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A Danish bank is offering mortgages with negative interest rates — why you shouldn’t wish for that to happen in the U.S.

August 12, 2019

It’s safe to say that mortgage rates have never been lower in Denmark.

In fact, they’re now negative. Denmark’s Jyske Bank JYSKY, -20.24%, is now offering a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage at negative 0.5%. Additionally, Finland-based Nordea Bank announced Wednesday that it will offer a 20-year fixed-rate mortgage in Denmark that charges no interest, and the bank is preparing for the possibility of home loans up to 30 years in duration having negative rates. Currently, the rates on 30-year fixed mortgages average just 0.5% in Denmark.

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