Summary Methodology
General Provisions
The section contains information on housing (mortgage) loans, early repayment of mortgage loans, transfer of rights and securitization of mortgage loans.
The subsection entitled Participants in Housing (Mortgage) Loan Market presents data on the number of credit institutions operating on the primary and secondary housing (mortgage) loan market since the beginning of the year.
The subsection entitled Housing (Mortgage) Loans provides information on housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / loans to resident individuals granted by credit institutions to resident individuals in rubles and foreign currency.
The subsection entitled Early Repayment of Mortgage Loans shows data on volumes and sources of early repayment of mortgage loans (rights of claim).
The subsection entitled Transfer of Rights and Securitization of Mortgage Loans shows information on the development of mechanisms for refinancing mortgage loans (rights of claim on mortgage loans).
The housing loan category includes the following types of loans granted to resident individuals:
(a) loans granted for the purchase and development of a land-plot for housing construction (land loan);
(b) loans granted for construction financing (construction loan);
© loans granted for the purchase of housing (housing loan).
The mortgage loan category includes housing loans granted to resident individuals against the collateral of real estate according to the procedure established by Federal Law No.
Data on housing loans and mortgage loans also includes mortgage loans granted for the purchase of apartments.
The category of mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements comprises mortgage loans granted to resident individuals according to the procedure established by the Federal Law No.
The category of mortgage loans for the purpose of purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects includes mortgage housing loans provided for the purchase or creation of individual residential houses according to paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, including loans for purchasing land for future housing construction.
The category of mortgage loans for purchasing individual housing construction objects includes loans for the purchase of built individual houses, including a land plot, including loans for the purchase of built individual houses under sales contracts with a company — developer, including a land plot.
The category of mortgage loans for the purpose of creating individual housing construction objects includes loans for the construction or purchase of individual houses under construction, including a land plot, including the purchase of individual houses under construction, including a land plot, secured by the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements of individual houses in the territory of a low-rise residential complex (complex projects), construction of individual residential houses under contracts with a legal entity or individual entrepreneur (infill development) or without concluding contracts on their own (in-house construction) on a land plot owned by the borrower, or with the simultaneous purchase of land from another person.
The category of loans to resident individuals comprises loans granted to resident individuals for purchasing goods (works, services) for personal, family, home or other needs not connected with any entrepreneurial activities (housing loans).
Regional information presented in the Statistics section of the Bank of Russia website is broken down in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Article 5) by constituent entity of the Russian Federation (Article 65) and by federal district as determined by President of the Russian Federation Decree No. 849, dated May 13, 2000 (as amended). Information on autonomous areas is reflected separately for each autonomous area and also included in the data on the region of which it is part. Information is published excluding statistical information on: Lugansk People’s Republic, Donetsk People’s Republic, Kherson Region and Zaporozhye Region.
The source of information has been the reports compiled by credit institutions in the form 0409316 “Information on Granted Funds to Individuals”, established by Bank of Russia Ordinance No.
Existing discrepancies between totals and sums of items are due to rounding.
Individual Indicators Highlights
Participants in Housing (Mortgage) Loan Market
Number of operating credit institutions is the number of credit institutions licensed to engage in banking activities. The source of information is the State Register of Credit Institutions.
Number of credit institutions granting housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / loans to resident individuals is the number of credit institutions conducting operations of housing (mortgage) lending to households during the reporting period or having debts on housing (mortgage) loans.
Number of credit institutions purchasing rights of claim under mortgage loans — the number of credit institutions conducting operations for the purchase of rights of claim for mortgage loans during the reporting period and having investments rights of claim for mortgage loans.
Number of credit institutions refinancing previously granted mortgage loans — the number of credit institutions which granted loans for the repayment previously granted (purchased) mortgage loans since the beginning of the year.
Number of credit institutions refinancing on the secondary mortgage loan market — the number of credit institutions conducting operations of issuing of mortgage-backed securities, the sale of mortgage loans /rights of claim thereon to another institutions, the transfer of credit risk for mortgage loans /rights of claim thereon to the third parties (the creation of derivatives). Data for the period from 01.01.2009 up to and including 01.01.2018 is generated on a semi-annual/annual basis with a cumulative total from the beginning of the year, starting from 01.04.2018 data is presented on a quarterly basis.
Refinancing is a change in the status of the asset being refinanced (sale, issue of mortgage-backed securities and derivatives based on the asset being refinanced, etc.).
The regional breakdown of Participants in Housing (Mortgage) Loan Market subsection is formed by grouping information by location of credit institutions according to the State Register of Credit Institutions.
Housing (Mortgage) Loans
Volume of housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / mortgage loans granted for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects / total loans granted to resident individuals is the amount of funds provided during the reporting period under loan/additional agreements. This indicator is compiled for the reporting period (month).
Quantity of housing loans granted to resident individuals / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / mortgage loans granted for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects is the quantity of loans provided during the reporting period under loan/additional agreements including tranches of previously concluded agreements. In order to generate the indicator, tranches granted during the month under one loan agreement are counted as a single loan. This indicator is compiled for the reporting period (month).
Share of mortgage loans granted for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects in total mortgage loans — ratio of volume of mortgage loans in rubles and foreign currency granted for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects in total volume of mortgage loans in rubles and foreign currency granted to resident individuals.
Debt on housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / loans to resident individuals is the balance of debt (including overdue debt) on loans as of the reporting date.
Floating interest rate means the interest rate that changes depending on reference indicator (RUONIA rate, key rate, a benchmark of any financial factor, such us the CPI and other).
Share of total debt on granted floating interest rates mortgage loans in total debt on granted mortgage loans in rubles and foreign currency (including rights of claim thereon, acquired by credit institutions) — ratio of outstanding amount of floating interest rates mortgage loans in outstanding amount of mortgage loans in rubles and foreign currency (including rights of claim thereon, acquired by credit institutions).
Overdue debt on housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / loans to resident individuals is the balance of overdue debt on loans as of the reporting date.
Weighted average maturity of loans characterizes average maturities of housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / mortgage loans for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects granted by credit institutions during the reporting period and is calculated using the following formula:
T = (V1 x T1 + V2 x T2 + ... + Vn x Tn) : (V1 + V2 + ... + Vn), where:
Т — the average weighted maturity during the reporting month;
Т1...n — the average weighted maturity of loans granted by the credit institution n;
V1... n — the volume of loans granted by the credit institution n.
Weighted average interest rate on the loans describes average interest rates on housing loans / mortgage loans / mortgage loans against the pledge of claims under share construction participation agreements / mortgage loans for purchasing and creating individual housing construction objects granted by credit institutions during the reporting month and is calculated by the formula:
P = (V1 x P1 x T1 + V2 x P2 x T2 + ... + Vn x Pn x Tn) : (V1 x T1 + V2 x T2 + ... + Vn x Tn), where:
Р — average weighted interest rate on credits granted during the reporting month;
Р1... n — average weighted interest rate on the loans granted by the credit institution n during the reporting month;
V1... n — the volume of loans provided by the credit institution n during the reporting month;
Т1... n — the average weighted maturity of loans granted by the credit institution n during the reporting month.
Rights of claim under mortgage loans acquired by credit institutions mean the balance of debt on the rights of claim under mortgage loans acquired by credit institutions as of the reporting date.
The regional breakdown of the Housing (Mortgage) Loans subsection is formed by grouping information by borrowers’ location.
Early Repayment of Mortgage Loans for the quarter
Volume of early repaid mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon is a sum of deposited funds, which are exceeding the value of principal payment that is fixed in the repayment schedule on the payment date to repaid main debt on mortgage loans. This indicator is compiled for the quarter.
The regional breakdown of the Early Repayment of Mortgage Loans subsection is formed by grouping information by borrowers’ location.
Data on early repayment of mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon, which is compiled on semiannual basis, is published in the subsection “Retrospective Information”.
Transfer of Rights and Securitization of Mortgage Loans
Volume of refinanced mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon with the sale of the pool of mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon is an amount of mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon refinanced during the reporting period by selling mentioned loans/rights of claim thereon to partners including with the subsequent issue of securities. This indicator is compiled for the quarter.
Volume of refinanced mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon with the asset kept on the credit institution’s balance sheet is an amount of mortgage loans/rights of claim refinanced during the reporting period by issuing of mortgage-backed securities with the refinanced asset kept on the credit institution’s balance sheet, the transfer of credit risk for HMLs/rights of claim thereon to the third parties (the creation of derivatives). This indicator is compiled for the quarter.
Volume of funds attracted is a nominal value of an issued security. This indicator is compiled for the quarter.
Resident specialized organizations are resident organizations, which have received mortgage loans/rights of claim thereon as a result of selling mentioned loans/rights of claim thereon, including mortgage agents whose exclusive activity is to purchase rights of claim on mortgage-secured loans and/or mortgages and that are entitled, under the Federal Law No
Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) are special organizations established under foreign legislation in the form of a partnership, trust, or corporation for purchasing credit institutions’ assets and issuing securities.
Other organizations are non-profit organizations established as foundations based on voluntary property contributions for the development of housing and social construction.
Unit investment fund (PIF) is a self-contained property complex consisting of property placed by its founder(s) into the trust of its management company on the condition of joining this with the other trust founders’ property, and of property obtained in the process of such trust management, a share in title whereto is certified by a security issued by the management company. A unit investment fund is not a legal entity. An investment unit is a registered security certifying its holder’s interest in title to the property constituting the unit investment fund.
The regional breakdown of the Transfer of Rights and Securitization of Mortgage Loans subsection is formed by grouping information by the location of credit institutions in accordance with the State Register of Credit Institutions.