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Unchanged loan demand from private customers despite lower interest rates
Banks and mortgage institutions in Danmarks Nationalbank’s lending survey overall report unchanged loan demand from their existing private customers in the third quarter of 2024. This even though interest rates have fallen during the quarter as a result of the central banks' interest rate cuts. However, roughly one out of four of the institutions surveyed expect loan demand to increase slightly in the 4th quarter. The expectation is justified, among other things with the lower interest rates, which can lead to greater conversion activity and more housing transactions. The remaining institutes expect unchanged loan demand in the 4th quarter. Some of these institutes estimate that interest rates have not fallen sufficiently to have a significant impact on the demand for loans from private customers.
Change in loan demand from private customers
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The Danmarks Nationalbank's lending survey includes 20 of the largest banks and mortgage credit institutions in Denmark. The net figure is calculated based on the institutes' response to the loan demand. The responses are based on a 5-point scale ranging from -100 to 100. -100 means "decreased significantly," -50 is "decreased slightly," 0 is "unchanged," 50 is "increased slightly," and 100 is "increased significantly." The banks' responses are weighted according to their respective market shares, resulting in a net figure for the response. Find chart data in the Statbank.