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Increase in interest rate on new mortgages
The interest rate margin on new mortgages increased by 0.03 percentage points, while the interest rate on outstanding mortgages remained stable in October. The lending margin increased by 0.04 percentage points.
October 2016 | September 2016 | Monthly change | |
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1Banks and mortgage companies in monthly sample | |||
Interest rates, new loans | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 2.39 | 2.36 | 0.03 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 2.38 | 2.36 | 0.02 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 2.46 | 2.32 | 0.14 |
Interest rates, loans outstanding | |||
Total loans secured on dwellings to households | 2.49 | 2.50 | -0.01 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, floating interest rate | 2.44 | 2.45 | -0.01 |
Total loans secured on dwellings, fixed interest rate | 3.03 | 3.07 | -0.04 |
Loan margins | |||
Loan margins, new total loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.27 | 1.19 | 0.08 |
Loan margins, total outstanding loans secured on dwellings to households | 1.37 | 1.33 | 0.04 |
In October 2016, the fixed-interest rate on households’ new mortgages from a sample of banks and mortgage companies increased by 0.14 percentage points to 2.46 per cent. The floating rate on new mortgages increased by 0.02 percentage points to 2.38 per cent. The fixed-interest rate on outstanding mortgages fell by 0.04 percentage points to 3.03 per cent, while the floating interest rate on households’ outstanding mortgages was almost stable at 2.44 per cent.
Increased interest rate margin on mortgages to households
In October 2016, the interest rate margin on new mortgages to households from a sample of banks and mortgage companies increased by 0.08 percentage points to 1.27, while the corresponding interest rate margin on outstanding loans increased by 0.04 percentage points to 1.37 per cent. The banks’ deposit margins fell by 0.05 percentage points. The banks’ NIBOR fell by 0.05 percentage points to 1.12 per cent.
Interest rates on loans to non-financial corporations
For new other repayment loans to non-financial corporations, the interest rate was almost stable at 3.03 percentage points, while the interest rate on outstanding loans increased by 0.04 percentage points to 3.19 per cent.
Deposit rates
The interest rate on total deposits from households was stable at 0.74 per cent, while the interest rate on deposits from non-financial corporations fell by 0.02 per cent to 0.70 per cent in October 2016.
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