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Due to a new classification of deposits, interest rates on deposits will not be published in this release of interest statistics. It is not yet decided when interest rates on deposits will be published.
Higher margins on housing loans
The loan margins on new loans secured on dwellings to households increased by 0.04 percentage points in May. For loans outstanding, the corresponding loan margins increased by 0.03 percentage points. The interest rate on new fixed rate loans secured on dwellings increased by 0.05 percentage points.
May 2015 | April 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 | 3.00 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.07 | 3.09 | -0.02 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 2.60 | 2.55 | 0.05 |
Interest rates, loans outstanding | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 3.24 | 3.26 | -0.02 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.22 | 3.23 | -0.01 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 3.46 | 3.54 | -0.08 |
Loan margins | |||
Loan margins, new total loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.52 | 1.48 | 0.04 |
Loan margins, total outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.76 | 1.73 | 0.03 |
The loan margins on new loans secured on dwellings to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies increased by 0.4 percentage points to 1.52 per cent after falling in the four previous months. The corresponding loan margins on outstanding loans increased by 0.3 percentage points to 1.76 per cent after falling in the three previous months. NIBOR fell by 0.05 percentage points after increasing in the three previous months.
The interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households was more or less stable at 3.00 per cent in May. The interest rate on outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households fell by 0.02 percentage points to 3.24 per cent.
Higher interest rates on new fixed rate loans
The fixed interest rate on new fixed rate loans secured on dwellings to households increased by 0.05 percentage points to 2.60 per cent, while the interest rate on outstanding fixed rate loans fell by 0.08 percentage points to 3.46 per cent. The floating interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households fell by 0.02 percentage points to 3.07 per cent. The floating interest rate on outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households was stable at 3.22 per cent.
Lower interest rates on other repayment loans to non-financial corporations
The interest rate on new other repayment loans to non-financial corporations fell by 0.30 percentage points to 3.07 per cent in May. For loans outstanding, the corresponding interest rate was almost the same as the previous month, at 3.49 per cent.
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Gudrun Haraldsdottir
E-mail: gudrun.haraldsdottir@ssb.no
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Ola Tveita
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