{"id":3035,"date":"2023-11-09T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciab.frameworklab.pt\/?page_id=3035"},"modified":"2024-09-16T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T10:41:23","slug":"race","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ciab.pt\/en\/race\/","title":{"rendered":"Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>RACE \u2013 Bank Customer Support Network<\/h1>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"#pedidoinformacao\">Request information<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">RACE \u2013 is a network made up of several entities, recognized by the Bank of Portugal and the General Consumer Directorate, which aims to inform, advise and support customers who are at risk of default or who is already, in fact, failing to fulfill its responsibilities towards the Bank.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/background-square-01.png\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/background-square-03.png\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/background-square-04.png\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/race-circulo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<p><span>RACE is a service provided by CIAB in the region and aims to support customers in terms of debt and over-indebtedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><span>Individualized<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><span>Confidential<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>\n<p><span>Support for non-compliance issues<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span>Support programs for resolving non-compliance problems<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/contador-verificando-o-extrato-financeiro-ou-contando-pela-receita-da-calculadora-para-fechar-as-maos-do-formulario-de-imposto-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<p><span>The scope of action includes two regimes that differ according to the level of severity of the situation:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>\u2013 Customers at risk of non-compliance, who are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their commitments, may be covered by <span style=\"color: #299dd8;\">PARI<\/span>;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Customers who are already in non-compliance on one or more credits may be included in <span style=\"color: #299dd8;\">PERSI<\/span>;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">CIAB was one of the first entities at national level to be recognized and to implement a project in its area of \u200b\u200bcoverage with two fundamental aspects:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span>Promote the population&#8217;s financial literacy through a set of dissemination initiatives, namely carrying out awareness and information actions with various institutions: Municipal Councils in the CIAB&#8217;s area of \u200b\u200bintervention, IPSS&#8217;s, Schools, Training Centers, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Provide support to customers at risk of non-compliance or in actual non-compliance, through specialized technicians who provide information and support bank customers who use their services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/o-ciab\/\">Know More<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/invista-em-uma-ideia-de-swing-e-supere-copy-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/background-square-05.png\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/background-square-03.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/empresario-separa-pilha-de-moedas-conceito-de-economia-e-investimento-copy-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<p><span>Legal support instruments<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There are currently several legal instruments designed to support customers at risk of non-compliance, that is, who are experiencing difficulties in meeting their banking commitments, which may be covered by the PARI (Action Plan for the Risk of Non-compliance), or who already are in non-compliance on one or more credits and which can be included in PERSI (Extrajudicial Procedure for Regularizing Non-compliance Situations).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/imagem-plano.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>PARI \u2013 Action plan for the risk of non-compliance<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Recipients: Bank customer in risk of non-compliance (unemployment situation, illness).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>General Procedures<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Bank costumer alerts the credit institution to the risk of non-compliance. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Banking institution must provide a document informing them of their rights and duties. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The financial institution must assess the financial capacity of the bank customer and if it determines that the customer has the means to avoid non-compliance, it must provide them with circumstances appropriate to their financial situation as well as objectives and needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PERSI \u2013 Extrajudicial procedure for regularizing non-compliance situations<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span>Recipients: bank customers who are late in fulfilling their credit contracts (covers all types of contracts).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<p><span>General Procedures <\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Inclusion in PERSI does not depend on any access or request submitted by the customer. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The banking institution must provide a document informing them of their rights and duties. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The financial institution must assess the financial capacity of the bank customer and must present one or more restructuring proposals appropriate to their financial situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n<p><span>Guarantees during negotiation\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span>During negotiation, the credit institution is prohibited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Proceed with the termination of the credit agreement <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Promote legal action against the bank customer with the intent to recover their credit<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Assign the credit in question to third parties <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Questions and Answers<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>What is the debt support network?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>The Bank Customer Support Network is the set of entities that, under the terms and under Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012, of October 25<sup>th<\/sup>, and ordinance n.\u00ba 2\/2013, of January 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, after recognition from the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs, they are part of a network to inform, advise and monitor bank customers (hereinafter consumers).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What type of action is expected from CIAB within the scope of RACE?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>The scope of action of the entities that make up the Network is defined in accordance with article 27\u00ba of Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012, of October 25<sup>th<\/sup>, and, specifically, these entities must:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Inform consumers about their rights and duties in case of risk of non-compliance on the credit agreement;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Support consumers in analyzing the proposals presented by credit institutions within the scope of the procedures set out in Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Monitor consumers in negotiations between them and credit institutions;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Provide information on debt and support consumers in assessing their debt capacity;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Provide quality, impartial and transparent information to support consumers in analyzing credit, investment (financial applications) and insurance proposals in accordance with the rules of the BEUC (The European Consumer Organization) through the ConFinAd (Consumer Financial Advice) program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Apoiar os consumidores na an\u00e1lise das propostas apresentadas pelas institui\u00e7\u00f5es de cr\u00e9dito no \u00e2mbito dos procedimentos previstos no Decreto-Lei n.\u00ba 227\/2012;<br \/>&#8211; Acompanhar os consumidores em sede de negocia\u00e7\u00e3o entre estes e as institui\u00e7\u00f5es de cr\u00e9dito.<br \/>&#8211; Prestar informa\u00e7\u00f5es em mat\u00e9ria de endividamento e apoiar os consumidores na avalia\u00e7\u00e3o da capacidade de endividamento<br \/>&#8211; Prestar informa\u00e7\u00e3o de qualidade, isenta e transparente de apoio aos consumidores na an\u00e1lise de propostas de cr\u00e9dito, de investimento (aplica\u00e7\u00f5es financeiras) e seguros segundo as regras do BEUC (The European Consumer Organization) atrav\u00e9s do programa ConFinAd (Consumer Financial Advice).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What is the applicable legislation?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Network was created by Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012, of October 25<sup>th<\/sup>, and its regulations are found in Ordinance n.\u00ba 2\/2013, of January 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Can the entities that are part of the support network for indebted consumers, within the scope of their activities, represent the consumer before the credit institution?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>No! The entity that forms part of the Network is prohibited from acting in the name or on behalf of the consumer. Negotiation within the scope of the procedures set out in Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012 takes place between the credit institution and the consumer who is in non-compliance, but this does not prevent the entity that is part of the Network from being able to monitor the consumer in negotiation, in fact, it constitutes one of the duties provided for in article 27\u00ba of Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012. \u200b <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What is the action plan for the risk of non-compliance (PARI)?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Action Plan for the Risk of Non-compliance (PARI), mandatory for all credit institutions, is a procedure that is provided for in Decree-Law n.\u00ba 227\/2012, of October 25<sup>th<\/sup> and includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 The procedures that must be adopted to permanently monitor the execution of credit contracts;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Facts that can be considered as signs of the degradation of the bank customer\u2019s financial capacity;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Solutions that can be proposed to customers who are at effective risk of non-compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What is the extrajudicial procedure for regularizing non-compliance situations (PERSI)?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Within the scope of the legal regime provided for in DL n.\u00ba 227\/2012, when the consumer is in non-compliance in fulfilling the obligation arising from the credit agreement, the credit institution is obliged to carry out a series of steps in order to determine the reasons of this non-compliance and if it is verified that the consumer has the financial capacity, it adopts the so-called \u201cextrajudicial procedure for resolving a situation of non-compliance\u201d (hereinafter PERSI).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to PERSI, the credit institution, after analyzing the situation and concluding that the consumer has the financial capacity to comply with obligations, presents him with one or more regularization proposals suited to his financial situation, objectives and needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What are the PERSI phases?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>PERSI is made up of three phases:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Initial phase \u2013 After a first contact with the customer to inform them of the delay in non-compliance and if this continues, the bank customer is obligatorily integrated into the PERSI between the 31st day and the 60th day following the due date of the obligation in question;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Assessment and proposal phase \u2013 The credit institution assesses the bank customer\u2019s financial capacity. If you conclude that the bank customer has financial capacity, you must present one or more appropriate regularization proposals;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Negotiation phase \u2013 If the customer rejects the proposals presented to them, the credit institution must present a new proposal, when it considers that there are other alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Are the PARI and PERSI procedures provided for in decree-law n.\u00ba 227\/2012 subject to any additional regulations?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Yes, right away they are subject to Banco de Portugal Notice n.\u00ba 17\/2012, which sets out the duties of credit institutions in the context of prevention and extrajudicial regularization of situations of non-compliance with credit contracts concluded with private bank customers within the scope of PARI and PERSI procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Are there other protection mechanisms for consumers who find themselves in a difficult economic situation?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span>Yes, there are certain mechanisms established on an extraordinary and temporary basis and which were recently published through Laws of the Assembly of the Republic, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Law n.\u00ba 57\/2012, of November 9<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 Provides for the possibility of using savings to support the needs to fulfill financial obligations with credit institutions, within the scope of credit contracts for own and permanent housing;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Law n,.\u00ba 58\/2012, of November 9<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0\u2013 Establishes a set of protection measures applicable to households that meet certain requirements set out in the Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Protective measures are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Plan for restructuring debts arising from housing loans;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Complementary measures to the restructuring plan;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Measures to replace mortgage foreclosure (payment in compliance with the mortgaged property, sale of the FIIAH property, exchange).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>(Regarding the articulation between the regime provided for in Law n.\u00ba 58\/2012, of November 9<sup>th<\/sup> and the Extrajudicial Procedure for Regularizing Default Situations (PERSI), Circular Letter n.\u00ba 93\/2012\/DSC from the Bank was published of Portugal, which is available at http:\/\/clientebancario.bportugal.pt )<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Law n.\u00ba 59\/2012 of November 9<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0\u2013 Creates safeguards for mortgage loan borrowers. 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The entity that forms part of the Network is prohibited from acting in the name or on behalf of the consumer. Negotiation within the scope of the procedures set out in Decree-Law n.\\u00ba 227\\\/2012 takes place between the credit institution and the consumer who is in non-compliance, but this does not prevent the entity that is part of the Network from being able to monitor the consumer in negotiation, in fact, it constitutes one of the duties provided for in article 27\\u00ba of Decree-Law n.\\u00ba 227\\\/2012. \\u200b <\\\/span><\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"Can the entities that are part of the support network for indebted consumers, within the scope of their activities, represent the consumer before the credit institution?\"}},{\"type\":\"accordion_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><span>The Action Plan for the Risk of Non-compliance (PARI), mandatory for all credit institutions, is a procedure that is provided for in Decree-Law n.\\u00ba 227\\\/2012, of October 25<sup>th<\\\/sup> and includes:<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>\\u2013 The procedures that must be adopted to permanently monitor the execution of credit contracts;<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>\\u2013 Facts that can be considered as signs of the degradation of the bank customer\\u2019s financial capacity;<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>\\u2013 Solutions that can be proposed to customers who are at effective risk of non-compliance.<\\\/span><\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"What is the action plan for the risk of non-compliance (PARI)?\"}},{\"type\":\"accordion_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><span>Within the scope of the legal regime provided for in DL n.\\u00ba 227\\\/2012, when the consumer is in non-compliance in fulfilling the obligation arising from the credit agreement, the credit institution is obliged to carry out a series of steps in order to determine the reasons of this non-compliance and if it is verified that the consumer has the financial capacity, it adopts the so-called \\u201cextrajudicial procedure for resolving a situation of non-compliance\\u201d (hereinafter PERSI).<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>According to PERSI, the credit institution, after analyzing the situation and concluding that the consumer has the financial capacity to comply with obligations, presents him with one or more regularization proposals suited to his financial situation, objectives and needs.<\\\/span><\\\/p>\",\"title\":\"What is the extrajudicial procedure for regularizing non-compliance situations (PERSI)?\"}},{\"type\":\"accordion_item\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"\n\n<p><span>PERSI is made up of three phases:<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>\\u2013 Initial phase \\u2013 After a first contact with the customer to inform them of the delay in non-compliance and if this continues, the bank customer is obligatorily integrated into the PERSI between the 31st day and the 60th day following the due date of the obligation in question;<\\\/span><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><span>\\u2013 Assessment and proposal phase \\u2013 The credit institution assesses the bank customer\\u2019s financial capacity. 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