The EU plans to revise the capital adequacy rules for banks in 2025. Regulatory amendments will be introduced in Norway … for small and medium-sized banks (SA banks). This may enable SA banks to offer cheaper loans. The new rules will have … limited implications for the largest Norwegian banks (IRB banks), but they may contribute to more equal and comparable capital …

(CRE) exposures in Norway, applicable to the largest banks. CRE is the sector where banks have historically incurred the … weight floor is high enough to cover banks' CRE loan losses[1] during the downturn in 2002-03, but lower than the CRE loan … cover some of the losses. On the other hand, risk weight floors should not be set to a level that weakens banks' incentives …