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The Orbán government is gone, but the impact of many of its policies is only now emerging

From Magyar Nemzet · () Hungarian

Translated from Hungarian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hungary’s worker loan program has typically generated 8 billion to 11 billion forints in new monthly contracts since last summer.
  • Although regulations allow applications from age 17, only Gránit Bank offers the loan to 17-year-olds; UniCredit sets its minimum age at 21, while other banks use 18.
  • Most banks offer terms of five to 10 years, but K&H allows terms as short as two years, and UniCredit’s minimum is six years.

The worker loan scheme continues to produce between 8 billion and 11 billion forints in new contracts each month, according to the article. While banks’ offers do not differ dramatically, some provide notable variations.

Hungarian law allows people to apply from the age of 17, but Gránit Bank is the only institution using that option. UniCredit Bank sets the minimum age at 21, while other banks require applicants to be at least 18.

The general minimum loan amount is 1 million forints. Erste and K&H depart from that standard, allowing customers to borrow as little as 500,000 forints.

Most banks set repayment terms between five and 10 years. K&H offers terms of as little as two years, while UniCredit sets six years as its minimum. The article presents these details alongside the broader changes the Home Start program has brought to Hungary’s banking sector.

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Originally published by Magyar Nemzet in Hungarian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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