Banking & finance news from Finanstilsynet

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway has published updated figures for capital adequacy in Norwegian banks.

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway has carried out supervision of Sparebank 1 Østlandet. The purpose of the supervision was to assess the bank's policies, procedures and governance models for granting and monitoring BM loans, as well as to evaluate whether the bank's exposure level and practices for granting BM loans are in…

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has sent for consultation a proposal for new reporting requirements that will support the EBA's validation and ongoing monitoring of the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA‑SIMM). The consultation deadline is 2 November 2026.

The supervisory report summarizes supervision at DNB Bank ASA business area Personal Market. The purpose of the on‑site supervision was to assess the bank's credit risk, governance and control and handling of consumer protection primarily within the PM mortgage loan area. Particular attention was given to …

Tilsynsrapporten oppsummerer stedlig tilsyn hos Sparebanken Norge med formål å vurdere bankkonsernets system for intern virksomhets- og risikostyring. Finanstilsynets overordnede vurdering er at banken har etablert styringsorganer, rammeverk og prosesser som er tilpasset virksomh…

Den europeiske banktilsynsmyndigheita (EBA) har sendt på høyring forslag til tre regulatoriske tekniske standardar (RTS) om når verdipapirføretak skal klassifiserast som kredittinstitusjonar. Høyringsfristen er 25. november 2026.

Austrian authorities have extended a macroprudential measure requiring the application of a sectoral systemic risk buffer to all exposures to non-financial corporations in the construction and real estate sectors in Austria, but with an increased buffer rate. No Norwegian banks …

The supervisory report summarizes the supervision of Nordnet Bank NUF, branch in Norway. The purpose of the supervision was to take a closer look at the branch's securities business directed at non-professional customers. The Financial Supervisory Authority comments that the branch does not have sufficient procedures to identify and f…

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on draft procedures and methodology for determining administrative penalties under the MiCA regulation (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation). The deadline for comments is 28 September 2026.

The aggregate profit and return on equity of Norwegian banks were lower in the first half of 2026 than in the same period in 2025. The decline in profit compared to last year was primarily due to lower net interest income and higher operating expenses. Loan losses remained at a low level for the banks overall...