What actions does the bank take if no one makes the loan payments after the borrower’s death?

    The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market

    Question

    What actions does the bank take if no one makes the loan payments after the borrower’s death?

    Answer
    Questions concerning the repayment of outstanding loan debt by the heirs of a deceased borrower may be resolved either voluntarily or through court proceedings.

    If there are no heirs, banks are entitled to enforce their claims against the collateral if the loan was secured by collateral.

    If there are no heirs and no estate assets comprising the inheritance, the creditor’s claims cannot be enforced through succession, since there are no persons or assets to which the rights and obligations of the deceased borrower could pass.

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