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High housing debt increases risks to financial stability
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Finland’s financial system is, by structure, vulnerable to risks associated with lending for house purchase. Housing loan volumes are large relative to other lending by banks and requirements on banks’ own funds. The fact ...
Financial Stability Assessment : Debt risks amplified by housing company loans
(18.12.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2018
Housing company loans and consumer credit add to high and rising levels of household indebtedness. The macroprudential toolkit needs to be replenished with borrower-based instruments that take into account loan applicants’ ...
Nordic financial sector vulnerable to housing market risks
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Household indebtedness is high in the Nordic countries. Housing loans are a significant part of banks' business, and covered bonds are important for banks both as sources of funding and as investments. The large size of ...
Nordic countries are vulnerable to housing market risks aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is dampening the Nordic housing market in many ways. The economic outlook and consumer confidence in the economy have deteriorated precipitously. The restrictions imposed under the state ...
Coronavirus shock will further weaken bank profitability in the euro area
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Expectations of a deteriorating economic outlook increased the risks to banks’ operating environment even before the coronavirus pandemic spread to Europe. At the end of 2019, banks’ return on equity was 5.2%, compared ...
Pandemic demonstrates necessity of risk buffers : financial stability assessment
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly pushing the global economy into a deep recession. Due to the effects of the pandemic, Finnish businesses are facing the most serious difficulties since the Finnish banking and economic ...
Banks must be able to finance firms and withstand loan losses amid the coronavirus pandemic
(20.05.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2020
Stricter capital requirements since the global financial crisis have improved the ability of banks to lend and absorb losses in a crisis situation like the coronavirus pandemic. A robust lending capacity is now needed to ...
No credit without collateral
(11.09.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2020
In order for banks to obtain credit from the central bank and payments to be transmitted smoothly, adequate collateral is required. Collateral protects the central bank against the credit risk associated with the counterparty. ...
Editorial: Rising household debt levels must be addressed in time
(09.05.2019)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2019
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2019
Finland's financial system is structurally vulnerable due to the country's high levels of household debt and proportionately large banking system. Indebted households respond to declining economic conditions and increased ...