Working Group: Consumer Credit

Contact this working group.

Task
Promoting the socially responsible provision of credit to consumers

Subject
Influencing the socially responsible provision of credit to consumers

Lobby issues

• Establishing an income/expenses check for consumers
• Setting up the National Debt Information Point (LIS) 
• Obtaining access to the Municipal Personal Records Database for the purpose of combating fraud 
• Drawing up a credit code for members of Thuiswinkel.org

Common ground with other Thuiswinkel.org Working Groups

• Working Group on Fraud & Security
• Working Group on Legislation

External contacts
The Netherlands

• Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) 
• Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands Bankers’ Association (NVB), the banks 
• Ministry of Finance and Social Affairs 
• VFI (Branch Association for Charitable Causes) 
• NVVK (Association for Debt Assistance and Social Banking), Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information)

Europe

• European Commission

Members of the Working Group on Consumer Credit:
Berend van der Maat (Wehkamp), Chairman
Léon Mölenberg (Thuiswinkel.org), Secretary
Joost Luteijn, Yves Willems (Klingel) 
Henri Nooyen (L’EASY) 
Peter Aarssen, Farik Kaya (Neckermann) 
Dennis Verdurmen (Neckermann) 
Harrie Ballemans (Otto) 
Henk Heikamp (Wehkamp) 
Leendert Rijnsburger (Wehkamp) 
Arthur Welten (H&M)