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Lower interest rates on new mortgages
In October 2015, the interest rate on new mortgages to households fell by 0.18 percentage points, while the interest rate on outstanding mortgages fell by 0.04 percentage points.
October 2015 | September 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 | 2.60 | 2.78 | -0.18 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 2.60 | 2.78 | -0.18 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 2.61 | 2.71 | -0.10 |
Interest rates, loans outstanding | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 2.92 | 2.96 | -0.04 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 2.88 | 2.91 | -0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 3.33 | 3.40 | -0.07 |
Loan margins | |||
Loan margins, new total loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.49 | 1.64 | -0.15 |
Loan margins, total outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.81 | 1.82 | -0.01 |
In October 2015, the floating interest rate on households’ new mortgages from a sample of banks and mortgage companies fell by 0.18 percentage points to 2.60 per cent, while the fixed interest rate on new mortgages fell by 0.10 percentage points to 2.61 per cent. In the same period, the floating interest rate on outstanding mortgages to households fell by 0.03 percentage points to 2.88 per cent, and the fixed interest rate on outstanding mortgages fell by 0.07 percentage points to 3.33 per cent.
Lower interest rate margin on new mortgages
The interest rate margin on new mortgages to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies fell by 0.15 percentage points to 1.49 per cent in October 2015. The corresponding interest rate margin on outstanding loans was virtually unchanged at 1.81 per cent. In the same period, NIBOR fell by 0.03 percentage points to 1.11 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 0.06 percentage points to 2.72 per cent in October 2015. For other repayment loans outstanding, the corresponding interest rate was virtually unchanged at 3.19 per cent.
Lower interest rates on deposits
In October 2015, the interest rate on deposits from households fell by 0.04 percentage points to 1.14 per cent. The interest rate on deposits from non-financial corporations fell by 0.11 percentage points to 0.85 per cent.
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
tel.: (+47) 99 73 45 83