Danish paper explores prevalence of interest-only mortgages

Research shows ‘risky borrowers’ may prefer interest-only mortgages

national-bank-of-denmark
National Bank Of Denmark Building, Copenhagen

A working paper published by the National Bank of Denmark has found a greater share of interest-only mortgage debt is held by families with fewer liquid assets and higher loan-to-value ratios compared with other loan types.

Loan Types, Leverage and Savings Behaviour by Andreas Kuchler suggests this could occur because those families do not "fully" utilise the lower instalments to "increase their savings or to amortise more expensive debt".

Since their introduction in 2003, interest-only loans

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.