The subject of the thesis called Analysis of the impacts of the Amendment to the Consumer Credit Act on the banking sector of the Czech Republic is the Amendment to the Consumer Credit Act effective since 1.12.2016 and its presumed impact on banking sector including the consideration of the justification of some provisions of the Act. The objective of this thesis is a clear summary of fundamental changes which waste from new legislative and outlining the related questions, mapping the consumer credit market tendencies from macro and micro view and recognition of possible risks and opportunities related to the amendment. The data are processed using the simple descriptive statistics method with use of graphic methods and word comments.

La presente investigación aborda el problema de las altísimas tasas de interés que se cobran en los contratos de crédito de consumo por parte de la banca múltiple, puesto que es una situación anormal que tiene que encararse y solucionarse dentro del marco legal existente y mediante mecanismos institucionales que garanticen el respeto al Estado de Derecho. / Trabajo de investigación

This thesis deals with the institute of private distrainor in terms of its position in the Czech legal order. It outlines the history of enforcement process and discusses the powers of the private distrainors in accordance with the relevant laws. The theoretical part describes the functioning of various mechanisms in the enforcement proceedings, with an emphasis on the most common types of acts. In the analytical part it focuses on the changes made in 2015 and further analyzes prepared or discussed changes in enforcement proceedings. Specific problems closely connected with the institute of private bailiff are described and at the same time there are suggested possible solutions to these problems.

This thesis is focused on analyzing the process of an online request for a consumer loan. It targets its weak points and creates a set of recommendations that should lead to more user - friendly environment. In the theoretical part, the thesis covers issues of consumer loans and explains topics from user testing and usability. It also describes methodology of the research. The practical part of this thesis is centered around a general simulation model, which was created based on the previous analysis. With this model and using selected methods the thesis identifies critical points common to most tested participants. Based on the results of the user testing, recommendations are made to resolve these issues. The general model was modified according to the validity of these recommendations and then subjected to re-testing. This thesis is unique for the use of an eye-tracking camera among other methods.

Thesis (M. Com. (Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / Investment as one of the important macroeconomic variables can ensure infrastructure development and growth in the economy by raising the productive capacity. The study seeks to examine the determinants of investment activity in South Africa by means of the Cointegrated Vector Autoregression approach. The results of this study could assist policy makers to come up with policies that could encourage investment. The findings will add to the existing theory and knowledge as there is limited research on investment, more especially in South Africa. The empirical results revealed that the long and short run relationship exists amongst the variables under investigation. Furthermore, it was found that there is positive relationship between economic growth, interest rate, inflation and investment. Taxation and investment are negatively related in South Africa both in the long and short run. This indicates that investment activity can be explained by tax, economic growth, interest rates and inflation. The study recommend that the government should also find methods of increasing its revenue base. This could be done by creating a tax policy and system that is able to capture the informal sector because various un-registered businesses go unrecorded when estimating the tax to be collected in a fiscal year. This may be another way of increasing the level economic growth (GDP) since it will generate more fund for government to spend. KEY CONCEPTS: Gross fixed capital formation, Economic growth, taxation, interest rates, inflation.

The theoretical part of thesis covers consumer credit, particular parts of credit process and credit registers. Analysis of credit risk management in a bank of concern, quality of credit portfolio and suggestion of changes in rating of retail receivables are dealt with in the practical part.

MPM / Oliver Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies

This study seeks to show that a higher usage of debt instruments by consumers with limited available funds leads to the usage of savings tools to finance debt costs, which subsequently results in lower levels of savings. This was espoused by the literature on PFM and also proven by the test results from the research hypotheses that were computed by means of a logistic regression. The test results showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the usage of debt instruments and the usage of savings tools. An emphasis is placed on the importance of savings as an integral component of the PFM concept: it is namely seen to be indispensable to good financial planning to ensure current and future consumer financial security. Therefore, this study concludes by highlighting the importance of consumers’ financial- management skills in minimising debt costs to increase levels of savings by controlling higher consumption expenditure through debt. / Business Management / M. Com. (Business management)

En la presente investigación se estudia los determinantes de la morosidad de los créditos de consumo poniendo énfasis en el efecto del ciclo económico condicionado al tipo de institución financiera durante el periodo comprendido entre los años 2011 al 2019. En tal sentido, los tipos de institución financiera propuestos son: i) Bancos grandes, ii) Bancos medianos, iii) Entidades especializadas y iv) Entidades bancarias. Los criterios con los que se segmentaron las instituciones se basó en el nivel total de activos, participación del crédito de consumo sobre el total de créditos emitidos por cada institución, así como fortaleza retail y tienda por departamento. La investigación encontró evidencia empírica de positividad entre el ciclo económico y el ratio de morosidad de los créditos de consumo. Además, esta relación es más fuerte en las empresas especializadas y no bancarias, siendo no significativo en las grandes y medianas. Estos resultados fueron estimados a través de paneles dinámicos bajo la metodología de Arellano y Bond, así como cinco metodologías para la obtención de la variable ciclo económico, desarrolladas a más detalle en la sección 4 del presente documento. / In this research, the determinants of consumer credit delinquency are studied, emphasizing the effect of the economic cycle conditioned to the type of financial institution during the period 2011 to 2019. In this sense, the types of financial institution proposed are: i) Large Banks, ii) Medium-sized banks, iii) Specialized entities and iv) Banking entities. The criteria with which the institutions were segmented were based on the total level of assets, the share of consumer credit over the total credits issued by each institution, as well as the strength of retail trade and department stores. The research found empirical evidence of positivity between the business cycle and the delinquency rate of consumer loans. In addition, this relationship is stronger in specialized and non-bank companies, not being significant in large and medium-sized companies. These results were estimated through dynamic panels under the Arellano and Bond methodology, as well as five methodologies for obtaining the economic cycle variable, developed in greater detail in section 4 of this document. / Trabajo de investigación

[pt] Empréstimos P2P conecta tomadores de crédito a investidores por meio de plataformas online, eliminando a necessidade de um banco comercial como intermediário. Ao assumirem o risco de inadimplência dos tomadores, os investidores dependem do processo de cobrança de dívida. Esse estudo investiga se leis estaduais de cobrança de dívida afetam a capacidade dos cobradores de recuperar dívidas liquidadas. Resultados mostram que regulações maís rígidas estão associadas a taxas de recuperação menores, o que por sua vez leva a expansão de crédito para tomadores mais seguros. / [en] P2P Lending connects borrowers and lenders via an online platform, cutting out traditional banking intermediation. By bearing the risk of borrowers defaulting on their loans, investors rely on the debt collection process. This paper investigates whether state debt collection laws affect the ability of debt collectors to recover charged-off debts. Results show that stricter regulation are linked with lower recovery rates, which in turn leads to extension of credit to safer borrowers.