
瑞典拟改革偿债顺序以遏制“永久债务人”现象
一项政府调查建议将还款优先用于本金而非利息,此举遭到信贷行业反对,同时阿根廷和哥伦比亚也在调整债务处理规则。
瑞典一项政府调查提出,对已进入强制执行阶段的债务,还款应首先冲抵本金,而非利息和费用。瑞典执行署(Kronofogden)的数据显示,约10万人——占该机构登记债务人的五分之一——已持续被追债20年以上,形成所谓的“永久债务人”群体。按照现行规则,即便债务人支付了与本金等额的利息和费用,本金仍可能分文未减,导致许多人无法自行摆脱债务。该提案旨在通过改变资金清偿顺序,让债务人有机会先压缩本金,从而逐步恢复清偿能力。
这一机制被称作“债务冲抵”(skuldavräkning)。瑞典执行署代理署长塞西莉亚·赫格索恩·莫根森指出,现行规则“极其陈旧,不符合当今对消费者的看法”,并称若现在不改革,将永远失去机会。然而,该提案已招致信贷行业的反对,瑞典银行家协会表示将在正式征求意见时做出回应。调查还建议将债务重组期限从五年缩短至三年,并主动寻找无力自行申请重组的债务人,以增强“康复效应”。
与瑞典的审慎干预不同,阿根廷正面临创纪录的消费信贷拖欠率,多个省份和国有银行推出了大规模债务再融资计划。布宜诺斯艾利斯市批准了家庭与个人减债计划,允许以最高35%的名义年利率、至少24个月期限对逾期60至180天的银行贷款和信用卡债务进行再融资。布宜诺斯艾利斯省银行则提供长达72个月、利率低至31%的再融资方案,而国家银行对工资代发客户提供12%的年利率,期限最长可达120个月。但阿根廷金融专家警告,再融资虽能暂时缓解压力,却会因行政费用、保险和税费大幅推高总财务成本(CFT),并将普通债务转化为可强制执行的票据,甚至可能延长本可在三年后过时效的债务。
哥伦比亚的法律则从另一个角度保护债务人:金融机构只有在实际开展了有效的催收行动并事先告知消费者后,才能收取催收费用,且住房贷款、教育贷款和小额信贷中禁止此类收费。2023年颁布的“别再骚扰法”进一步规范了催收方式和联系时间。在美国,离婚后的信用卡债务归属问题同样凸显了债务责任的复杂性——离婚协议无法约束发卡机构,联名账户持有人仍可能被追索,而社区财产州将婚姻期间债务视为共同义务。
瑞典的债务冲抵提案目前处于调查建议阶段,接下来将进入正式征求意见环节,银行家协会的回应将是关键节点。阿根廷各再融资计划的登记窗口大多在60天内开放,而哥伦比亚的消费者保护规则已生效,其实施效果有待观察。
| 拉丁美洲媒体 | −0.30 | critical |
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| 欧洲大陆媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
| 大西洋/英语圈媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
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