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The National Credit Act of South Africa was passed by the Parliament in the spring of 2006. On June 1, 2007 the provisions of the Act finally came into effect. The Act was passed in an effort to regulate the credit industry in the country and to help people in severe debt. Here is an overview of the purpose of the National Credit Act or NCA.

The consumers needed a credit market where everyone was treated equal without any form of discrimination. The Act was passed to ensure that everyone had equal access to credit in the market. It also enabled consumers to have easy access to relevant information regarding loans, interest rates, eligibility and various other factors.

The NCA was aimed to prohibit certain forms of unfair practices that were prevalent in the credit market. The Act established the National Credit Regulator which was created to supervise the activities of different types of financial institutions. All the credit bureaus, debt counselors and credit providers were required to register themselves with the NCR. The NCA also established the National Consumer Tribunal to oversee matters of dispute. The tribunal was given powers to adjudicate matters as prescribed by the NCA.

One of the reasons that people found themselves in debt was that financial institutions liberally granted credit to everyone without assessing their creditworthiness. The Act then made it mandatory for all credit lending agencies to scrutinize each application and grant credit only to individuals or entities that were in a position to repay their loans within the prescribed time period.

Although this might straightaway disqualify a number of people from acquiring loans, in the long run, it is good for them as it will prevent them from receiving a loan that they would not be able to pay back in the future. This is also good for lending institutions as it will help them to be more diligent while granting loans to consumers.

The Act is also designed to help consumers when they are faced with over-indebtedness and are unable to pay back their loan with their current income. Through the assistance of debt counseling programs, consumers who were over-indebted would be assisted in re-organizing their debt and making monthly repayments that were within their means. The accessibility of credit information about individual consumers is also duly regulated by the Act. These are some of the basic goals of the National Credit Act of South Africa.

Please visit http://www.nationalcreditactinfo.co.za/ to find more information about the National Credit Act of South Africa.

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