Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:18:09 GMT Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/ 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/ Dutch mortgage funds received €2 billion in new investments from institutional investors such as pension funds and insurers in the first three quarters of 2024, DNB figures show. This is less than in previous years and can be attributed to market interest rates having risen sharply during 2022. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/investor-interest-in-dutch-mortgage-funds-continues-to-decline/ The market for Dutch green securitisations of residential mortgages and for green covered bonds more than tripled in size in 2023 compared to 2022, DNB figures show, reflecting investor demand for green investments. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/sharp-increase-in-green-securitisations-in-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/ Dutch households are increasingly taking out variable-rate mortgage loans or fixed-rate residential mortgage loans of up to one year, DNB data show. Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/variable-and-short-term-mortgage-rates-increasingly-popular/ Dutch mortgage debt is also on the rise. Unlike before, it is mainly institutional investors who are responsible for this growth, rather than the banks. In addition, growth is relatively subdued from a historical perspective in relation to the rise in house prices. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/new-mortgage-loans-mainly-provided-by-institutional-investors/ In 2020, buy-to-let mortgages amounting to EUR 1.4 billion were packaged through securitisation and sold to investors. This accounts for one third of the total residential mortgage loans of EUR 4.2 billion that were securitised in 2020. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/more-packaged-loans-from-buy-to-let-mortgages/ 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/ In 2019, the amount outstanding in Dutch packaged loans, commonly known as securitisations, went down by EUR 6.6 billion (-13.3%) to EUR 43.0 billion. This is the lowest level since 2010. The new rules, under which investors investing in simpler securitisation structures benefit ... Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/market-for-packaged-loans-sees-no-recovery-as-yet-amid-new-rules/ Since the credit crisis, investments of Dutch insurers in mortgages have grown. Mortgage investments with longer fixed-interest periods offer insurers relatively high returns and reduce the maturity mismatch with their liabilities. Derivatives such as interest rate swaps further hedge ... Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2020/balance-sheets-of-insurers-show-increase-in-mortgages-and-derivatives/