H1 - IN BRIEF Core income up by DKK 143m to DKK 599m Operating costs grew by DKK 30m to DKK 150m The investment portfolio generated a loss of DKK 10m against a loss of DKK 17m in 2006 Profit before tax increased by DKK 119m to DKK 438m Gross new lending of DKK 46bn compared with DKK 49bn in 2006 Nominal Danish mortgage lending increased by DKK 26bn to DKK 338bn Totalkredit's market share within private residential mortgages now totals 28.8%