03.10.2016

The disappearance of the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program after the implementation of the law on debt discharge does not represent “a defining element” in Romania, according more

03.02.2016

OTP Bank Romania will grant mortgage loans worth RON84 million under the state guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program this year, based on the funds assigned by the national guarantee fund for more

02.24.2016

The EUR1.69 billion funds for the government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program in 2016 have been entirely assigned to the banks registered in the program, Finance Ministry announced more

02.05.2016

Romania's national guarantee fund for SMEs (FNGCIMM) on Friday said it has granted over 1,500 guarantees worth a total RON133 million, under the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program, more

02.03.2016

None of the banks participating in the government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program has informed the Finance Ministry about its intention to withdraw from the project so far, the ministry more

12.30.2015

Next year's government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program will have a guarantee budget of RON1.5 billion, according to a government decision. more

12.09.2015

The guarantee budget for the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program has been raised by an additional RON200 million, Government spokesperson Dan Suciu said Wednesday. more

10.02.2015

Government-backed mortgage lending First Home program was amended as of October 1, so that the beneficiaries of a home bought through the program can buy a bigger, more expensive home guaranteed by more

08.12.2015

The banks participating to the First Home scheme have granted more than 150,000 government-secured loans worth 25 billion lei (EUR6 billion) to people looking to buy a home since 2009. more

07.17.2015

Romania's national guarantee fund for SMEs (FNGCIMM) has granted over 15,600 guarantees under the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program in the first half of the year, up 40% from more

04.21.2015

Applications for guarantees on mortgage loans under the First Home program increased 30% this year and the guarantee fund recommends pre-sale agreements of at least 30 days. more

04.15.2015

BCR and BRD, the top two banks in Romania by asset size, have granted over 55% of the 130,000 loans approved since the launch of the First Home scheme, in 2009. more

03.04.2015

Homeowners who are beneficiaries of the government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program will be allowed to buy a bigger or more expensive home under the program, according to a draft more

03.03.2015

Romanian lender Banca Romaneasca, member of National Bank of Greece group, estimates it will grant mortgage loans worth RON124 million under the state guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program more

02.19.2015

CEC Bank will be able to grant loans totaling RON735 million this year under the state guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program, the bank said in a statement Thursday. more

02.16.2015

BCR, Romania's largest bank by assets, has been assigned a guarantee cap of RON490 million for the First Home program and estimates it will grant over 7,500 mortgage loans under the program, the bank more

01.29.2015

The halving of the interest rates and the halt of the crisis impact on home prices are driving up residential property transactions, with statistics indicating a rise in sales of leu mortgage loans more

01.14.2015

Romania's government will discuss a bill in February amending the First Home program to include homeowners who want to buy bigger homes if they sell their current property. more

01.14.2015

This year's government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program will have a maximum guarantee budget of RON2.5 billion plus funds left unused last year, the government decided Wednesday. more

01.14.2015

Banks will be able to grant more than 30,000 loans via the First Home scheme in 2015 if the government allocates a 2.5 billion lei (EUR557 million) cap as announced at the beginning of the year. This more

12.18.2014

Romanians benefited this year of around 25,000 state guarantees on mortgage loans under the First Home program and received total loans of EUR900 million. more

11.12.2014

Romanian lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) received additional guarantees for First Home mortgage lending program worth 138 million lei (EUR33.40 million), the bank said Wednesday. more

10.23.2014

The raising of the guarantee budget for First Home government-backed mortgage lending program provides funds for 5,000 potential beneficiaries by the end of the year, according to Romania's national more

10.21.2014

The guarantee budget for the government-backed mortgage lending First Home program has been raised by an additional RON400 million. more

10.09.2014

Romanian lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) already used the additional guarantees obtained for First Home mortgage lending program following the reassignment of government funding, after the bank more