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RBA Glossary definition for Net interest margin

Net interest margin – A measure of the difference between a bank�s interest earnings and interest expenses, expressed as a proportion of their interest-earning assets.

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Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low? | Conference – 2017

16 Mar 2017 Conferences
Claudio Borio and Boris Hofmann
Genay and Podjasek (2014) also find that persistently low interest rates depress US banks' net interest margins. ... Importantly, it also holds when financial crises are controlled for. And it operates through the effect of lower rates on net interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann.html

Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

10 Mar 2012 Bulletin – March 2012
Cameron Deans and Chris Stewart
Lending rates have generally fallen by more than funding costs which, all else being equal, would imply that the major banks' net interest margins have contracted a little. ... However, while lending rates and funding costs are important determinants,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/5.html

The Effects of Funding Costs and Risk on Banks' Lending Rates

10 Mar 2011 Bulletin – March 2011
Daniel Fabbro and Mark Hack
Australian banks' net interest margins are largely driven by movements in interest rates on loans relative to debt funding costs. ... While the net interest margins of the individual major banks differ, the average margin for these banks has fluctuated
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/mar/6.html

Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

22 Mar 2013 Bulletin – March 2013
Benn Robertson and Anthony Rush
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on changes in the composition and cost of banks' funding and the impact of these changes on lending rates (Deans and Stewart 2012). The main findings are that the absolute levels of funding costs
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/7.html

Competition: Profitability and Margins | Conference – 1991

21 Jun 1991 Conferences
Les Phelps
The net interest margin suffered badly in 1989 due to non-receipt of LDC interest. ... The use of ratios of operating costs and net interest income to average assets as measures of efficiency and margins is useful for comparing one six months with another
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1991/phelps.html

Bank Interest Rate Margins

10 May 1992 Bulletin – May 1992
There was then, and remains, a widespread perception that banks have widened their interest margins by failing to pass on to borrowers the full extent of falls in their funding costs. ... Other fees, such as line fees, are charged continuously over the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/1.html

Low Interest Rates and Bank Profitability – The International Experience So Far

17 Jun 2021 Bulletin – June 2021
Mark Hack and Sam Nicholls
This article discusses the effect that low interest rates may have on bank profits, and reviews the experience of banks in economies that have had very low interest rates for an extended period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/low-interest-rates-and-bank-profitability-the-international-experience-so-far.html

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Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates

29 Mar 2012 Bulletin PDF 288KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf

Recent Developments in Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates

10 Mar 2010 Bulletin PDF 240KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/mar/pdf/bu-0310-6.pdf