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The Dutch consumer is cautious. This is evident not only from the increase in savings, but also figures from consumtive credits. The figures do not lie and show that there are up to 12% borrowed less. This 12% is good for a total amount of 972 million euros.

Of course, these declining numbers, the providers of credit does not benefit. But where exactly are the hits? This is particularly the finance companies and mail order companies.

Finance companies saw their revenues for auto loans with 310 million euros decline. The loans for the purchase of furniture and electrical appliances showed a decline of 243 million euros to see. Mail order companies showed a decline of 33% from the number of loans they provide.

So we can state with certainty that Dutch consumers have become reluctant to close loans and loans by the current economic crisis. As a result, it mainly cuts on consumer durables. This explains, inter alia, the decline in auto loans.

According to Wim Assen Bergh, economist at Van Lanschot, banks are more cautious because they have their own capital to strengthen its position because there are blows to come. So are the expectations that a lot of business and consumer loans will never be met because, as a result of the economic crisis, no longer able to meet their commitments. To cope financially, banks are already building a buffer, this is one of the reasons why the market is still fairly locked.

The above also applies to the mortgage, but that this interest remains in the Euribor rate has several causes. For example, the mortgages financed by savings. The interest on savings was given last year to unprecedented highs, this is one of the reasons that the mortgage rate is also higher. Although the savings rate is now declining, it remains the mortgage maintained, this is because many mortgages are closed with a fixed rate period.

That lenders apply stricter requirements on lending we knew for a long time, but that this credo is mainly applied to small and medium businesses is something new.

This is partly reflected by the monitor of the research funding EIM. The funding monitor reveals a big gap in the rate credit will be allocated by sector and size of the company. Thus the request for a loan for major companies in 63% of applications submitted, this compared with 47% of small businesses (with fewer than 10 employees).

Also, the sector to make at this time, most credit applications approved in the manufacturing sector, this gets a 71% credit allocation. While retailers and companies active in construction this figure is almost reversed. In just over half the cases, a loan application is not accepted in the retail and construction industries even 61% of cases.

Moreover, growth is becoming increasingly “fragile” and whether it actually continues is still uncertain. The recent upturn”relies heavily on temporary factors, such as government incentive policies and monetary incentives.”

DNB Economists also indicate that the strong recovery of world trade is partly a catch as the global demand in all the uncertainties surrounding the financial crisis was far gone.

De Nederlandsche Bank expects the unemployment rate will rise to 6.5 percent in 2011. In June, the CCD is predicted that unemployment would rise to 8 to 9 percent in 2011. Moreover, the CCD uses a different definition of unemployment than the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Inflation is expected to continue over the next two years below 1 percent.

Due to lack of funding, banks since the end of last year’s rate for business loans increased. The past six months, conditions improved in part because banks can borrow unlimited money from the European Central Bank (ECB). They can at the ECB bonds guaranteed by the State award. Moreover, the market also improved, which enables banks to attract Read the rest of this entry »

Finding business acquisition loans seems almost impossible in today’s tight lending market, yet individuals recieve these loans all the time. What do these potential business owners have that you don’t? Nothing, they just know what lenders are looking for in order to approve the loans, an they are providing the right information.

Chosing a business to acquire that you are qualified to run will increase your chances of getting the loan approved. A business that you have no expeience with is a riskier proposition for any lender. Lenders hate risk, the less risky your application appears, the greater your chances of being approved for the loan you want.

The same principle applies to business start up loans. A person has a better chance of being approved for a loan to start a business if the person is expeienced in the field. Whether the business is retail, wholesale, or service oriented, experience counts. An experienced person running a business does not guarentee sucess, but it greatly increases the chance that the business will become profitable.

Unsecured business lines of credit may not be available right away to new businesses, but they should be the goal of every business owner.Unsecured credit lines can be used in so many ways, they are the most versitile of all funding options. Finding unsecured business credit is even harder than acquisition loans for a business, but it can be done. There are lenders out there, a business owner may need help finding them though.