A study on Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB): conventional housing loan versus Islamic housing loan / Azida Basri

This paper is a Study on Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) for Conventional Housing Loan versus Islamic Housing Loan. The dependent variable (DV) used is amount and number of Conventional and Islamic Housing Loan and the independent variable (IV) comprised of Base Lending Rate (BLR), Inflation Rate and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). All of data collected from company’s annual report yearly, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Monthly Statically Bulletin Catalogue and other sources such internet sources. Using E-Views 7.0, the analysis showed that all of the stated variables (BLR, Inflation Rate, and GDP) have relationship to the Conventional and Islamic Housing Loan. There are also some factors that influenced to the Conventional and Islamic Housing Loan. It was found that there was a negative relationship for BLR and GDP, while positive relationship for Inflation Rate between amount and number of Conventional Housing Loan. Furthermore, it also found a negative relationship for Inflation Rate, while positive relationship for BLR and GDP between amount and number of Islamic Housing Loan. Thus conclude there some factors that mostly influence to the Housing Loan changes depends to the macroeconomics yearly changes.