Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:17:28 GMT Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/ New figures from DNB show that the composition of the Dutch securitisation market has changed significantly in recent years. Whereas this market previously offered mainly securitised residential mortgages, it now offers a much broader mix of loans. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2026/securitisation-market-diversifies-residential-mortgages-lose-their-dominance/ Euro area banks have been financing fewer and fewer greenhouse gas emissions through their loans to European firms in recent years, as revealed by new figures from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/drop-in-carbon-emissions-from-european-bank-loans/ Mortgage lending by banks in the Netherlands is growing robustly again after a temporary downturn, new figures from DNB show. Growth is even above the euro area average. Loans with fixed-interest periods of five to ten years in particular are in demand. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/banks-are-lending-more-for-residential-mortgage-loans/ Recent years have seen Dutch banks lend more to domestic businesses, following a period in which growth in corporate lending lagged behind the euro area average. This is according to new figures from DNB which are discussed in the Dutch economists’ journal ESB today. Tue, 27 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/dutch-corporate-bank-lending-picks-up/ After almost two decades of contraction, outstanding Dutch securitisations sold to investors increased substantially in 2024, new figures from DNB show. Net growth was €3.1 billion (12%) to €29.2 billion, still considerably less than 20 years ago. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:00:27 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/significant-growth-in-securitisations-in-2024-after-years-of-contraction/ On 22 January 2025, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed an administrative fine of €5 million on de Volksbank N.V. (de Volksbank) for serious shortcomings in its anti-money laundering controls. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2025/fine-for-de-volksbank-n-v-for-deficient-anti-money-laundering-controls/ On 22 January 2025, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed an administrative fine of €15 million on de Volksbank N.V. (de Volksbank). The fine was imposed because, at least during the period under review, between 2018 and 2023... Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2025/administrative-fine-for-de-volksbank-n-v-for-failure-to-ensure-sound-business-operations/ On 22 January 2025, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed two administrative fines on de Volksbank. One amounts to €15 million for failing to ensure the sound conduct of business operations. The other, of €5 million, was imposed for deficient anti-money laundering controls. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2025/fines-totalling-20-million-imposed-on-de-volksbank/ Dutch households again saved a lot of money in 2024, new figures from DNB show. Together, they held a record amount of €600.5 billion in payment and savings accounts at the end of December 2024. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2025/dutch-households-keep-saving-more-than-600-billion-in-bank-accounts/ As at 30 June 2024, Dutch households held some €15 billion in bank deposits in other euro area countries, the latest figures from DNB and the European Central Bank (ECB) show. This means foreign savings keep growing. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/dutch-households-see-foreign-bank-deposits-double-in-two-years/ De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed an instruction on Triodos Bank N.V. (Triodos) on 6 March 2019. DNB found that Triodos was in non-compliance with statutory requirements in the area of customer integrity. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2024/instruction-for-triodos-bank-n-v-in-2019-for-failing-to-conduct-sound-and-ethical-operational-management/ De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. (DNB) imposed an administrative fine on Aegon Bank N.V. (Knab) on 5 February 2024. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2024/fine-for-aegon-bank-n-v-for-insufficiently-managing-credit-risks/ Dutch households are putting more and more money in bank accounts abroad, according to the latest quarterly figures from DNB and the ECB. Countries where savings rates have recently risen are particularly popular among Dutch savers. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-households-save-more-abroad/ De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) issued an instruction on de Volksbank N.V (Volksbank) on 12 June 2023 because de Volksbank was gravely deficient in its statutory obligation to identify, analyse and assess its money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:15:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/enforcement-measures-2023/instruction-for-de-volksbank-for-deficient-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-risks/ Dutch investors started off well in 2023 – in the first quarter, the value of investments held by Dutch households increased by €7.8 billion. Despite the turmoil in financial markets, Dutch households also invested more in equities and bonds issued by banks. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-households-book-investment-gains-in-first-quarter-of-2023/ An increasing number of banks are reporting a drop in demand for residential mortgage loans, as revealed in the latest Bank Lending Survey. Tue, 02 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/more-banks-see-drop-in-demand-for-residential-mortgage-loans/ Mortgage lenders are financing Dutch residential mortgages less and less often by selling bonds with these mortgages as collateral, new figures from DNB reveal. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/bond-financing-less-popular-among-mortgage-lenders/ Dutch non-bank financial services providers provided €401 billion in financing in 2021, 14% less than in 2020. This left the sector as large as one-sixth of the Dutch banking system, accounting for 1% of global non-bank financing. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/less-non-bank-financing-in-the-netherlands-in-2021/ Dutch investments in EU bonds are among the top three largest within the European Union (EU). The capital raised with these bonds is used to finance the European Commission's (EC) extensive COVID-19 recovery plans. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-financial-institutions-invest-heavily-in-new-eu-bonds/ Demand for loans to enterprises increased in the second half of 2021 as firms became more willing to invest. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-banks-demand-for-loans-to-enterprises-increased-in-late-2021/ At the end of the first quarter of 2021, the balance sheet of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) amounted to no less than EUR 464 billion. This is an increase of EUR 149 billion (47%) compared to February 2020, just before the global outbreak of COVID-19, when DNB's balance sheet totalled EUR 314 billion. Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/dnb-balance-sheet-size-increases-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-response/ Households deposited almost EUR 42 billion into their bank and savings accounts with Dutch banks in 2020, which is twice as much as in 2019. The main reasons for this are the containment measures and the increased economic uncertainty related to the coronavirus crisis. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/exceptional-growth-in-household-deposits-in-2020/ In a survey distributed by DNB, Dutch banks report that they tightened the credit standards for corporate loans and residential mortgage loans in the second quarter of 2020. In the next three months they expect to tighten these standards even further. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/banks-tightened-credit-standards-for-corporate-loans-and-residential-mortgage-loans/ During the first quarter of 2020, some Dutch banks reported an increased demand for corporate loans. They expect this trend to continue in the second quarter. The rise can partly be attributed to the increased liquidity needs of businesses due to the current coronavirus measures. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/banks-report-increased-demand-for-corporate-loans/ Dutch private investors hold an increasingly smaller proportion of the Netherlands’ sovereign debt. In the third quarter of 2019, they held EUR 90.8 billion (nominal), against EUR 93.2 billion in the second quarter, down 2.5% quarter-on-quarter. Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/dutch-investors-hold-smaller-positions-in-dutch-government-paper/ At year-end 2019, Dutch banks held EUR 368 billion in household savings, up roughly EUR 13 billion, or 3.5%, on the previous year. The largest portion of the increase is attributable to higher net deposits, which reached EUR 12 billion in 2019. At EUR 1.2 billion, credited interest made ... Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/savings-held-at-banks-sharply-up-despite-low-interest-rates/