Sparebanken Norge Q2 pre-tax profit rises to NOK 2.25 billion; ROE climbs to 14%

• Sparebanken Norge posted Q2 2026 pre-tax profit of NOK 2.25 billion; return on equity was 14% (16% adjusted for merger effects).
• Net interest income rose to NOK 2.53 billion; net fee and commission income climbed to NOK 521 million.
• Cost-to-income ratio widened to 31.5%, despite about NOK 26 million of merger-related costs; impairment losses narrowed to NOK 33 million.
• Gross lending totaled NOK 504.9 billion, with retail up 2.1% quarter-on-quarter and corporate up 2.3%.
• Management said the bank remains on track to become a national savings bank, planning new presences in Tromsø, Mo i Rana, and Trondheim.

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