The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar ID
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Are there (quasi) public mortgage lenders:YesYes 
U.S. State Department
A.1.4
Universal/ commercial banksYesYes 
U.S. State Department
A.1.4.1
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 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:985.06 USD (millions)868.08 USD (millions)681.76 USD (millions)
NBE
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)1.87%1.91%1.66%
NBE
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding10.9%10.93%10.66%
NBE
A.2.1.2
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar 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
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar ID
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
Central Bank/Ministry of FinanceYesYesYes
Finmark Trust
A.4.2.1
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2014End of 2013End of 2012SourcesVar ID
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Specialized non-depository MFIs Yes  
Ethiopian Embassy
C.2.2
NGOsYes  
Ethiopian Embassy
C.2.3
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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Notes: Collected June 2013
Notes: Collected June 2014
Notes: Government backed banks received guaranteed funds for loans, aimed at solving issue of illiquidity
Notes: Majority