Savings schemes to finance housing in Brazil · • Below mkt interest rates • Min. 56% earmarked...

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IUHF World Congress Washington DC, 2017 Claudia Magalhães Eloy Savings schemes to finance housing in Brazil

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Savings schemes to finance housing in Brazil

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The National Housing Finance System (SFH)

Savings & Loans System (SBPE): • Voluntary savings • Below mkt interest rates • Min. 56% earmarked for housing loans • SFH loans - ir and house price caps • Commercial banks

Total: BRL$ 1 trillion

Time Served Guarantee Fund (FGTS) “workers’ indemnity fund” • Compulsory savings • Below mkt interest rates • Min. 60% earmarked for housing loans • Public banks (CAIXA & BB)

Nov 2016

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Advantages: Large scale low cost funding source – affordable financing Stable and well established source of funding

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Stock of savings’ deposits (SBPE) as a % of GDP: 1995/2016

SBPE/PIB (%) Tbonds Savings Remuneration

The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

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Disadvantage: Vulnerability - loss of net inflow since jan/2015

Vector Error Correction Model. Variables: quarterly stock of savings deposits; difference from deposits’ remueration to the reference rate (SELIC); Extended labor incomes. BRL$ of Mar/2017. Authors: Claudia M Eloy; Henrique B Paiva; Marcos Vinicius Barroso, Mar/2017.

• economic recession • relatively low remuneration of deposits

*Values in billions of December, each year, except for 2017.

Net inflow

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values

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Real Value

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2013 54,3 466,8 27,50% 595,3

2014 23,8 522,3 19,70% 625,2

2015 50,1 509,2 8,34% 551,7

2016 31,2 516,0 1,27% 522,5

2017 12,7 512,4 512,4

The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

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Savings deposits composition:

The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

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Distribution of savings funds

from BRL$0.01 to BRL $2,000

from BRL $2,000.01 to BRL $20,000

from BRL $20,000.01 to BRL $50,000

from BRL $50,000.01 to BRL $1 million

Over BRL$ 1 million

Account balance:

110.8 million accounts

2.6 million accounts

4.3 million accounts

Source of data: FGC, 2015 (1st semester census data). Includes “poupança rural” and SBPE.

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9,5%

68,4%

29,9%

41,6%

14,9% 19,6%

38,4%

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SBPE: Regulated Housing Loans (SFH) to Savings Funds (%)

Public Banks Private Banks All SBPE lending institutions

Disadvantage: Bank performance on required min. % of SFH’s mortgage loans – flexibility embedded in regulation

The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

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Disadvantage: Preference for non-SFH real estate loans over regulated housing loans – less affordable credit

*SFH ruling on mortgage loans: maximum interest rate of 12% and maximum home price (BRL $ 1.5 million)

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Funding (Dec/2016 in billion)

Savings Mortgage Bonds (LCI)

The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

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Mortgage Loans (Dec/2016 in billion)

Regulated housing loans (SFH) Real estate loans (non-SFH)

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The Savings & Loans System (SBPE)

The affordability issue:

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8.6% (SFH's loans)

14% (non-SFH)

Term (months)

Average Interest rates*

Based on PNAD (IBGE, 2015) and Central Bank of Brazil. * average interest rates between mar/2012 and feb/2017 Authors: Claudia M Eloy; Henrique B Paiva; Mar/2017.

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FGTS (worker’s indemnity fund)

Funding side: • Monthly contributions - 8% of worker’s salary • Account holders - formal workers • Remuneration of deposits at below market rates • Withdrawal restrictions • Funds = deposits + amortization of loans and spreads + investment returns • Council Board (CCFGTS) - members from Govt, Employer and Union representatives • Financial and operational management by CAIXA Lending side: • 60% of the anual budget approved by the CCFGTS earmarked for housing loans • Accessible to any family that qualifies, subject to income limits and house price caps • Pro-Cotista – special line of credit for account holders • Loan interest rates at below market rates • Exclusively by public banks • Larger LTVs and longer amortization terms

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FGTS (worker’s indemnity fund)

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Total FGTS assets as a % of GDP - 2001/2016

FGTS assets to GDP ratio Basic Int Rate (Selic) IR paid to deposits

Advantages: Lowest cost funding source – most affordable financing Mandatory source of funding with withdrawal restrictions Main source of funding for moderate and low income housing

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Recent Changes that reduce the focus of FGTS on social housing: • Family income limit raised from BRL$ 6,5 K to BRL$ 9 k; • Allow withdrawals for the acquisition of houses of up to BRL$1,5 million

FGTS (worker’s indemnity fund)

Disadvantages: Political pressure Unfairness to account holders

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Funding Sources for Housing Finance

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Funding (FGTS, SBPE, CRI & LCI) to GDP (%)

SBPE's stock/GDP FGTS Assets/GDP LCI's Stock/PIB CRI's Stock/GDP

FGTS & SBPE – 80% of funding

CRI (Certificado de Recebíveis Imobiliários) = MBS LCI (Letra de Crédito Imobiliário) = Mortgage Bonds

Source of Data: CETIP, CAIXA and Central Bank of Brazil.

Housing credit to GDP: 10.7%

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Funding Sources for Housing Finance

Covered Bonds in Brazil: Letra Imobiliária Garantida (LIG) Law 13.097/2015 Further regulation currently under final revision Estimated potential: Dual recourse Prospects in relation to LCIs: lower costs and longer terms

BRL $ 357 billion

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Thank you!

Claudia Magalhães Eloy

[email protected] [email protected]

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