The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
as a % of outstanding loan amount 14.2%10.9%A.1.6.2
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD: 857.95 USD (millions)983.6 USD (millions)
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current) 5.43%5.41%
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding 10.42%8.28%
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A.2.1.2
Total amount of home mortgages made in calendar year in millions of USD  9,470 USD (millions)A.2.3
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
Mortgage products as % of all mortgages (approx.) in local currency:A.3.1
Most prevalent type of foreign currency mortgage used:A.3.3
Most frequent interest rates on fully amortizing:A.3.4
Typical lender fees associated with mortgage origination: A.3.6
Typical third party fees associated with mortgage origination:A.3.7
Loan-to-Value (LTV) on first mortgage: A.3.8
Maximum LTV 100100
NLB Razvojna Banka
A.3.8.1
Typical LTV at origination 9090
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A.3.8.2
Maximum term over which pmt is calculated?  25 years25 years
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A.3.9
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)  50%
Hydro Alpe-Adria-Bank
A.3.10.3
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Retail funding (deposits/other) primaryprimaryB.1.1
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2016End of 2015End of 2014SourcesVar ID
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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Notes: Calculated as % of households without running water
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: Loans for building or purchasing new housing, purchase of existing housing, and for reconstructing housing units
Notes: National Rate - Household Budget Survey (2007)