The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Number of firms originating and funding mortgage loans  9
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A.1.1
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Universal/ commercial banks  60% of total
Bank of Botswana
A.1.2.1
Other depository institutions (savings and loans/mutual savings and credit institutions)  30% of total
Bank of Botswana
A.1.2.2
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing finance  10% of total
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A.1.2.3
General non-depository financial institutions  0% of total
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A.1.2.4
Others (e.g. insurance co, pension funds, labor tax funds)  0% of total
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A.1.2.5
Identify the 3 largest loan originating lenders  Botswana Building Society Limited, FNB Bank, Barclays Botswana
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A.1.3
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:  932.27 USD (millions)
Bank of Botswana
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)  5.79%
Bank of Botswana, WEO
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding  27.79%
Bank of Botswana
A.2.1.2
Total # of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year  Not available
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A.2.2
Total amount of home mortgages made in calendar year in millions of USD  Not available
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A.2.3
and as % of GDP (current)   Not available
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A.2.3.1
and as % of all credits originated in calender year  Not available
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A.2.3.2
Total # of home mortgage originations made in calendar year  Not available
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A.2.4
What % of total new mortgages is refinance?  Not available
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A.2.5
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Mortgage products as % of all mortgages (approx.) in local currency:A.3.1
Fixed rate for life of loan  Not available
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A.3.1.1
Variable rate/indexed  Not available
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A.3.1.2
Variable rate/discretionary  Not available
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A.3.1.3
Other fully amortizing loans (e.g. Rollover)  Not available
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A.3.1.4
Non-fully amoritizing loans (e.g. Price level adjusted/Interest only)   Not available
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A.3.1.5
Loans based on foreign currency as % of all mortgage products  Not available
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A.3.2
Most prevalent type of foreign currency mortgage used:A.3.3
Fixed rate for life of loan  Not available
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A.3.3.1
Variable rate/indexed   Not available
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A.3.3.2
Variable rate/discretionary  Not available
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A.3.3.3
Other (describe in the Notes section)  Not available
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A.3.3.4
Most frequent interest rates on fully amortizing:A.3.4
10 year fixed rate mortgage  10.5%
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A.3.4.1
most common indexed ARM/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.2
discretionary ARM/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.3
5 year roll-over/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.4
foreign currency based 10 year FRM  Not available
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A.3.4.5
Most frequent rate on interest only 10 yr FRM  Not available
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A.3.5
Typical lender fees associated with mortgage origination: A.3.6
Fixed in amount   974 USD
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A.3.6.1
as % of loan amount  1.08%
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A.3.6.2
Typical third party fees associated with mortgage origination:A.3.7
Appraisal fees  335.56 USD
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A.3.7.1
Title related fees  6.08 USD
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A.3.7.2
Legal fees  6.8 USD
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A.3.7.3
Search fees  6.8 USD
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A.3.7.4
Loan-to-Value (LTV) on first mortgage: A.3.8
Maximum LTV  Not available
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A.3.8.1
Typical LTV at origination  Not available
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A.3.8.2
Maximum term over which pmt is calculated?   20 years
FNB Bank, Barclays Bank
A.3.9
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)  Not available
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A.3.10.1
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)  Not available
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A.3.10.2
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)  Not available
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A.3.10.3
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Does the mortgage industry use standard principles/guidelines for underwriting?  yesA.4.1
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
% of appraisals done by employees of lenders  Not available
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A.4.4
% of loans serviced by originators/lenders  Not available
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A.4.6
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Do credit bureaus exist?   yesA.5.2
What percentage of mortgage originations use credit scoring?  90%
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A.5.1
What % of the market does public MI / guarantee serve?  Non-applicable
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A.5.6
What share of total annual mortgage production is insured/guaranteed?   Non-applicable
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A.5.7
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Funding through securitization of mortgages  Non-applicable
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B.1.4
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
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Notes: WEO estimate start after 2021
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Notes: WEO estimate start after 2021