Lands­bankinn in Þór­shöfn moves

In her address to the anniversary meeting of Háskólasjóður Eimskipafélag Íslands, Halla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, spoke of the importance of higher education, innovation and research. Three recipients of grants from the Fund presented their doctoral theses.

We would like to draw attention to the fact that individuals with active arrangements for allocating supplementary pension savings towards the principal of their mortgage do not need to reapply for a continuation as the arrangement will automatically renew at the end of the year.

Grand Master Helgi Áss Grétarsson came, saw and conquered at Landsbankinn’s Friðriksmót, the Icelandic rapid chess tournament, held at the Bank’s headquarters at Reykjastræti on 1 December.

The lights on the Hamburg Christmas tree will be lit at 17:00 on 30 November during a festive ceremony and to the accompaniment of merry music, courtesy of the Hafnarfjörður Brass Band.

Landsbankinn has made changes to the maximum loan term for new inflation-indexed mortgages and the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for both indexed and non-indexed mortgages.

Landsbankinn changes deposit and lending rates and the new interest rate tariff enters into effect on Monday 2 December 2024. The main changes are as follows:

As in previous years, Landsbankinn has made a donation to a good cause in the name of all Exceptional Companies recognised by Creditinfo. This year, the donation of ISK 4 million goes to Krýsuvíkursamtökin.

Landsbankinn hf., Bál ehf. and Solvent ehf., as the owners of all share capital in Greiðslumiðlun Íslands ehf. (GMÍ), have decided to offer their shares for sale in an open sale process.

S&P Global Ratings has today affirmed Landsbankinn’s credit rating and revised the outlook from stable to positive. The Bank’s credit rating is now BBB+/A-2 with positive outlook.

Today, 11 November, 60 years have passed from the founding of scholarship fund Háskólasjóður hf. Eimskipafélags Íslands. The Fund was created in memory of Icelandic emigrants to the USA and Canada who participated in the establishment of shipping company Eimskipafélagið.