The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar 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
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:856.31 USD (millions)545.98 USD (millions)398.94 USD (millions)
National Bank of Cambodia
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)4.72%3.25%2.62%
National Bank of Cambodia
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding7.1%6.3%5.3%
National Bank of Cambodia
A.2.1.2
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar 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 LTV707070
Various Commercial Banks
A.3.8.1
Typical LTV at origination656565
Various Commercial Banks
A.3.8.2
Maximum term over which pmt is calculated? 20 years  
Various Commercial Banks
A.3.9
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
Do credit bureaus exist? YesYesYesA.5.2
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2015End of 2014End of 2013SourcesVar ID
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
OthersYesYesYesC.2.4
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: MDI (Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution)
Notes: NIS reports median values for "Phnom Penh" and "other urban". The figure represents a simple average since Phnom Penh has about half of the urban population of the country. Furthermore, the data refers to after-tax income
Notes: The reported minimum wage only applies to garment sector workers. Otherwise, there exists no minimum wage. However, the garment sector is a large sector of the Cambodian economy
Notes: The reported minimum wage only applies to garment sector workers. Otherwise, there exists no minimum wage. However, the garment sector is a large sector of the Cambodian economy