Methods: The rather-legal and legalistic methods as well as philological and systematical methods of interpreting legal norms are used during the investigation. <...> Results: It is specified, that regulation specifics of the fraud in lending features in the criminal laws of foreign countries have not been taken into account in the introduction of the clause 1591 “Fraud in the lending sphere” to tСО Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. <...> It has been found that within the purview of the current edition of this МlausО НoОsn’t МomО tСО ПrauН МommittОН bв dishonest credit and microfinance organizations. <...> Conclusion: The supplement to part 2 clause 159 of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation with the additional qualiПвinР ОlОmОnt “usinР viМtim’s ПinanМial straits” arО provided. <...> FLAWED EXAMPLES AND PERSPECTIVES OF BORROWING FOREIGN PRACTICES OF REGULATION OF LENDING FRAUD FEATURES Mkrtchian Sona Martirosovna, postgraduate student. <...> E-mail: s.mkrtchian1992@gmail.com Annotation Background: In the article, examples of the adoption of foreign practices of the lending fraud features regulation as well as prospects of this adoption are investigated. <...> Goal: The aim of this investigation is to examine foreign legislative provisions in part of the criminal liability for the lending fraud. <...> В статье освещаются примеры заимствования зарубежного опыта регламентации признаков кредитного мошенничества, а также обсуждаются перспективы такого заимствования Задача: Изучить положения зарубежного законодательства в части регламентации уголовной ответственности за кредитное мошенничество, сформировать предложения по имплементации в отечественное законодательство наиболее удачных законодательных положений зарубежных уголовно-правовых актов.! <...>