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Lower interest rates on loans and increased share of fixed rate loans
The interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies fell by 0.03 percentage points in June. The share of fixed rate housing loans from all banks and mortgage companies increased from 8.6 to 9.8 per cent from March to June.
June 2015 | May 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 | 2.97 | 3.00 | -0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.00 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 2.71 | 2.60 | 0.11 |
Interest rates, loans outstanding | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 3.21 | 3.24 | -0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 3.19 | 3.22 | -0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 3.40 | 3.46 | -0.06 |
Loan margins | |||
Loan margins, new total loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.61 | 1.52 | 0.09 |
Loan margins, total outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.85 | 1.76 | 0.09 |
The interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies fell from 3.00 to 2.97 per cent in June. The interest rate on outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households fell from 3.24 to 3.21 per cent.
The interest rate on new repayment loans (except housing loans) to non-financial corporations increased by 0.08 percentage points to 3.15 per cent in June. For loans outstanding, the corresponding interest rate fell by 0.05 percentage points to 3.44 per cent.
Higher interest rates on new fixed rate loans
The interest rate on new fixed rate loans secured on dwellings to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies increased by 0.11 percentage points to 2.71 per cent in June, while the interest rate on outstanding fixed rate loans fell by 0.06 percentage points to 3.4 per cent.
The floating interest rate on new loans secured on dwellings to households fell by 0.07 percentage points to 3.0 per cent. The floating interest rate on outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households fell by 0.03 percentage points to 3.19 per cent.
Higher margins on housing loans
The interest rate margin on new loans secured on dwellings to households (from a sample of banks and mortgage companies) increased by 0.9 percentage points to 1.61 per cent. The corresponding interest rate margin on outstanding loans increased by 0.09 percentage points to 1.85 per cent. NIBOR fell by 0.12 percentage points to 1.36 per cent.
Quarterly data from a complete census
The interest rates on repayment loans secured on dwellings from all banks and mortgage companies fell by 0.08 percentage points in the second quarter of 2015 to 3.3 per cent at the end of June.
The share of fixed rate housing loans from all banks and mortgage companies increased from 8.6 to 9.8 per cent from March to June.
Contact
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Gudrun Haraldsdottir
E-mail: gudrun.haraldsdottir@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 40 72 16
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Ola Tveita
E-mail: ola.tveita@ssb.no
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