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 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/ The proportion of bonds carrying negative yields fell sharply in the first half of 2021 on the back of rising market rates. As of 30 June 2021, the combined nominal value of Dutch bonds with negative yields totalled €624 billion, down €142 billion on 31 December 2020. Fri, 03 May 2024 16:06:15 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2021/volume-of-dutch-bonds-with-negative-yields-has-fallen-sharply/ Dutch households’ bank deposits continued to grow in 2023, new figures from DNB show. Total deposits in payment and savings accounts at banks in the Netherlands increased by €14.9 billion to €576.3 billion. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2024/households-saving-as-much-as-before-the-pandemic/ 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/ In 2022, Dutch households again invested more in emerging markets such as South Africa, Brazil and China. Despite net purchases, the value of these investments decreased to €2,241 million at the end of 2022 due to price losses, down from a record €2,631 million at the end of 2021. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2023/dutch-households-invest-more-in-emerging-markets/ Dutch insurers sold €23 billion worth of assets on balance so far this year, DNB figures show. They used about three quarters of the proceeds to meet the margin requirements under derivatives contracts. I Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/dutch-insurers-are-selling-many-assets-this-year/ 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/ In 2021, Dutch households continued to save heavily. The total balance in current and savings accounts of Dutch households increased by €33.8 billion to a total of €528.4 billion in 2021. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dnb.nl/en/general-news/statistical-news/2022/households-saved-less-in-2021-than-in-first-year-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ 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/