...This chapter gives an overview of arguments prominent in the economics of suretyship law. The intention was to show that economics may help answer some puzzling questions of suretyship law, but also to make some recommendations on how suretyship law may be improved. In order to provide a balanced...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Belgian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Finnish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Polish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Spanish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Swedish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

... treatment of personal suretyships also originate from the different practical relevance which such suretyships have in the credit market of the individual Member States. To facilitate the comparison of the legal and empirical data, the country reporters were provided with a questionnaire. The uniform...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Austrian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in English and Welsh banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in French banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Irish banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Latvian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Lithuanian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Dutch banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...Yes (unfair) No (not unfair) To be assessed on a case-by-case basis i. Children's suretyships for their parents’ debts 6 banks 4 banks 4 banks ii. Spouses’ suretyships called in after divorce 8 banks 2 banks 3 banks iii. Guarantors unaware of the risk 10...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Estonian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in German banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Greek banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...

...Periodization of lending practices in Hungary in the post-1990 transitory period Period Legal & economic environment Lending practices Estimated role of suretyships 1990–1993/94   The years of romanticism • Beginning of transition towards social market...

...This chapter discusses suretyship contracts in Italian banking practice. Topics covered include commercial suretyships and consumer suretyships, suretyships and indebtedness of individuals and families, unfair suretyships of non-professional guarantors, laws for surety protection, impact...