Topic guides: landmark rulings, enforcement proceedings against the bank, Mizrahi Tefahot Leasing, the Bank Igud merger and class actions.
The Banking Order (Early Repayment of a Housing Loan), 2002: an operational fee capped at NIS 60, a short-notice fee, the discounting fee, index and exchange-rate differentials - and when nothing may be charged at all.
Go to the decision pageHow to file an objection to execution of a bill in Israeli execution proceedings: 30 days from service of the warning under regulation 106, an affidavit, the stay under regulation 108, and extension of time under …
Go to the decision pageProper Conduct of Banking Business Directive 451: what an arrears notice must contain, the duty to give reasonable advance notice before foreclosure, payment allocation in the borrower's favour, and the information the …
Go to the decision pageHow to complain to the Public Enquiries and Consumer Oversight Unit at the Banking Supervision Department: exhausting the bank ombudsman within 45 days, what the unit may examine, what it will not, and the bar on matters …
Go to the decision pageIs your bank account attached in an Israeli enforcement (Hotzaa LaPoal) file? Which funds are protected and for how long, how to apply to cancel an attachment (form 214), the deadlines, and what the courts have ruled …
Go to the decision pageThe 1995 judgment in United Mizrahi Bank v. Migdal Cooperative Village: what the bank argued, what the court held, and why it is Israel’s landmark constitutional case. The bank’s appeal was dismissed.
Go to the decision pageMizrahi Tefahot Leasing Ltd. (formerly Igud Leasing): car finance leasing, its link to Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, and what is known about its collection proceedings.
Go to the decision pageWhat happened to Bank Igud: the timeline of its merger into Mizrahi Tefahot, hundreds of “Igud merger” complaints in the bank’s own reports, and the court rulings in which Igud was a party.
Go to the decision pageEvery class-action decision against Bank Mizrahi Tefahot and Bank Igud: approved settlements, judgments and certifications, with amounts, case numbers and sources.
Go to the decision pageReceived an enforcement warning in a Bank Mizrahi Tefahot or Mizrahi Tefahot Leasing file? File types, objection deadlines, payment orders, checking the debt, and what the courts have already ruled against the bank.
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