Russian Cabinet to allocate $200 mln for repayment of mortgages for large familiesAnother 14.5 billion rubles ($200 million at the current exchange rate) are to be allocated to compensate mortgage loan payments of large families. The respective order has been signed by Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.15:52 22.10.2021
Russian government extends concessional family mortgage programThe Cabinet of Ministers ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin extends concessional family mortgage until late 2023.14:42 17.08.2021
State Duma to discuss bill obliging banks to state reasons behind denials of credit breaksA bill envisaging that creditors are to be obliged to explain their reasons for denying credit or mortgage breaks to borrowers has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s Parliament.17:47 05.11.2020
Russian ministers back bill on simplified refinancing of mortgages using maternal capitalThe government of Russia has supported a bill by Deputy Chair of State Duma Irina Yarovaya aimed to make it easier for families to swap their mortgages using federal subsidies for births of children for those on better terms.16:28 15.06.2020
State Duma to contemplate extension of mortgage holidays to self-employed entrepreneursA bill seeking to make self-employed persons and private entrepreneurs eligible for mortgage holidays has reached the State Duma. The document, according to a statement of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, is to ensure for all borrowers a level playing field notwithstanding the tax regimes they operate under.13:52 05.06.2020
Russia's Supreme Court clarifies procedure for granting loan and mortgage grace periodsBanks are obliged to grant grace periods to individual borrowers whose finances were gravely affected by the measures introduced to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Russia’s Supreme Court materials on specifics of proceedings amid the pandemic read.15:49 30.04.2020
Russia’s government raises caps on mortgages eligible for repayment holidaysRussia’s government raised upper limits of mortgages the borrowers of which affected by the coronavirus pandemic are eligible to seek repayment holidays with banks, the Cabinet Chair Mikhail Mishustin said addressing a conference on economic issues on Friday.17:40 10.04.2020
Federation Council backs bill on repayment of fallen Russian servicemen mortgageThe Federation Council approved a bill on repayment of mortgage of deceased servicemen on Monday, according to a statement published on the website of the parliament’s upper house.18:06 23.12.2019
State to redeem mortgage of fallen Russian servicemen in advance – billThe State Duma passed a bill on repayment of mortgage of deceased servicemen in a final third reading on Tuesday.17:07 17.12.2019
Russians taking mortgage holidays privilege to be exempt from income taxA bill on exemption of people exercising the right to mortgage holidays from income taxes was signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.19:34 03.07.2019
Putin approves mortgage compensations for families with many childrenPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on compensation of mortgage loans for multi-child families into law.15:49 03.07.2019
Federation Council backs bill on mortgage compensation for families with many childrenThe Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a draft law on mortgage compensation for multi-child families.15:25 26.06.2019
State Duma adopts bill on mortgage compensation for multi-child familiesThe State Duma adopted an initiative on mortgage compensation for multi-child families in a final third reading on Wednesday.12:48 19.06.2019
Bill on mortgage compensation for multi-child families reaches State DumaThe State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin and Chair of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko have submitted a bill on mortgage compensation for multi-child families to the lower house of parliament.12:35 07.05.2019
Russian senators endorse initiative on mortgage holidaysThe upper house of Russian parliament, the Federation Council, on Monday approved a draft law on mortgage holidays for citizens found themselves in a tough life situation.15:21 22.04.2019
Mortgage holidays bill promoted in lower house of Russian parliamentThe State Duma adopted a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation in a final third reading on Thursday.11:27 18.04.2019
Russia’s lower house of parliament passes mortgage holidays bill in second readingThe State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation in the second reading on Tuesday.16:56 16.04.2019
Members of Russia’s Federation Council prepare amendments to mortgage holidays billSeveral members of the upper house of parliament have drafted amendments to a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation.12:58 03.04.2019
Russia’s State Duma passes mortgage holidays bill in first readingThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation in the first reading on Thursday.12:50 21.03.2019
Foreign currency mortgage debtors denied loan restructuringThe Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow on Friday dismissed a class action suit by 50 currency mortgage debtors demanding loan restructuring from Moskommertsbank.14:53 16.09.2016