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  • STATISTICAL RELEASE
  • 17 August 2020

Euro area financial vehicle corporation statistics: second quarter of 2020

  • In the second quarter of 2020 the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation increased to €1,550 billion, from €1,537 billion at the end of the previous quarter.
  • Net issuance of debt securities by FVCs during the second quarter of 2020 amounted to €17 billion.
  • Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans stood at €1,276 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2020; the net acquisitions of securitised loans held by FVCs amounted to €16 billion.
Chart 1

Debt securities issued by euro area FVCs

(EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)

Data for debt securities issued by euro area FVCs

The outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area FVCs was €1,550 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2020, €13 billion higher than at the end of the previous quarter. Over the same period, transactions amounted to a net issuance of €17 billion (see Chart 1). The annual growth rate of debt securities issued, calculated on the basis of transactions, decreased to 4.2% in the second quarter of 2020, from 5.4% in the previous quarter.

Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans – accounting for most of the assets backing the debt securities issued – decreased to €1,276 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2020, from €1,282 billion at the end of the previous quarter. That decrease was mainly accounted for by reclassifications, which were partly offset by net acquisitions of €16 billion (see Chart 2). Net acquisitions of securitised loans originated by euro area monetary financial institutions (MFIs) amounted to €19 billion.

Chart 2

Loans securitised by FVCs by originator

(quarterly transactions in EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)

Data for loans securitised by FVCs by originator

Turning to the borrowing sector of securitised loans, loans to euro area households amounted to €766 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2020, with a net acquisition of €13 billion during the second quarter of 2020, while loans to euro area non-financial corporations amounted to €354 billion, with a net acquisition of €9 billion.

Among the other assets of euro area FVCs, deposits and loan claims amounted to €169 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2020, predominantly claims on euro area MFIs (€97 billion). There was a net disposal of deposits and loan claims during the quarter of €3 billion. Holdings of debt securities amounted to €339 billion at the end of the second quarter 2020, while net acquisitions amounted to €1 billion. Other securitised assets held by FVCs – including for example trade, tax and other receivables – amounted to €96 billion, with net disposals of €2 billion during the quarter.

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Notes

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