About the department

Members of the Department of Mortgage Housing Lending and Financial Instruments of the Real Estate Market of the Faculty of Finance were at the origin of the formation of a modern system of mortgage insurance in Russia. Based on a number of research works carried out in 2008-2012 the Russian methodology of this insurance type appeared, and the foundation was laid for the creation of a profile insurance company.

The Department of Mortgage Housing Lending and Financial Instruments of the Real Estate Market of the Faculty of Finance was established at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in August 2012 to solve the problems related to the training of specialists for the mortgage market and career guidance counseling with students and alumni of the Financial University.

The main goal of creating the Department of Mortgage Housing Lending and Financial Instruments of the Real Estate Market of the Faculty of Finance is to form the conditions for improving mortgage literacy of the population as well as to provide modern professional knowledge and competencies of workers in the field of mortgage lending.

The main goals

• To participate actively in the development of financial education for various categories of the population and to expand the availability of knowledge about mortgage lending in Russia;
• To develop and implement programs to improve the skills of mortgage-lending workers;
• To provide scientific support of the development of mortgage lending and insurance in Russia;
• To carry out career guidance work with students and alumni of the Financial University, to form competencies in the field of mortgage lending and insurance.

Main areas of work:

• Educational, organizational and methodological work;
• Research
• International cooperation.