynnikiem wystarczającym do obniżenia kosztów kredytu, zwłaszcza gdy regulacje są ułomne. W konsekwencji skuteczność i sprawność systemu prawnego mogą być postrzegane jako niezbędne w walce z praktykami lichwiarskimi.
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In this paper we analyse a recent debate on justification of usury regulations and their implications. To investigate the impact of liberal, competition-enhancing policy on usurious practices, we present a case study of the Polish payday loan market after 2008. We also examine the efficacy of usury regulations in Poland. Our study finds that consumer welfare, social welfare, and the risk of exploitation of borrowers are the main arguments for introducing interest caps. We demonstrate that, in pursuit of greater profits, loan companies use additional non-interest fees and commissions as well as bundling, and thereby reduce the transparency of loan agreements. We show that rising competition on the payday loan market is not sufficient to reduce the cost of loans, especially when the efficacy of regulatory control is deficient and unsatisfactory. Therefore, the efficacy of the judicial system can be seen as essential to combat usurious lending.
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