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Consumer loans and their impact on the debtor´s social situation
KOKEŠOVÁ, Petra
The bachelor's thesis entitled Consumer credits and their impact on the social situation of debtors investigates the causes and consequences of entering the credit contracts. Borrowing money becomes a risky phenomenon and has a very negative impact on the society. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the legal regulation of consumer credits and motivation of persons to enter them. It describes the causes leading to inappropriate indebtedness of persons, being normally not able to get a credit in view of their income. It refers to the facts stated in the business terms and conditions and practices of sellers and companies. Thanks to arrangements in the business terms and conditions which are an inseparable part of the contract and which are accepted by signing by the client, it may be agreed that a not paid claim may be ceded to a lawyer's company for collecting. In such a case, the debtor is obliged to pay also the costs of legal representation. The occurred claims are increased considerably by the court or arbitration proceedings. The people's low knowledge of this issue is confirmed also in the conclusion of bachelor's thesis. In the practical part of the research, three research questions were formulated: 1) Do the respondents use the consumer credits for the necessary subjects or services? 2) Does the company elaborates a financial plan for the borrower to estimate if he/she will be able to meet its obligation? 3) What impacts had exacting the claim on the social situation of the respondent or its family? 8 persons utilizing the services of Consulting Centre ? Equal Chances for Everybody operated by Jihočeská Růže o.s. took part in the research. The talks were performed individually and anonymously. The qualitative method of questioning and analysis of contents of documents deepening the research were applied. These documents were 315 credit contracts from a non-banking company which are handed over for collecting to a lawyer's office. The task of this thesis was to find out if the persons entering credit contracts behave maturely, if they think about the consequences of this behavior; if the inability to pay occurs only for external reasons or if these persons act rashly with the target to satisfy their momentary needs. The thesis shall research the purpose for which the households are inclined to enter credit contracts. I deepened this research also by the analysis of not paid credit contracts. By means of interviews with respondents I tried to describe the consequences of the financial burden of repayment of the claim on their life or life of their family. It was confirmed by the research that the concern are less necessary and more expensive goods. Lower share represented the credits for standard equipment of households. These goods were mostly electronics as notebooks and TV-sets. The talks with respondents confirmed also the statement that the credits are also used to pay the debts of another creditor. The respondents, who are not able to meet their obligations do not create any financial plans. This shows the low responsibility rate of these persons. Before entering the contract, they do not compare the products and do not ask about credit parameters. The research confirmed the prognosis of experts. The financial burden had a negative impact on the life of the family resulting in consideration of divorce. The respondents had negative psychological consequences manifested in the form of stress and depressions. The financial burden caused by collecting claims resulted in several cases in the inability to pay further obligations as e.g. housing. In one case, economic and cultural limitation occurred.
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Increase financial literacy of the population of the Czech Republic
HODINOVÁ, Olga
Annotation The actuall need to increase the level of knowledge in the field of financial literacy is mostly connected with an intensive link of citizens and the financial institutions and their products. An informed person is able to make a reasonable decision. Ignorance in this branch may have critical consequences. The problem of low level of financial litercy is reflected by the government in the National strategy of financial education. The main goal of this stragtegy is the prevention. It tries to prevent citizens from getting into the financial crisis. Proces of implementing of financial literacy into the education is in the progress. The way how particular high schools apply financial literacy and how it influense the pupils is the topic of my bachelor's thesis. The aim of my paper is the analysis of the level of financial literacy on the high schools and proposal of convenient meassures to increase the level of education in this field.
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Availability of banking products to persons with disabilities
Silberhornová, Lenka ; Půlpánová, Stanislava (advisor) ; Radová, Jarmila (referee)
This thesis investigates the availability of banking products to persons with disabilities. It presumes that they don't fully utilize available products and investigates reasons of this situation. The first section provides core definitions, including those of banking products, consumer protection and financial literacy. Chapter 3 focuses on describing disabilities. The next section presents two pieces of research. One focuses on selected banking institutions, comparing results of surveys from 2007 and 2012, the other presents findings from interviews with representatives of people with disability. Recommendations towards improving the availability of banking products to persons with disabilities are also offered.
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Financial education in the Czech Republic
NOVOTNÁ, Adéla
The current financial crisis draws attention to the level of financial education among citizens. This thesis maps projects which are focused on financial education of the citizens of the Czech Republic. Based on the information found after a close study of projects focused on financial education, a necessity to develop a new financial education project. A project which is suitable for the current needs and reflects gaps of the studied projects. New project would be created for a non-profit organization.
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Financial literacy and its research on customers of banks in the CR
BLÁHOVÁ, Stanislava
The theme of this thesis is "Financial Literacy and its survey of bank clients Constitution?. The aim of this work is to bring the concept of financial literacy and analyze the behavior of bank clients. The theoretical part deals with the concept of financial literacy. Furthermore, attempts to explain the products offered by banks in the country. Finally, the theoretical part is devoted to household debt, and also on what they should be careful CR citizens. The practical part focuses on research that was conducted using a questionnaire method. The investigation showed that citizens are financially literate and also the use of financial products.
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The analysis of the APR indicator on the consumer credit
Muzikář, Martin ; Radová, Jarmila (advisor) ; Coufal, Libor (referee)
This thesis deals with the analysis of the annual percentage rate (APR) and other key parameters of the consumer credit with regard to observance of the legal rules by major providers of the consumer credit on the Czech credit market. The first part deals with the economic implications of the consumer credit. It focuses mainly on the analysis of the indebtedness of Czech households on the consumer credit market. The second part deals with the legal implications of consumer credit, mainly legal requirements that are imposed on providers of the consumer credit. The third part provides the analysis of the APR indicator on the consumer credit and on the short-term loans. On the basis of the defined consumer credit models is provided the comparison of the APR for each credit both in terms of its compliance with the current legislation and in terms of the provider of the consumer credit. The final part deals with the specific recommendations for the financial literacy development and for the future legislative development.
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Měření dopadů společesnké odpovědnosti firem - Případová studie na finanční gramotnost v České republice
Jelínková, Markéta ; Pauknerová, Daniela (advisor) ; Škorpil, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis aims to ascertain which method is the most appropriate to measure impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility and also specifically Corporate Community Investments as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility. Various methods were used in the Master's Thesis, such as analysis, comparison, several personal as well as phone interviews or questionnaire. Section 1 provides overview of Corporate Social Responsibility from various perspectives. Sections 2 and 3 focus on measuring impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility and particular measurement methods. Section 4 provides a comparison of existing methods. In section 5, Case Study on projects of ČSOB regarding Financial Literacy in the Czech Republic is being solved, including analysis of Financial Literacy in terms of "Need" and "Supply" as well as the application of measurement methods. As of the results, Global Reporting Initiative proved to be the most appropriate method to be used for Corporate Social Responsibility/sustainability measurement in general while London Benchmarking Group methodology is the most suitable within Corporate Community Investment. However, both methods should be supplemented when being applied as they are not exhaustive.
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The financial literacy of Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic
Le, Minh Xuan ; Půlpánová, Stanislava (advisor) ; Coufal, Libor (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the financial literacy of Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic. The basis is the research made by the author of the diploma thesis. The main objective is to analyze the real situation of the financial comprehension by Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic, and highlight their mistakes in the complex world of finance. This thesis also points out some problems and complications, which have resulted from lack information about financial products. It will also try to suggest a method of how to increase financial literacy of Vietnamese immigrants. The diploma thesis is composed in three chapters. The first one gives some information about Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic. The second part presents the results from research, and the last chapter deals with a financial institution that wants to focus on Vietnamese clients in the Czech Republic.
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