Press Releases and News
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Press releases
News
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2020
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The credit rating of Bluestep Bank AB (publ) has been upgraded to Baa1 with positive outlook by Moody’s
2020-02-13 13:15Moody’s has upgraded the credit rating of Bluestep Bank (long-term deposit rating) to Baa1 from Baa2. Moody’s has also changed the outlook to positive from stable. “We are very pleased that the diversification of Bluestep’s funding is recognized by Moody’s”, says Johanna Clason, Bluestep’s CFO.Read more
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Bluestep Bank increases focus on residential mortgages and will stop offering personal loans
2020-02-12 08:45 RegulatoryBluestep has decided to focus on residential mortgages and will therefore no longer offer personal loans. The core of Bluestep’s offering is already residential mortgages and at the end of June 2019, 94 percent of Bluestep’s total lending portfolio consisted of residential mortgages. Private unsecured loans accounted for only 6 percent of the lendingRead more
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2019
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Bluestep Bank has received a license to issue covered bonds
2019-11-22 12:24Bluestep Bank has received a license to issue covered bonds from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, pursuant to the law (2003:1223) on issuance of covered bonds.Read more
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Bluestep Bank issues SEK 700 million of senior unsecured bonds
2019-09-04 15:25:00Bluestep Bank AB (publ), (“Bluestep”) has issued a 3-year, SEK 700 million senior unsecured floating rate note. The bonds pay a coupon of 3m Stibor +1.25% and will be listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The bonds are issued under Bluestep’s MTN-program, which has a total framework amount of SEK 5 billion. Following the transaction, the total outstanding volumeRead more
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Interim Report January-June 2019 Bluestep Bank AB
2019-08-26 16:00:00 RegulatoryProfit for the period compared with the same period the previous year The Group’s net profit for the period amounted to SEK 109m (SEK 91m), corresponding to an increase of 20%. The increase is mainly attributable to increased interest income. The Group’s operating profit before tax amounted to SEK 137m (SEK 117m).Read more
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Björn Lander appointed as CEO of Bluestep Bank
2019-07-08 10:59:00 RegulatoryBluestep Bank, the leading specialist mortgage provider in the Nordic region, today announces it has appointed Björn Lander as the Chief Executive Officer. The appointment is effective 1 October when Rolf Stub will step down from the position as interim CEO.Read more
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Bluestep Bank AB (publ) has been assigned an investment grade rating of Baa2, Stable outlook by Moody’s
2019-06-24 08:20:00 Regulatory“ The rating is an important step in the ongoing diversification of the bank’s funding structure ” says Per-Arne Blomquist, Chairman of the Board of Bluestep Bank Bluestep Bank has a Medium Term Note-programme with a framework amount of SEK 5 billion, with SEK 200 million of outstanding bonds.Read more
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