What is net interest margin? How banks make money from lending
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
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Net interest margin, often shortened to NIM, measures how much a bank earns from the gap between the interest it charges on loans and the interest it pays on deposits, as a share of the assets that earn interest.
How it is worked out
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A simple example
If a bank earns £50 million in interest, pays out £20 million, and has £1 billion of interest-earning assets, its net interest income is £30 million and its net interest margin is 3%.
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Central bank interest rates, competition for savers, the mix of loans a bank makes, and how many borrowers fail to repay all affect the margin. When rates rise, margins often widen if banks raise loan rates faster than savings rates.
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Questions people ask
How do I work out net interest margin?
Subtract interest paid from interest earned over a year, then divide by average earning assets. The free calculator does it for you and also shows the spread.
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