The ECB maintains interest rates but points to an upcoming cut

The ECB maintains interest rates but points to an upcoming cut

Frankfurt, Germany. The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained interest rates for the euro zone this Thursday, but raised expectations of a rate cut at the June meeting, given the slowdown in inflation. The European issuer kept its monetary policy unchanged for the fifth consecutive time and left the reference interest rate at 4.0 percent, its … Read more

the six-month interest rate falls to 3.6% and is below 3.45% at one year

the six-month interest rate falls to 3.6% and is below 3.45% at one year

This Tuesday, the Spanish Public Treasury placed 5,231.93 million euros in short-term debt, in the expected medium-high range. On this occasion, the agency dependent on the Government (more specifically, the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business) has offered less profitability for both six-month and 12-month bills. Investors anticipate that the European Central Bank (ECB) will … Read more

Banks Lower Mortgage Rates Amidst Euribor Drop: An ‘Ideal’ Time for Homebuyers in 2024

Banks Lower Mortgage Rates Amidst Euribor Drop: An ‘Ideal’ Time for Homebuyers in 2024

The bank has started the exercise by executing several changes in its offer, especially on the mortgage. Entities in the sector have reduced the interest rates on housing loans due to the fall in the Euribor, which has plummeted by almost 11% since September despite the fact that the European Central Bank (ECB) has kept … Read more

The Mortgage Market Crisis in Italy: Interest Rates Tripled, Sales Plummet – What’s Next?

The Mortgage Market Crisis in Italy: Interest Rates Tripled, Sales Plummet – What’s Next?

The market of mortgages in Italy it languishes because of interest rates. Buying a house in our country has become a pipe dream for families, who are increasingly demotivated by an extremely complex situation for brick and mortar. This is certified by a study by the Autonomous Federation of Italian Bankers (Fabi), which recorded a … Read more

Navigating Mortgage Subrogation Fees: What You Need to Know

Navigating Mortgage Subrogation Fees: What You Need to Know

Just one year ago, in November 2022, the Government of Pedro Sánchez announced the approval of a series of new developments in the Code of Good Practices of banking entities, which included the elimination of commissions for mortgage subrogations, in the event that these were made to change the interest rate from variable to fixed … Read more

ECB Calls for Banks to Explicitly Address Counterparty Credit Risk in Risk Appetite Statements

ECB Calls for Banks to Explicitly Address Counterparty Credit Risk in Risk Appetite Statements

The European Central Bank (ECB) calls for banks with complex counterparty credit risk exposures to “specify your willingness to accept this risk in your risk appetite statementinstead of implicitly capturing it in credit risk. The ECB published this Friday its final report on “Sound practices in governance and counterparty credit risk management.” The report now … Read more

The Euribor Returns to July Levels as Interest Rates Rise

The Euribor Returns to July Levels as Interest Rates Rise

The Euribor has returned to the same level it was in the month of July. In fact, at the end of September has marked the same information as two months ago: 4.149%. This means that the indicator has stepped on the accelerator again. This is due, in part, to the rate hike carried out by … Read more

The Rising Euribor: What it Means for Variable Rate Mortgages

The Rising Euribor: What it Means for Variable Rate Mortgages

He Euribor It continues to fail, to the chagrin of those people who have contracted a variable rate mortgage. Thus, it closed the month of September at 4.145% (in August it was 4.073%). In this way, the Euribor The 12-month rate has gone from 2.23% to 4.20% in the last twelve months, which represents an … Read more

The Decline in Mortgage Loans and Rising Interest Rates in the Real Estate Sector

The Decline in Mortgage Loans and Rising Interest Rates in the Real Estate Sector

The rise in credit is becoming increasingly noticeable in the real estate sector. The granting of mortgages for the purchase of housing deepened its fall in May. In total, 33,398 loans of this type were registered, which represents a decrease of 24% in a year ago. The average amount of loans was also reduced, with … Read more