- Eurofinas observations on the Report on the Application of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
10/05/2013
- Eurofinas observations on the Proposal for a 4th AML Directive
23/04/2013
- Now available: Consumer Credit Bulletin Europe 6, a newsletter by Eurofinas
25/03/2013
- Eurofinas Board to meet with Chair of Commission's Financial Services User Group
13/03/2013
- Eurofinas organises roundtable on payment protection insurance with EIOPA
19/02/2013
- Eurofinas response to EC consultation on European households' over-indebtedness
06/02/2013
- EBF/Eurofinas event on data protection to discuss the implications of the proposed EU data protection reform for financial services providers
30/01/2013
- Eurofinas to speak at European Commission seminar on households' over-indebtedness on 24 January 2013
21/01/2013
- Updated policy pages on the Consumer Credit Directive and the Insurance Mediation Directive
17/01/2013
- Eurofinas and Leaseurope respond to the Financial Stability Board consultation on a policy framework for shadow banking entities
14/01/2013
- Save the date: 30 January 2013 - Event on the data protection regulation and financial services, organised in association with Eurofinas
02/01/2013
- Happy Birthday! EU Watch, Eurofinas bi-monthly monitoring is celebrating its 100th edition!
10/12/2012
- Eurofinas attends EIOPA Consumer Day on 4 December in Frankfurt (DE)
04/12/2012
- European consumer credit market experienced stall in recovery in first half of 2012 according to Eurofinas latest statistics survey
03/12/2012
- New Chair appointed for Eurofinas' Legal & Policy Committee
29/11/2012
- MEP Birgit Collin-Langen presents the European Parliament’s report on the transposition of the Consumer Credit Directive
26/11/2012
- Eurofinas appoints Valentino Ghelli (IT) as its new Chair for a two-year term.
22/11/2012
- Board visits Magritte museum in Brussels, a sur-realistic way to bid farewell to Eurofinas' Chair Pedro Guijarro
21/11/2012
- Eurofinas welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of its own-initiative report on the transposition of the Consumer Credit Directive.
20/11/2012
- Capital requirements: Lending to households and to SMEs to be treated as one and only retail exposure category
13/11/2012
- Jurgita Bucyte, Adviser in Statistics and Economic Affairs at Eurofinas, speaks at the Consumer Credit Conference by Bankenfachverband in Berlin
06/11/2012
- New edition of the Eurofinas Financial Education E-Publication – Financial Education remains a top priority for the consumer credit industry
29/10/2012
- Eurofinas takes part in the EBA Day on Consumer Protection in London
26/10/2012
- Eurofinas to speak at EBA Day on Consumer Protection
01/10/2012
- Robin Chase, pioneer of collaborative consumption, to speak on peer-to-peer lending at the Annual Convention of the European consumer credit industry (SOLD OUT)
01/10/2012
- Commission proposal for a revised Insurance Mediation Directive: Eurofinas observations
17/09/2012
- European consumer credit market saw weakened activity levels in Q1 2012 according to the latest Eurofinas Q1 2012 Quarterly Survey results
10/07/2012
- Eurofinas to participate in two events on data protection in Brussels
26/06/2012
- Eurofinas appointed by EBIC to deal with overindebtedness file (DG SANCO)
25/06/2012
- Eurofinas discusses IMD2 file with major credit insurers in Europe
25/06/2012
- Eurofinas Senior Legal Adviser, Alexandre Giraud spoke on European developments at the Annual Conference of ACCIS in Reykjavik
25/06/2012
- Eurofinas response to the Commission's consultation on the future of insolvency law
22/06/2012
- Eurofinas Legal Adviser, Anke Delava, to speak on IMD 2 to Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance in Amsterdam
20/06/2012
- Eurofinas response to EC consultation on the report on the application of the 3rd Anti-Money Laundering Directive
13/06/2012
- Annual survey results show European consumer credit market improving in 2011.
12/06/2012
- Eurofinas response to EC consultation on bank accounts
12/06/2012
- Eurofinas to host and chair meeting of EBIC Consumer Credit Working Group
06/06/2012
- Member of law firm Jones Day to talk about EU competition rules for trade associations at upcoming Board meeting
05/06/2012
- Eurofinas response to the EC Green Paper on Shadow Banking
01/06/2012
- Annual Convention of the European Consumer Credit Industry organised by Eurofinas - Registration now open!
14/05/2012
- Eurofinas' Chair P. Guijarro and Vice-Chair V. Ghelli meet Eurofinas staff
09/05/2012
- Eurofinas meets with MetLife's EU Affairs Director
27/04/2012
- Eurofinas attends EC's event on shadow banking
27/04/2012
- Eurofinas' D.G. speaks at AGM of Dutch member association (VFN)
26/04/2012
- Global creditor protection Insurer MetLife joins Eurofinas as Associate member
24/04/2012
- Basel III Seminar organised with the support of Eurofinas on 25 May 2012
11/04/2012
- Eurofinas response to the EC Green Paper on payments
11/04/2012
- Eurofinas gives a presentation on consumer credit statistics at the European Central Bank's Working Group on Monetary and Financial Statistics
28/03/2012
- Eurofinas meets the legal department of Société Générale Consumer Finance
27/03/2012
- Shallow growth in the European consumer credit market for Q4 2011 according to Eurofinas quarterly statistics survey
20/03/2012
- Eurofinas observations on the Commission's proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation
16/03/2012
- Eurofinas invited to speak at 7th Annual Congress of the Spanish consumer credit industry
12/03/2012
- Eurofinas meets IMCO (Eur. Parl.) to discuss CCD implementation
12/03/2012
- Eurofinas to discuss consumer credit statistics with ECB and NCBs
02/03/2012
- Eurofinas observations on the European Commission's Proposals for a Directive and a Regulation on alternative and online dispute resolution
29/02/2012
- Eurofinas to participate in European Internships Fair
27/02/2012
- Eurofinas Senior Legal Adviser, Alexandre Giraud spoke on European developments at the Annual Conference of ACCIS in Reykjavik
26/02/2012
- Anke Delava, Legal Adviser at Eurofinas, to speak on “The revision of the Insurance Mediation Directive” at automotive finance conference organised by ENG in Berlin May 2012
17/02/2012
- Country market profiles by Eurofinas updated to 2011!
06/02/2012
- Eurofinas meets the legal department of Credit Agricole Consumer Finance
27/01/2012
- Now available: Unique Report by Eurofinas and ACCIS on Fraud Prevention and Data Protection, contact a.delava@eurofinas.org for your copy
23/01/2012
- Now available: Exclusive report by Eurofinas that contributes to greater understanding of consumer credit statistics existing at the European level
21/12/2011
- Eurofinas meets the European Commission on consumer credit related regulatory developments
16/12/2011
- Eurofinas observations on European Commission proposals for new European supervisory and prudential requirements
08/12/2011
- Brand new members news section now available on Eurofinas' website homepage
07/12/2011
- Eurofinas' D.G. speaks on importance of proper interest representation in Brussels at the 7th Consumer Finance Congress in Warsaw
01/12/2011
- Report on consumer credit statistics workshop now available
30/11/2011
- Global credit reporting leader CRIF joins Eurofinas as associate member
29/11/2011
- Eurofinas announces new Board of Directors with Pedro Guijarro re-appointed as Chairman
08/11/2011
- Upcoming issue of Consumer Credit Bulletin Europe to include exclusive article by Mr. Frank Witter, Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen Financial Services AG
02/11/2011
- Eurofinas to meet with SecGen of Finance Watch
01/11/2011
- Eurofinas premises get a facelift
01/11/2011
- World leading automotive finance captive selects Eurofinas Associate Member White Clarke Group as preferred global solution provider
28/10/2011
- Sixth Consumer Market Scoreboard: The Right Priorities?
24/10/2011
- Eurofinas response to European Commission consultation on Unfair Commercial Practices
15/10/2011
- Coming soon: e-publication on the fight against fraud. For more info, please contact a.delava@eurofinas.org
11/10/2011
- General Assembly appoints new Board members
05/10/2011
- Eurofinas' Portuguese member ASFAC organises conference on financial education on 27 September 2011
27/09/2011
- Eurofinas, EBF and EMF address joint letter with common views to the European Commission on the review of the Insurance Mediation Directive
16/09/2011
- Eurofinas among very few European financial services Federations to comment on the review of the Insurance Mediation Directive
28/02/2011
- Eurofinas response to EC's consultation on the review of the IMD
28/02/2011
- Eurofinas submitted to the European Commission its comments on the review of the Distance Selling Directive
December 06
- Eurofinas welcomes the decision of the Finnish Presidency not to force through an agreement on the Consumer Credit Directive
December 06
- Eurofinas published (for its members) on December 18, 2006 a survey on the existence, in its members’ countries, of Codes of Conduct/Best Practices for consumer credit providers
December 06
- Eurofinas Director General shares his views on the future activities of the Federation
January 07
- Eurofinas comment letter the German Presidency on the modified proposal for a Directive on Credit Agreements for Consumers
February 07
- Eurofinas sets up a Task Force to reflect on what makes its membership different from, inter alia, the universal banks
February 07
- Eurofinas will hold a Discussion Day on Consumer Credit Fraud for its members on May 4
March 07
- Eurofinas comments on the modified proposal for a Directive on Credit Agreements for Consumers
March 07
- Eurofinas Vice-Chair P.A. Rumignani to present the views of the European consumer credit industry on the changing European regulatory environment (EFMA conference, Madrid, 21 June 2007)
April 07
- Eurofinas raises its concerns on the Consumer Credit Directive as the text currently being negotiated at Council level will not develop the internal market for consumer credits
April 07
- Eurofinas and EuroCommerce warn against the very negative impact the proposed Consumer Credit Directive would have on point of sale finance
May 07
- Eurofinas comments on the European Commission's Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis
May 07
- Eurofinas members discussed how fraud, in particular indentity theft, affects the European consumer credit industry
May 07
- Eurofinas G. Wilkinson to talk about credit scoring at ECRC's 7th International Conference on Financial Services
June 07
- Eurofinas issues a working document for its members on how scoring systems function and the advantages of such systems for both lenders and consumers
July 07
- Eurofinas comments on the European Commission's Green Paper on Retail Financial Services
July 07
- Eurofinas, in conjunction with Leaseurope, has informed DGs Markt and Taxud that current proposals for reviewing the VAT treatment of financial services
September 07
- Eurofinas comments on the Council's Common Position on the Consumer Credit Directive
September 07
- Pierantonio Rumignani appointed new Chairman of Eurofinas
October 07
- Cetelem's A. Ludrovska (CZ) testifies before IMCO on the CCD
October 07
- Eurofinas 2007 Biannual Statistics published
November 07
- Eurofinas writes to DG Markt to highlight the importance of credit data issue access for the specialised consumer credit providers that it represents
February 08
- Speech Commissioner Kuneva on launch of new EU consumer investigations
January 08
- European Parliament adopts its Resolutions on the Green Paper on retail financial services in the single market and on the sector inquiry on retail banking
June 08
- Eurofinas Director General speaks about the European Regulatory Environment at ABI/ASSOFIN Conference on Household Credit
June 08
- European Commission publishes call for expressions of interest in being a member of its Expert Group on Credit Histories
June 08
- Eurofinas welcomes the European Parliament's Resolutions on the Green Paper on retail financial services in the single market and on the sector inquiry on retail banking
June 08
- Eurofinas Director General speaks about the EU regulatory challenges to the development of the consumer credit industry at ACCIS 2008 Conference
June 08
- Eurofinas sets up a Task Force on access to credit data
June 08
- Eurofinas Legal Adviser's article on credit intermediation published in ACCIS President's Report
June 08
- Eurofinas holds successfull workshop on PoS Finance
July 08
- Eurofinas submits two nominations to the European Commission's Expert Group on Credit Histories (EGCH)
July 08
- Eurofinas meets Schufa in Wiesbaden (DE)
August 08
- Frans Meel (BE) and Gregorio d'Ottaviano Chiaramonti (IT) appointed as members of the EGCH
August 08
- Eurofinas Legal & Policy Committee meets the Institut für finanzdienstleistungen (IFF) in Berlin
September 08
- National discretions under the CRD for revolving retail exposures linked to a wage account covered in Leaseurope's response to CEBS
August 08
- Eurofinas attends EC meeting on property valuation, foreclosure procedures and land registration
September 08
- Eurofinas meets the Financial Services Authority (UK) in Brussels
September 08
- Eurofinas to respond to EC's Green Paper on debtor's assets transparency
September 08
- Eurofinas to respond to IFF's survey questionnaire on Equity Release Schemes
September 08
- Registration to Eurofinas & Leaseurope Annual Convention now closed. 385+ persons to be present in Madrid
September 08
- Eurofinas Director General to represent EBIC (European Banking Industry Committee) on the Expert Group on Credit Histories set up by the European Commission
September 08
- UK lawyer to join Eurofinas secretariat as of 1 October
September 08
- State of European economy, financial stability and prospects for European consumer credit industry among the main themes of Eurofinas Annual Convention
September 08
- Eurofinas new website launched
October 08
- Eurofinas and Leaseurope joint response to EC's Green Paper on debtors' assets transparency
October 08
- Eurofinas preliminary considerations on Equity Release Schemes sent to IFF
October 08
- Eurofinas membership set to expand in South East Europe
October 08
- Interested by speaking opportunities at Eurofinas 2009 Convention (Prague, 4-6 Oct) ? Please contact a.valette@eurofinas.org
October 08
- Second meeting of the EGCH held on 28 October in Brussels
October 08
- Eurofinas 2008 Biannual Statistics published and available for members
November 08
- Eurofinas welcomes a new member
November 08
- Eurofinas letter on CCD transposition sent to European Commission
December 08
- Eurofinas' Alexandre Giraud to speak at EFMA's Annual Conference on Consumer Credit in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 March 2009
December 08
- European Economic and Social Committee to celebrate 10th Anniversary of European Consumer Day with conference event in Brussels on 13 March 2009 - More news coming soon
December 08
- Eurofinas publishes report (for members only) on the implementation of the customer due diligence provisions of the third Anti-Money Laundering Directive
January 09
- Eurofinas publishes the 18th issue of 'EU Watch', its tailor made, member-only, Newsletter reporting on all policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit in the EU
January 09
- Eurofinas staff members spend two days at HQ of major European automotive captive finance company
January 09
- Eurofinas meets SCHUFA Holding AG to discuss files of common interest
January 09
- Eurofinas attends EC meeting on CCD transposition and CCD benchmark study
January 09
- Eurofinas attends EC meeting on anti-discrimination in insurance and financial services sectors
February 09
- Eurofinas welcomes the publication of the 2008 European Financial Integration report
January 09
- Eurofinas publishes the 25th issue of 'EU Watch', its tailor made, member-only, Newsletter reporting on all policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit in the EU
April 09
- Fifth meeting of the Expert Group on Credit Histories held on 12 February 2009
February 09
- Eurofinas urges the Commission to maintain its commitment to better regulation in the field of retail financial services
February 09
- Eurofinas holds first Board Meeting of 2009
March 09
- Eurofinas meets new Chair of UPC/BVK (Belgian member association)
March 09
- Results of membership satisfaction survey show high level of member satisfaction
March 09
- Eurofinas response to EC's Green Paper on Consumer Collective Redress
February 09
- Eurofinas publishes the 22nd issue of 'EU Watch', its tailor made, member-only, Newsletter reporting on all policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit in the EU
March 09
- Joint Eurofinas and Leaseurope comments on the London Economics study on role and regulation of non-credit institutions providing mortgage loans in the EU
March 09
- Eurofinas meets representative of UniCredit Group EU liaison office to discuss issues of common interest
March 09
- Eurofinas attends inter-parliamentary meeting (European & National Parliaments) on EU consumer law transposition and implementation
April 09
- Eurofinas response to EC's consultation on financial inclusion
April 09
- Eurofinas comments on the final reports on the legal and economic impact of Directive 2002/65/EC concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services
April 2009
- Eurofinas article "The Industry's contribution to the Credit Data debate at European Level" published in Consumer Credit, the magazine of the Consumer Credit Trade Association
April 09
- Eurofinas comments on the ISO proposal 'Specification of Requirements on Consumer Credit Scoring'
April 09
- Work of Expert Group on Credit Histories coming to an end
April 09
- Eurofinas to speak at 2009 AGM of ACCIS
April 09
- Workshop on marketing and advertising of consumer credit to be held in Brussels on 8 June p.m: for more info please contact a.giraud@eurofinas.org
April 09
- Eurofinas' preliminary position on access to credit histories sent to European Commission
April 09
- Workshop on marketing and advertising of consumer credit products (Brussels, 8 June): registration now open (info available at a.giraud@eurofinas.org)
May 09
- Eurofinas attends EC Workshop on consumer testing of a possible new format and content for the ESIS
May 09
- Workshop on advertising and marketing consumer credit products (Brussels, 8 June): download the brochure
May 09
- Eurofinas releases its Preliminary Position on Access to Credit Histories
June 09
- Eurofinas welcomes the publication of the report of the Expert Group on Credit Histories set up by the European Commission and stresses the importance of non-discriminatory access conditions to credit data
June 09
- Eurofinas quoted by media dedicated to EU affairs on Access to Credit Histories
June 09
- Eurofinas speaks at ACCIS Annual Conference
June 09
- Eurofinas to respond to EC's consultation on responsible lending and borrowing in the EU
July 09
- Eurofinas article "Passing on the baton: new faces, new regulatory inflation?" published in ACCIS President's Report
July 09
- Eurofinas responds to EC's consultation on the work of the Expert Group on Credit Histories
August 09
- Eurofinas response to the EC consultation on responsible lending and borrowing in the EU
September 09
- Responsible retail lending in Europe: first identify what and where the real problems are before considering any European initiative
September 09
- Eurofinas DG pays visits to VFN's new Secretary General
September 09
- Eurofinas e-publication on financial education soon to be launched
September 09
- Eurofinas Convention in Prague: still time to register!
September 09
- Eurofinas attends EBIC/EC meeting on anti-money laundering
September 09
- Eurofinas attends EC meeting on the use of age and disability in financial services
September 09
- Eurofinas publishes 34th issue of 'EU Watch', its tailor made, member-only, Newsletter reporting on all European policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit
September 09
- Interview of Tanguy van de Werve, Eurofinas Director General (published on www.consumerfinance.net)
September 09
- Pedro Guijarro is appointed new Chair of Eurofinas by the General Assembly on 4 October
October 09
- Mark the date: Eurofinas' 2010 Convention will be held on 30 Sep. and 1 Oct. in Hamburg
October 2009
- Coming soon: PPT presentations given in Prague
October 2009
- You have a topic or a speaker to suggest for Eurofinas' 2010 Convention? Please let a.valette@eurofinas.org know
October 2009
- Eurofinas to speak at CCTA Roadshow
October 2009
- Eurofinas will attend the 18th 'plenary' meeting of EBIC, the European Banking Industry Committee, of which it is an active member
October 2009
- Eurofinas participates in ISO net-meeting on ISO Project: Consumer Credit Scoring
October 09
- Eurofinas E-publication on Financial Education now available to download
October 09
- Eurofinas stresses the important role consumer credit providers can play in the field of Financial Education
Oct 2009
- Eurofinas' Board to be renewed in November 2009
October 2009
- Eurofinas membership set to expand further in Eastern Europe
October 2009
- Interested in Eurofinas' achievements over the last 12 months? Please contact t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org
October 2009
- Eurofinas 2008 Facts & Figures are available
October 2009
- Presentations made available and photos taken at Eurofinas' Annual Convention in Prague can be downloaded here.
October 09
- Consumer rights Directive, interest rates restrictions, data protection and ADR among key topics to be discussed at November meeting of Legal and Policy Committee meeting
October 2009
- "EU Watch", Eurofinas' monitoring system, to receive a new look
October 2009
- Eurofinas' recent E-publication on financial education attracts lots of attention from wide range of stakeholders
October 2009
- Success of Eurofinas Annual Convention in Prague confirms its status as the only truly European gathering of decision-makers in specialised consumer credit organised by the industry and for the industry!
October 2009
- Eurofinas attends CEN Information Day on European Standardisation
October 2009
- Eurofinas Director General discusses future of industry with key stakeholders
November 2009
- Eurofinas to attend European Parliament breakfast meeting on Financial Education
November 2009
- Eurofinas meets EU Press on Financial Education
November 2009
- Eurofinas presents latest EU legislative developments in consumer credit at the CCTA discussion day in Nottingham
November 09
- Eurofinas to speak at KPF Annual Conference in Warsaw, Poland on 1st December 2009
November 2009
- Eurofinas to attend EU seminar on over-indebtedness
November 2009
- New Board elected for two year term
November 2009
- Eurofinas Board stresses the importance of raising awareness regarding ill-suited character and negative impact of ISO proposal on credit scoring
November 2009
- Eurofinas welcomes the European Commission's Communication to the Council and the European Parliament recommending that no amendments be made to the Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive.
December 2009
- Eurofinas E-publication on Financial Education added to European Commission EDFE database
December 2009
- Responsible retail lending in Europe: business case for heavy-handed and undifferentiated European regulatory approach still to be made
December 2009
- An interview with Pedro Guijarro, Eurofinas Chairman
December 2009
- Eurofinas publishes the 39th issue of 'EU Watch', its tailor made, member-only, Newsletter reporting on all European policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit
December 2009
- Season's Greetings from the Eurofinas Team
December 2009
- Eurofinas response to the EC consultation on the legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data
December 2009
- Eurofinas article "The Growing Importance of Financial Education in Brussels" published in ACCIS December newsletter
January 2010
- Eurofinas calls for a more uniform interpretation of existing rules on data protection by EU Member States
January 2010
- Eurofinas to attend 28 January 2010 EESC hearing in Brussels on access to credit
January 2010
- The results of Eurofinas 2009 quarterly survey are already available. The data are reserved for Eurofinas' member associations only.
January 2010
- New and improved format for Eurofinas 40th edition of EU Watch, the Federation's tailor-made, member only, newsletter reporting on all European policy developments related to the provision of consumer credit
January 2010
- The Consumer Rights Directive: an ill-suited framework for the lending market
January 2010
- Eurofinas welcomes the Danish Finance and Leasing Association (Finans og Leasing) as a full member
January 2010
- Eurofinas staff discusses Eurofinas mid-term strategy with Federation's Chair
January 2010
- Eurofinas' DG meets Assofin's DG
January 2010
- Eurofinas attends European Parliament conference on financial capability
January 2010
- Eurofinas attends UPC Annual Lunch Conference
January 2010
- Eurofinas welcomes recognition by EU Commission and MEPs on responsible lending and borrowing that financial education has a key role to play
February 2010
- Annual Convention in Hamburg: ONLY 71 rooms remaining at Le Royal Meridien - Avoid bitter disappointment, book your room now
February 2010
- Eurofinas attends European Commission/private sector stakeholder meeting in the area of justice freedom and security
February 2010
- Board to meet on 10 March
March 2010
- Eurofinas to speak at Bankenfachverband's annual conference in Erfurt, Germany on 12 May 2010
March 2010
- Eurofinas to speak at CECA's conference on financial education in Madrid, Spain on 23 March 2010
March 2010
- Latest results of Eurofinas survey for the fourth quarter of 2009 show improvement in European consumer credit market figures.
March 2010
- Eurofinas second position on responsible lending & borrowing
March 2010
- Eurofinas raises awareness of industry efforts in Financial Education at 23 March Madrid conference
March 2010
- CEO of Credit Agricole Consumer Finance to speak at Eurofinas Annual Convention in Hamburg
March 2010
- Eurofinas to move into new premises on 3 May
March 2010
- Eurofinas ambitious mid-term strategy endorsed by Board at March meeting
March 2010
- Click here for Eurofinas new webpage on Responsible Lending
March 2010
- Comparative Summary Report of updated Individual Country Market Profiles circulated to Members
March 2010
- Annual Convention in Hamburg: Few rooms left at Le Royal Meridien - Avoid bitter disappointment, book your room now
April 2010
- CEO of major consumer credit providers already confirmed as speakers for Hamburg Annual Conference
April 2010
- Eurofinas meets DG MARKT in Brussels
April 2010
- Annual Convention in Hamburg: ONLY 21 rooms remaining at Le Royal Meridien - Avoid bitter disappointment, book your room now
April 2010
- Eurofinas' new address as of 1 May 2010: Boulevard Louis Schmidt, 87 b. 3 at 1040 Brussels. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DATABASE.
April 2010
- EMF – Eurofinas position on pre-contractual information, advice, suitability assessment, product standardisation and foreclosure
April 2010
- Eurofinas attends the 8th Annual European Financial Services Conference, event summary to be included in the next edition of EU Watch, the Federation's tailor-made, members only, newsletter
May 2010
- ECRI/CEPS TF on Retail Credit: Eurofinas stresses importance of distinguishing between different types of credit intermediaries. Apples are not pears.
May 2010
- Annual Convention in Hamburg: ONLY 10 rooms remaining at Le Royal Meridien - Avoid bitter disappointment, book your room now
May 2010
- LSE graduate to start 6-month internship as of September 2010
May 2010
- Eurofinas' Chair P. Guijarro meets staff to discuss state of play of various files
May 2010
- Eurofinas meets the European Commission as part of EBIC delegation to discuss the use of age and disability in financial services
May 2010
- Eurofinas Board to meet on 9 June. CCD, latest consumer credit market statistics and EC work on interest rate restrictions included on the agenda
June 2010
- Results of Eurofinas 2009 Annual Survey show dowturn in 2009 for European consumer credit; little growth expected in 2010 by lenders
June 2010
- Eurofinas to attend EC targeted private stakeholder's consultation on the future of personal data protection
June 2010
- Registration to the Eurofinas Annual Convention to open in coming days. In the meantime, already book your accommodation.
June 2010
- Hamburg 2010 - Registration to Eurofinas Annual Convention now open!
June 2010
- Eurofinas hosts networking breakfast, national lobbying priorities discussed
June 2010
- Eurofinas Board exchanges views with the H2 2010 Belgian EU Council Presidency
June 2010
- Eurofinas speaks at ASNEF General Assembly in Oviedo (ES) on 10 June 2010
June 2010
- Eurofinas welcomes Lithuanian LVLKA. Eurofinas covers now 18 countries.Consult the full list of Eurofinas members here.
June 2010
- Eurofinas to host Executive Roundtables and Workshops in its brand new and state of the art meeting facilities
June 2010
- Eurofinas' soon-to-be-approved new Articles of Association expected to result in new Associate members joining the Federation
June 2010
- Did you know? Eurofinas is the only European Federation defending PoS finance as a distribution channel
June 2010
- Results of Eurofinas Quarterly Survey for Q1 2010 show consumer credit for personal consumption contracted in Q1 2010, somewhat faster than in Q4 2009, but at a slower pace than in previous quarters
June 2010
- Results of Eurofinas Quarterly Survey for Q1 2010 show consumer car finance benefited from the successful implementation of car scrapping schemes across much of Europe
June 2010
- Eurofinas welcomes a new member, the Lithuanian Consumer Finance Association
June 2010
- Eurofinas to attend EC targeted private stakeholder's consultation on the future of personal data protection on 1 July. You can also observe proceedings online by clicking here
June 2010
- Eurofinas preliminary observations on interest rate restrictions
July 2010
- News Flash: Eurofinas acts to protect the consumer credit industry from a damaging ISO standard
July 2010
- Eurofinas publishes the 50th Edition of exclusive members-only newsletter, EU Watch
July 2010
- CEO of Credit Agricole Consumer Finance to speak at Eurofinas Annual Convention in Hamburg
July 2010
- Eurofinas meets with Associate Member ACCIS to discuss policy topics of common interest
July 2010
- Eurofinas responds to private stakeholder questionnaire on data protection: major stakeholders agree that there is no need for a new Data Protection Directive
July 2010
- Director General of Eurofinas to speak at SG Consumer Finance event
July 2010
- Eurofinas to build partnerships with Universities
July 2010
- Eurofinas' D.G. featured in European Voice
July 2010
- Eurofinas meets with the European Commission to discuss Insurance Mediation
July 2010
- Eurofinas article "L'Europe du crédit à la consommation en mouvement" published in Revue Banque
August 2010
- Eurofinas brochure on national codes of conduct for consumer lending to be released at Eurofinas General Assembly in Hamburg
August 2010
- Roland Berger & Efma’s report «Distressed debt management in Central and Eastern Europe – Debt collection in times of crisis » to be presented and distributed at Hamburg Annual Convention
August 2010
- Eurofinas gives presentation on recent EU developments in the field of consumer credit at Annual Convention of SG Consumer Finance
September 2010
- LSE graduate starts 6-month internship at Eurofinas
September 2010
- New in Eurofinas library: 'Un monde sans crédit' by N. Pecourt (ed. Eyrolles)
September 2010
- Eurofinas to participate in private hearing organised by European Commission on responsible lending
September 2010
- Hamburg Annual Convention: SG Consumer Finance to talk about consumer credit markets in CEE region
September 2010
- Eurofinas gives presentation at Bankenfachverband conference on Data Protection
September 2010
- Revised list of national codes of conduct for consumer lending
September 2010
- 'Revue Banque' to interview market leaders at Annual Convention of the European consumer credit industry in Hamburg
September 2010
- 'Car finance in Europe' group soon to be created. For more information, please contact t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org
September 2010
- 52nd issue of 'EU Watch' now available. EU Watch monitors all consumer credit related policy developments at EU level. For members only
October 2010
- New Articles of Association of Eurofinas approved by General Assembly
October 2010
- Now possible for consultancies and software companies to join Eurofinas as Associate members. For more information, please contact t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org
October 2010
- Eurofinas appoints new Board Members at AGM
October 2010
- Eurofinas position on insurance mediation available soon
October 2010
- Next issue of EU Watch to include numerous pictures of the Hamburg Annual Convention
October 2010
- Coming soon: next issue of the Federation's Executive Briefing (for more information please contact t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org)
October 2010
- Eurofinas responds to European Commission consultation on E-commerce
October 2010
- Eurofinas holds meeting with Romanian member association ALB to discuss CCD-related concerns
November 2010
- Second issue of Eurofinas' Executive Briefing published
November 2010
- Eurofinas Adviser, Jurgita Bucyte, to speak about the European Consumer Credit Market at the sixth conference of Romania's Leasing and Non-Banking Financial Services Association (Bucharest, 18 Nov.)
November 2010
- Eurofinas' Board meets on 24 November
November 2010
- 2011 annual convention of the European consumer credit industry to be held on 29 & 30 September in Vienna
November 2010
- List of Eurofinas' 2010 achievements available to consumer credit providers upon request addressed to t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org
November 2010
- Insurance mediation, credit mediation, product tying, fight against fraud and data protection to be high on Eurofinas' list of 2011 priorities
November 2010
- Coming soon: Eurofinas publication on interest rate restrictions
November 2010
- Eurofinas contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on “Access to a basic payment account”
November 2010
- Eurofinas is looking for a Legal Adviser to join its Brussels-based Secretariat
November 2010
- Number of hits on Eurofinas wesbite reaches all time high
November 2010
- Eurofinas 2010 Biannual Statistics published and available for members
November 2010
- Eurofinas sets up Task Force on Insurance Mediation. For more information contact r.bhatiani@eurofinas.org
December 2010
- Eurofinas sets up Task Force on Prudential Regulation. For more information contact a.giraud@eurofinas.org
December 2010
- Eurofinas sets up Motor Finance Working Group. For more information, contact t.vandewerve@eurofinas.org
December 2010
- Eurofinas Q3 2010 Statistics published and available for members
December 2010
- More Moderate Decline in European Consumer Credit for Q3 2010 is a Positive Sign for 2011
December 2010
- Eurofinas sets up joint task force with ACCIS on fraud
December 2010
- NEW: Eurofinas releases publication on interest rate restrictions (caps)
December 2010
- Bert Reitsma appointed new Chair of Eurofinas Legal & Policy Committee
December 2010
- Eurofinas releases extracts of national market profiles
January 2011
- Eurofinas to speak at annual luncheon of Belgian member (UPC/BVK)
January 2011
- 2011 Annual Convention of the European consumer credit industry to be held on 29 & 30 SEP in Vienna
January 2011
- Eurofinas' report on interest rate restrictions generates lots of interest
January 2011
- Eurofinas' Chair P. Guijarro to visit Secretariat in Brussels on 2 FEB
January 2011
- Consumer credit industry clearly committed to financial education according to a Eurofinas survey on financial education
January 2011
- Eurofinas' T. van de Werve gives speech on the occasion of Annual Luncheon of member association UPC (BE)
January 2011
- New Legal Adviser to join Secretariat on 15 March
January 2011
- Eurofinas invited by European Commission to exchange views on implementation problems encountered with existing anti-money laundering Directive
January 2011
- Eurofinas response to EC's Green Paper on European contract law
January 2011
- New webpage on Eurofinas Reports and Brochures created in the Publications section
January 2011
- Eurofinas' A. Giraud promoted to Senior Legal Adviser
February 2011
- Eurofinas meets with new CEO of Schufa
February 2011
- Eurofinas Task Force on insurance mediation meets
February 2011
- Eurofinas' report on interest rate restrictions generates ever more interest from all stakeholders
February 2011
- Annual Convention of European Consumer Credit Industry to take place on 29 & 30 SEP in Vienna
February 2011
- CEO of SG Consumer Finance, Gianluca Soma, to participate in the 2011 Annual Convention of the European Consumer Credit Industry as keynote speaker
February 2011
- Major insurance undertaking set to join Eurofinas as Associate member
February 2011
- Eurofinas' LPC meets representative of CEA (insurers in Europe) to discuss review of IMD
February 2011
- White Clarke Group joins Eurofinas under newly launched Associate Membership Programme
March 2011
- Additional Legal Adviser joins Secretariat
March 2011
- Eurofinas response to EC's consultation on the use of ADR schemes
March 2011
- Board meets with D.G. of BIPAR (insurance brokers in Europe)
March 2011
- Number of monthly hits on Eurofinas website reaches all time high
March 2011
- Eurofinas publishes 3rd issue of its Executive Briefings
March 2011
- Eurofinas to organize an exclusive Workshop on Consumer Credit Statistics to help promote an in-depth understanding of the various sets of consumer credit data available in Europe
March 2011
- Annual Convention of European Consumer Credit Industry to take place on 29 & 30 SEP in Vienna
March 2011
- Eurofinas welcomes the European Parliament’s vote on the Consumer Rights Directive
March 2011
- Eurofinas letter on Interest Rate Restrictions sent to the European Commission
March 2011
- EC proposal for a Directive on Mortgage Credit: Eurofinas calls for focused debate
March 2011
- EC proposal for a Directive on Mortgage Credit: Eurofinas calls for focused debate
March 2011
- Eurofinas newly set up Motor Finance Working Group to hold first meeting in April
April 2011 l
- Annual Convention of European Consumer Credit Industry to take place on 29 & 30 SEP in Vienna. CEO of 4 major pan-European consumer credit providers already confirmed.
April 2011
- Newly created group for Consumer Credit Professionals. Join us on Linkedin!
April 2011
- Article by Eurofinas' T. van de Werve published in EFMA journal
April 2011
- New in Eurofinas library: Bankenfachverband's Annual Report 2010
April 2011
- Motor Finance WG holds first meeting
April 2011
- Eurofinas' T. van de Werve to speak at car finance event in Berlin
April 2011
- NCB of, inter alia, UK, DE and IT to attend Eurofinas workshop on consumer credit statistics
April 2011
- Annual Convention of European Consumer Credit Industry: new website launched
April 2011
- Eurofinas response to EC's consultation on a coherent approach to collective redress
April 2011
- Eurofinas urges Commission to consider alternatives on EU collective redress
May 2011
- Eurofinas holds meeting of its Statistics Committee meeting in Milan
May 2011
- Annual survey results clearly show a European consumer credit market stabilising in 2010 with a more positive outlook for 2011
May 2010
- Ph. Dumont, CEO of Credit Agricole Consumer Finance, to speak at Annual Convention of the European Consumer Credit Industry (Vienna, 29 & 30 SEP)
May 2011
- Eurofinas' Polish member, KPF, releases the results of a new survey on credit fraud within the retail market in Poland.
May 2011
- Eurofinas' D.G. speaks at Auto Finance Summit 2011 in Berlin
May 2011
- Coming soon: Eurofinas' brand new Newsletter. To obtain a copy, please contact a.valette@eurofinas.org
May 2011
- Eurofinas' Board to discuss impact of Basel 3 on specialized consumer credit providers
May 2011
- Eurofinas attends 23rd EBIC plenary meeting
May 2011
- Collection of consumer credit statistics at European level discussed at an exclusive workshop organised by Eurofinas, with participation of -inter alia- ECB, EC and NCBs.
June 2011
- Eurofinas response to the EC consultation on European contract Law following the publication of the results of the feasibility study
July 2011
- Global Predictive Analytics Leader FICO joins Eurofinas as Associate Member
July 2011
- Annual Convention of the European consumer credit industry (Vienna, 29 & 30 SEP): detailed programme now available
August 2011
- Number of hits on Eurofinas wesbite reaches all time high
August 2011
- Eurofinas response to OECD consultation on the draft G20 high-level principles on financial consumer protection
September 2011
- Eurofinas' D.G. speaks on importance of proper interest representation in Brussels at the 7th Consumer Finance Congress in Warsaw
December 2011
- Eurofinas meets the European Commission on consumer credit related regulatory developments
16/12/2011
- Annual Convention: registration to open soon
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