Der noteredes imidlertid en betydelig overskridelse af normen pr. ultimo 1983, og i januar 1984 gav Danmarks Nationalbank pengeinstitutternes organisationer en klar henstilling om, at udviklingen var uacceptabel.
In the outturn the norm for end-1983 in particular was considerably overshot and in January 1984 Danmarks Nationalbank wrote to the banking associations making it clear that this was unacceptable.