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Lower interest rate on outstanding housing loans
The fixed interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households fell by 0.11 percentage points in April. The floating interest rate on loans outstanding secured on dwellings fell by 0.02 percentage points.
April 2015 | March 2015 | Monthly change | |
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1Banks and mortgage companies in monthly sample | |||
Interest rates, new loans | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 3.01 | 2.99 | 0.02 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.09 | 3.08 | 0.01 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 2.55 | 2.53 | 0.02 |
Interest rates, loans outstanding | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 3.26 | 3.29 | -0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.23 | 3.25 | -0.02 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 3.54 | 3.65 | -0.11 |
Loan margins | |||
Loan margins, new total loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.48 | 1.49 | -0.01 |
Loan margins, total outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.73 | 1.79 | -0.06 |
The interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings from a sample of banks and mortgage companies to households was 3.01 per cent at end-April; an increase of 0.02 percentage points since the previous month. The fixed interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households increased to 2.55 per cent, while the floating interest rate increased by 0.01 percentage point to 3.09 per cent.
The households’ interest rate on outstanding housing loans was 3.26 per cent at end-April; a decline of 0.03 percentage points compared to the month before. The fixed interest rate on the households’ outstanding loans secured on dwellings fell by 0.01 percentage point in April, while the floating interest rate fell by 0.02 percentage points.
Lower interest rates on repayment loans
The interest rate on new other repayment loans to non-financial corporations increased by 0.15 percentage points to 3.37 per cent at end-April. For loans outstanding, the corresponding interest rate was the same as the previous month, at 3.50 per cent at end-April.
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Ola Tveita
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