Regulatory Alerts2018-05-14
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Royal Decree of 4 May 2018 approving the Regulation of 27 February 2018 of the National Bank of Belgium on additional own funds requirements for macroprudential risk related to exposures secured by residential real estate in Belgium
The National Bank of Belgium imposes additional own funds requirements on credit institutions for retail exposures secured by residential real estate located in Belgium. Specifically, the risk weight for these exposures is increased by 5% of the exposure amount and by 33% of the total risk-weighted retail exposures. These measures apply to credit institutions under the Law of 25 April 2014 and entered into force on 30 April 2018, expiring on 30 April 2020.