Housing Market and Credit Assessment
Danish covered bond framework
Q1 2022
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Legal framework
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The Financial Business Act
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The Mortgage-Credit Loans and Mortgage-Credit Bonds, etc. Act with several detailed executive orders
Registration
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An issuing institution is required to maintain a static cover pool
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Mortgage deeds are registered in the Danish Public Land Registry
Limits on LTV ratios – based on the value of the property at loan origination
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80% for housing loans (residential property)
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60% for commercial loans (legislative limit 70%)
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Static cover pools – issuer must provide supplementary capital if LTV-limits are breached
Matching rules
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Nordea Kredit complies with the strict balance principle utilising match funding, hence Nordea Kredit
only has insignificant interest rate and foreign exchange risk
Public supervision
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The DFSA performs supervision and on site inspections on an ongoing basis
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