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Banks from 2008 to 2019: net income affected by a fall in intermediation margins but lower provisions
[Les banques de 2008 à 2019 : un résultat net influencé par une baisse des marges d’intermédiation mais de moindres provisionst]

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  • Cruzet Thibault
  • Horny Guillaume
  • Lattaud Audrey
  • Wicky Yann

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The onset of persistently low interest rates in the euro area during the decade 2008 2019 impacted the accounts of financial intermediaries, as monetary policy measures supported demand for credit and led to an increase in the size of the balance sheets of both commercial banks and the Banque de France. The increase in the volume of loans did not, however, offset the fall in interest rates; the result of these two opposing developments was to squeeze intermediation margins. Banking intermediation has therefore become less profitable, and the banking sector now creates less value added. However, the contraction in intermediation margins was not reflected in the banking sector’s net income, which was stable over the period 2015 2019, due in particular to the effects of the fall in provisions and the appreciation of assets – with highly accommodative monetary policy as a contributing factor. L’entrée de la zone euro en régime de taux d’intérêt durablement bas au cours de la décennie 2008-2019 a affecté les comptes des intermédiaires financiers. En effet, les mesures de politique monétaire ont soutenu la demande de crédit et se sont traduites par une augmentation de la taille de bilan, aussi bien des banques commerciales que de la Banque de France. L’augmentation du volume des crédits ne compense toutefois pas la baisse des taux d’intérêt, ces deux évolutions en sens inverse conduisant à une compression des marges. L’intermédiation bancaire est ainsi devenue moins rémunératrice et le secteur bancaire crée moins de valeur ajoutée aujourd’hui. Mais le tassement des marges d’intermédiation ne s’est pas reflété dans le résultat net comptable du secteur bancaire, stable sur la période 2015-2019, en raison notamment des effets de la baisse des provisions et de la revalorisation des actifs à laquelle a contribué la politique monétaire très accommodante.

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  • Cruzet Thibault & Horny Guillaume & Lattaud Audrey & Wicky Yann, 2020. "Banks from 2008 to 2019: net income affected by a fall in intermediation margins but lower provisions [Les banques de 2008 à 2019 : un résultat net influencé par une baisse des marges d’intermédiat," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 232.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2020:232:03
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