Financial Stability 2/12
Charts
Chart 1.1 Vulnerabilities in the Norwegian banking sector and external sources of risk to the banking sector
1)May 2012
November 2012
Structure of banking sector
Funding of banking sector
Capital and earnings in banking sector
Enterprises
Households Money and credit
markets Macroeconomic
conditions
2)
Vulnerability in banking sectorExternal sources of risk to banking sector
1) A value of 0, i.e. origo, denotes the lowest level of risk or vulnerability. A value of 10 denotes the highest level of risk or vulnerability.
2) The method used to estimate vulnerability related to capital and earnings has been adjusted.
The May 2012 estimate for capital and earnings in the banking sector has therefore been revised.
Source: Norges Bank
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12
Germany Spain France Italy Portugal
Chart 1.2 Ten-year government bond yields in European countries. Percent.
Daily figures. To 20 November 2012
Source: Thomson Reuters
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Dec-03 Dec-05 Dec-07 Dec-09 Dec-11
Enterprises Households
Chart 1.3 Bank lending surveys in the euro area. Net share of banks that have tightened credit standards. Quarterly figures. To 2012 Q3
Source: ECB
Chart 1.4 GDP for mainland Norway, the euro area and trading partners. Index (at constant prices). 2004 = 100. To 2015
1)95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140
95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Mainland Norway Euro area
Trading partners
Norges Bank Finansiell stabilitet
1) Projections for 2012 – 2015.
Sources: Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12
Chart 1.5 Oil price in USD. Daily figures. To 20 November 2012
Source: Thomson Reuters
Chart 1.6 Domestic debt (C2). 12-month change. Percent.
To September 2012
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25
des-88 des-92 des-96 des-00 des-04 des-08
Private and municipal sector Non-financial enterprises Households
1)
1) Households, non-financial enterprises and municipalities.
Source: Statistics Norway
Chart 1.7 CDS prices 5-year senior bond debt. Weekly figures. Percent.
To 16 November 2012
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12
BBVA
Danske Bank
iTraxx Senior Financials Deutsche Bank
Nordea DNB
1) 25 large European financial institutions.
Source: Bloomberg
1)
Chart 1.8 Banks’ and mortgage companies’ qualitative assessment of access to and premiums on market funding.
1)Monthly data. To October 2012
1) Average reported by banks in Norges Bank’s liquidity survey.
Red indicates reduced access and higher premiums, grey indicates unchanged, green indicates increased access and lower premiums.
Source: Norges Bank Access funding
Short-term NOK
Short-term foreign curr.
Long-term NOK
Long-term foreign curr.
Risk premium funding Short-term NOK
Short-term foreign curr.
Long-term NOK
Long-term foreign curr.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
9
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
2009 2010 2011
Chart 1.9 Volume of bonds and covered bonds issued by Norwegian banks and mortgage companies. In billions of NOK. To 20 November 2012
Sources: Stamdata and Bloomberg
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Jan - 20 Nov 11 Jan - 20 Nov 12
Bank bonds - NOK
Bank bonds - foreign currency Covered bonds - NOK
Covered bonds - foreign currency
Chart 1.10 Indicative risk premiums on 5-year Norwegian bank bonds and
covered bonds. Spread against swap rates. Percentage points. Weekly figures.
1 January 2007 – 20 November 2012
Source: DNB Markets
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12
DNB Bank
Small banks with high rating Covered bonds
0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75
0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75
Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12
USD LIBOR EURIBOR STIBOR NIBOR
Chart 1.11 Spread between 3-month money market rate and market key rate expectations. Percentage points. 5-day moving average. Daily figures. To 20 November 2012
Sources: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Weighted average
2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3
Chart 1.12 Banks’
1)stable funding as a percentage of net stable funding requirement (NSFR). Consolidated figures. At end of quarter
1) Sample consists of 17 banks in Norway, primarily the largest.
Sources: Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) and Norges Bank
Chart 1.13 Norwegian-owned banks’ net
1)short-term market funding as a percentage of total assets. Quarterly figures. To 2012 Q3
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Gross funding
Deposits in central banks + government bonds < 1 year Other bonds
Net funding 1 (minus highly liquid bonds) Net funding 2 (also minus other bonds)
1) Net 1 is minus deposits with central banks and government securities maturing in one year or less. Net 2 is also minus other bonds.
Source: Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
All banks DNB + commercial banks
Savings banks Total assets >
NOK 20bn
Savings banks Total assets < NOK
20bn
2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3
Chart 1.14 Banks’
1)liquid assets as a percentage of liquidity requirement (LCR).
Weighted average for the group. Consolidated figures. As at end of quarter
1) All banks in Norway except branches of foreign banks.
Sources: Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) and Norges Bank
Chart 1.15 Funding costs for Norwegian banking groups
1). Percent. Monthly figures. To September 2012
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Average funding costs (estimated)
Short-term wholesale funding (estimated) Deposits
Long-term wholesale funding (estimated)
1) Covered bond mortgage companies and banks in Norway except branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks.
Sources: Bloomberg, Stamdata, DNB Markets and Norges Bank
1) Difference against swap rates.
2) Covered bond mortgage companies and banks in Norway except branches and subsidiaries of foreign banks.
Sources: Bloomberg, Stamdata, DNB Markets and Norges Bank
Chart 1.16 Estimated average risk premium
1)on new and outstanding bond debt for Norwegian banking groups
2). Monthly average. Basis points.
To October 2012
-50 0 50 100 150 200 250
-50 0 50 100 150 200 250
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Average risk premium outstanding senior bonds Average risk premium outstanding covered bonds
Risk premium new senior bonds
Risk premium new covered bonds
-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 Q1 -
Q3
2012 Q1 - Q3
Net interest income Other operating income Personnel expenses Other operating expenses Loan losses Pre-tax profits
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway, but including branches of Norwegian banks abroad.
Source: Norges Bank
Chart 1.17 Banks
1)pre-tax profits as percentage of average total assets.
Percent. Annual and figures for the year to Q3. 2008 – 2011 and
2011 Q1 – Q3 and 2012 Q1 – Q3
-0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
-0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 Q3 2012 Q3
Impairment losses on loans Actual losses, non-provisioned Reversal of previous losses Loan losses
1) All banks excluding branches of foreign banks in Norway, but including branches of Norwegian banks abroad.
Source: Norges Bank
Chart 1.18 Components of banks
1)loan losses as a percentage of gross retail lending. Percent. Annual and figures for the year to Q3. 2008 – 2011 and
as at end-2011 Q3 and end-2012 Q3
18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Common Equity Tier 1 capital / risk-weighted assets
Common Equity Tier 1 capital / risk-weighted assets without floor Common Equity Tier 1 capital / total assets
9% Common Equity Tier 1 capital / risk-weighted assets
1) All banks except branches of foreign banks in Norway.
Source: Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) and Norges Bank
Chart 1.19 Common Equity Tier 1 capital in banks
1) and residential mortgage companies. Percent. Annual and third quarter. 1992 – 2011.
2012 Q3 and 2012 Q3
Q3
Q3 2011 2012
0
Handelsbanken Swedbank
Nordea SEB
DNB
Nordea Norge Danske Bank²) Handelsbanken²)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Norway Sweden
1) Market shares for corporate and residential mortgage lending applied for Sweden, while lending to retail and corporate markets are applied for Norway.
2) Handelsbanken and Danske Bank are branches in the Norwegian market.
Sources: Norges Bank, Finansinspektionen, Swedbank, Statistics Norway
Chart 1.20 Largest banks in Norway and Sweden
1)by lending market share.
Percent. End-2011
4.5 2.5 1.5 2
5 2.5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
2019
Countercyclical buffer (CET1)
Buffer for systemically important banks (CET1)
Tier 2
Hybrid Tier 1
Conservation buffer (CET1)
Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital
1) Bank assuming maximum countercyclical buffer and maximum buffer for systemically important banks.
Sources: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Norges Bank
Chart 1.21 Potential capital requirement for a large bank
1)in 2019. As a
percentage of risk-weighted assets
Chart 1.22 Interest margins. Percent. 1 January 2010 – 20 November 2012
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12
Key policy rate
Money market premium
Risk premium 5-year covered bonds
Bank lending rate, new residential mortgages Estimated funding costs, mortgages 1)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12
Key policy rate
Money market premium
Risk premium 5-year bank bonds Average lending rate, corporate loans Estimated funding costs, corporate loans 2)
1) Estimated from weighted rate on covered bond holdings and weighted deposit rate.
2) Estimated from weighted rate on senior bond holdings and weighted deposit rate.
Sources: DNB Markets, Norsk familieøkonomi, Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
9.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 12.8 13.3 16.0
94 95 95
78
55
103
57
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
SR-Bank SMN Nord- Norge
Vest DNB Bank 1 Nordea
Residential mortgage loans Corporate loans
1) Sum of specialised and other corporate lending for banks in SpareBank 1-alliansen.
2) SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge as at 31 December 2010.
Sources: Pillar 3 reports from the institutions and Norges Bank
Chart 1.23 Average risk weights for residential mortgage loans and corporate
loans
1)for Norwegian IRB banks. Percent. At 31 Dec 2011
2)Chart 1.24 Household debt burden
1)and interest burden
2). Percent.
Quarterly figures. To 2015 Q4
3)0 2 4 6 8 10 12
1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 0 50 100 150 200 250
Debt burden (right-hand scale) Interest burden (left-hand scale)
1) Debt as a percentage of disposable income adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend income for 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of equity capital for 2006 – 2015.
2) Interest expenses after tax as a percentage of disposable income adjusted for estimated reinvested dividend income 2000 – 2005 and redemption/reduction of equity capital for 2006 – 2015, plus interest expenses.
3) Projections for 2012 Q1 – 2015 Q4 from Monetary Policy Report 3/12.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Chart 1.25 House prices in selected countries. Indices. 1995 Q1 = 100.
Quarterly figures. To 2012 Q3
1)0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Norway Sweden Denmark UK
Netherlands Spain
25
1) For Denmark to 2012 Q2.
Source: Thomson Reuters
Chart 1.26 Domestic credit to households (C2). 12-month change.
Contributions to growth in the retail market
1)by position in the housing market.
Percent. To September 2012
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12
Non-homeowners
Owners not selling/buying Owners selling/buying First-home owners 12-month change
1) Households excluding self-employed.
Sources: Statistics Norway (tax assessment data) and Norges Bank
95%
80%
62%
43%
28%
0 400 800 1 200 1 600
0 400 800 1 200 1 600
Debt
Gross financial wealth
Market value after 20 % fall in houseprices Loan-to-value ratio after fall in house prices
25 to 34 years 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 years
Chart 1.27 Debt
1), housing wealth and financial assets
2)for indebted homeowning households
3). In billions of NOK. 2010
1) Total debt excluding student loans.
2) According to tax assessments, excluding insurance claims.
3) Excluding self-employed.
Sources: Statistics Norway (tax assessment data) and Norges Bank
Chart 1.28 Households
1)with a debt burden more than 5 times disposable income, by age
2). Percent. Annual figures. To 2011
3)0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
0-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75- All
1) Excluding self-employed.
2) Age of main income earner.
3) Estimates for 2011.
Sources: Statistics Norway (tax assessment data) and Norges Bank
Chart 1.29 Total household
1)debt and gross financial assets
2). Average.
In thousands of NOK. 2010
76% 22% 13%
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500
All All in income deciles 2-9 with net debt
All in income deciles 2-9 with net debt and debt burden 5 to 10
times disposable income
Debt (average)
Gross financial assets (average) Debt to asset ratio
5) 4)
%
1) Excluding self-employed.
2) According to tax assessments, excluding insurance claims.
3) 2.19m households. 4)1.16m households. 5) 166 000 households.
Sources: Statistics Norway (tax assessment data) and Norges Bank
3)
Chart 1.30 Corporate debt by credit source. Stock. In billions of NOK. Monthly figures. To September 2012
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
jan-02 jan-04 jan-06 jan-08 jan-10 jan-12
Bank loans
Foreign debt (mainland enterprises)
Foreign debt (petroleum activity and shipping) Other finance companies
Notes and bonds
Source: Statistics Norway 30
Norges Bank Finansiell stabilitet
-30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
-70 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70
des-07 des-08 des-09 des-10 des-11
Credit demand, index (left-hand scale) Credit standards, index (left-hand scale)
Bank lending (C2), 12-month change, percent
1) 1)
2)
Chart 1.31 Bank lending to enterprises – supply and demand. To 2012 Q3
1) A positive value implies an easing of credit standards/higher loan demand, a negative value implies a tightening of credit standards/lower loan demand.
2) The Norwegian standard for institutional sector classification was changed as from 1 January 2012 . For credit growth this implies a break in the series from March 2012.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank’s lending survey
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Issues by Norwegian enterprises of currency denominated bonds abroad
Bond issues by Norwegian and foreign enterprises in the Norwegian bond market 1)
Chart 1.32 Corporate bond issues. In billions of NOK. Daily figures.
To 20 November
1) All bonds registered in VPS, the Norwegian Central Securities Depository. Including bonds denominated in NOK and foreign currency.
Sources: Stamdata and Bloomberg
Norges Bank Finansiell stabilitet 33
-1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Jun-02 Jun-04 Jun-06 Jun-08 Jun-10 Jun-12
Debt-servicing capacity, limited companies. Percent Debt-servicing capacity, listed companies. Percent
Change in operating margins, regional network. Index (right-hand scale)
2)
3) 1)
1) Limited companies with debt to credit institutions.
2) OBX index excluding Statoil and financial enterprises.
3) Change in operating margins past 3 months compared with same period a year earlier. The index ranges from -5 to +5, where -5 indicates a sharp fall and +5 indicates strong growth.
Sources: Bloomberg and Norges Bank
Chart 1.33 Debt-servicing capacity and change in operating margins. Quarterly
and annual figures. To 2012 Q3
Chart 1.34 Bank and OMF mortgage company lending by industry. Percentage of total corporate lending. As at end-2011
0 10 20 30 40
Oil and gas extraction and oil services Utilities Other transport Manufacturing Primary industries Retail trade, hotels and restaurants Shipping and pipeline transport Construction Services Foreign enterprises (primarily shipping) Commercial property
Source: Norges Bank
Norges Bank Finansiell stabilitet 35
0
15000 30000 45000 60000 75000 90000
0 15000 30000 45000 60000 75000 90000
Jan-96 Jan-00 Jan-04 Jan-08 Jan-12
Container Oil tanker Dry bulk
Chart 1.35 Freight rates. USD per day. Weekly figures. To 16 November 2012
Source: Clarksons LTD
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000
Dec-81 Dec-86 Dec-91 Dec-96 Dec-01 Dec-06 Dec-11
Market value
Employment growth (right-hand scale)
Chart 1.36 Market value of office premises in Oslo and employment growth
1). NOK per square metre (at constant 2012 prices) and 12-month change in percent. Semi-annual and quarterly figures. To 2012 Q3
1) Annual figures in the period 1981–1995, quarterly figures from 1996 Q4.
Sources: OPAK and Statistics Norway
Chart 2.1 Mainland GDP. Annual volume change. Percent. Annual figures.
2005 – 2015
1)-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Baseline scenario
Adverse scenario 2013 Adverse scenario 2011 Adverse scenario 2009
1) Projections for next three years.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
38
Chart 2.2 Banks’
1)Tier 1 capital ratios. Baseline scenario and adverse scenario.
Percent. Annual figures. 2006 – 2015
2)0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Baseline scenario
Adverse scenario 2013 Adverse scenario 2011 Adverse scenario 2009
1) DNB Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, Sparebank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, Sparebank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge.
2) Projections for next three years.
Sources: Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) and Norges Bank
Tier 1 capital ratio requirement in CRD IV
Chart 2.3 Weighted growth in credit to enterprises (C3) and households (C2) . Year-on-year growth.
1)Percent. Annual figures. 2005 – 2015
2)-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Baseline scenario
Adverse scenario 2013 Adverse scenario 2011 Adverse scenario 2009
1) Change in stock of loans as measured at year-end.
2) Projections for next three years.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
40
Chart 2.4 Bank
1)losses in adverse scenarios with different starting points for projections.
2)In billions of NOK
1) DNB Bank, Nordea Bank Norge, Sparebank 1 SR-Bank, Sparebanken Vest, Sparebank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge.
2) Projections for next three years.
Source: Norges Bank
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Adverse 2009 Adverse 2011 Adverse 2013
Chart 2.5 Banks’
1)problem loans as a percentage of gross lending. Annual figures. 1990 – 2015
2)0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Baseline scenario
Adverse scenario 2013 Adverse scenario 2011 Adverse scenario 2009
1) All banks in Norway.
2) Projections for next three years.
Sources: Statistics Norway and Norges Bank
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
Marginal benefit Marginal cost
Optimal capital ratio
Chart 1 Analytical framework. Marginal benefit and marginal cost of a one percentage point increase in capital ratios from different levels.
Percent of GDP
Source: Norges Bank
Chart 2 Scatter diagram for optimal capital adequacy ratios of Norwegian banks.
Common Equity Tier 1 capital without the Basel I transition floor. Percent
21 21
13
16 17
19
12 14 16 18 20 22
12 14 16 18 20 22
Cumulative cost of a banking crisis:
30 % of GDP
Cumulative cost of a banking crisis:
60 % of GDP
Average
From minimum to maximum
Source: Norges Bank