Notice No. 3/2025

Bank of Portugal issued Notice No. 3/2025 to amend Notice No. 6/2024 regarding the State's personal guarantee for housing credit granted to young people up to 35 years old. The regulation expands the subjective scope of application for this guarantee regime, requiring credit institutions to adjust their information provision to clients accordingly. It entered into force on July 2, 2025, targeting banks and specific credit institutions.

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Notice No. 3/2025

Summary

Amends Bank of Portugal Notice No. 6/2024 regarding the provision of information to banking clients on the State's personal guarantee regime for the granting of credit for permanent own housing to young people up to 35 years old, expanding its respective subjective scope of application.

Status: In force

Legal Basis:

  • Decree-Law No. 298/92, of December 31, Arts. 77, paragraph 4, and 195;
  • Decree-Law No. 74-A/2017, of June 23, Arts. 14, paragraph 4, and 22, paragraph 3.

Publication Date: 01-07-2025 Entry into Force: 02-07-2025

Descriptors: Housing Credit, State, Client, Information Provision, Bank Branch, Supervision, Conduct Supervision, Bank Guarantee, State Personal Guarantee

Recipient Type: Credit Institutions

Recipients: Banks, Central Credit Cooperative Bank, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, Savings Banks, Mortgage Credit Institutions, Credit Financial Institutions

Amended/Revoked Notices: Notice No. 6/2024

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