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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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Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
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The Impact of Interest Rates on Bank Profitability: A Retrospective Assessment Using New Cross-country Bank-level Data
21 Jun 2023
RDP
2023-05
Our analysis confirms the empirical regularity that declining interest rates reduce banks’ net interest margins. ... Importantly, the effect of lower interest rates on net interest margins is larger than the effect on asset returns, suggesting that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-05.html
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Bank Fees in Australia
10 Jul 2001
Bulletin
– July 2001
Graph 1. In earlier analysis published by the Reserve Bank it was concluded that these reductions in net interest margins in recent years have significantly exceeded the increases in banks' fee ... margins. It is also informative to compare the changes
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/jul/1.html
The Impact of the Capital Market Turbulence on Banks' Funding Costs
10 Jun 2009
Bulletin
– June 2009
Information published by the major banks in their financial statements on net interest margins (NIM) for their Australian operations shows that, in the half-year to March 2009, the average NIM ... Overall, banks' net interest margins have risen a little
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/1.html
Banking Fees in Australia
10 Apr 2003
Bulletin
– April 2003
from the reductions in banks' interest margins that have occurred over the past decade. ... Graph 6 shows the sum of the major banks' net interest income and fee income, as a percentage of bank assets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/apr/1.html