The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Universal/ commercial banks81% of total 81% of totalA.1.2.1
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing finance6% of total 6% of totalA.1.2.3
Are there (quasi) public mortgage lenders:YesYesyesA.1.4
Universal/ commercial banksYesYesyesA.1.4.1
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing finance  yesA.1.4.3
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:7,983.07 USD (millions) 6,240.74 USD (millions)A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)3.05% 3.03%A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding9.1% 8.8%A.2.1.2
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar 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
Typical LTV at origination  50%-70%A.3.8.2
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Does the mortgage industry use standard principles/guidelines for underwriting?Yesyesyes
Bangladesh Bank
A.4.1
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
Central Bank/Ministry of FinanceYesyesyes
Bangladesh Bank
A.4.2.1
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Do credit bureaus exist? YesyesyesA.5.2
Is mortgage default insurance available?Yesyes A.5.3
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Retail funding (deposits/other)primary primaryB.1.1
Wholesale funding: loans from other banks or corporationssecondary secondaryB.1.2
Funding through mortgage bonds   Non-applicable
 
B.1.3
Funding through securitization of mortgages  Non-applicable
 
B.1.4
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Are non-collateralized housing micro-finance loans offered? YesYesyesC.1
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
NGOsYesyesyesC.2.3
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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Notes: 77% of urban dwellings considered non-permanent in 2015
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Notes: Grihayan Tahbil provides credit at 2% to NGOs who then provide lower interest rate housing loans to the rural poor at 6%.
Notes: Grihayan Tahbil provides credit at 2% to NGOs who then provide lower interest rate housing loans to the rural poor at 6%.
Notes: In 2016, the World Bank piloted the Low Income Community Housing Support Project which gave 40,000 low-income urban residents access to low-interest housing loans with 38-year terms, a service charge of 0.75%, and a six-year grace period
Notes: Real property in Bangladesh attracts stamp duties that are levied under the Stamp Act, 1899.
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures