Growth in group lending 1.5% (8.5%) in the second quarter
Lending to the bank’s retail customers rose 1.6% in the quarter (9.8%), 1.0 percentage point higher growth than in the previous quarter. Lending to the bank’s corporate clients rose 1.6% (6.8%) which was 0.1 percentage point higher growth than in the previous quarter
Growth in deposits was 3.9% (13.5%) in the second quarter
Deposits from retail customers rose 5.4% (15.1%), 3.8 percentage points higher growth than in the first quarter. Deposits from corporate clients climbed 6.3% (13.4%), 3.8 percentage points higher growth than in the previous quarter
The net result of ownership interests was NOK 148m (85m)
The net result of financial instruments (incl. dividends) was NOK 5m (2m)
Losses on loans and guarantees: NOK 47m (29m)
Earnings per equity certificate (EC): NOK 4.43 (4.21)
Book value per EC was NOK 117.31 (112.81) and the price of the bank’s EC (MING) was NOK 151.12 (141.00)