Press Release: Internal Market: expert groups report on integration of EU mortgage markets

The European Commission has published the reports of two expert groups established in April 2006 in order to explore in detail the issues of mortgage funding and consumer protection. These issues had been particularly highlighted as deserving specific attention in the contributions received on the Commission's 2005 Green Paper on Mortgage Credit in the EU. The reports will assist the Commission in finalising its White Paper, due in June 2007. The Commission welcomes comments, in particular on the Recommendations contained in the Funding Group Report, until 15 February 2007.