Q1-Q3 - IN BRIEF Core income went up by DKK 254m to DKK 960m Operating costs increased by DKK 72m to DKK 246m The investment portfolio generated a loss of DKK 4m against a profi t of DKK 18m in 2006 Profi t before tax increased by DKK 158m to DKK 709m Gross new lending amounted to DKK 73bn - on a level with lending the year before In nominal terms, the loan portfolio grew by DKK 38bn to DKK 351bn Totalkredit's market share of private residential mortgages now totals 29.3%