Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/262137 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Occasional Paper No. 292
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
After addressing the securitisation of non-performing loans (NPLs) within the broader context of the ECB's efforts to reduce NPL stocks and inflows, we investigate the structural and pricing features of NPL securitisations, issued by large banks in the euro area, by drawing on a unique and comprehensive dataset. In doing so, we provide an overview and typology of NPL securitisations issued in the past five years by large banks in the euro area and propose a concrete framework to compare and assess NPL securitisations across multiple dimensions. Despite methodological constraints resulting from the inherently bespoke nature of securitisations, we are able to identify structural differences between transactions that rely solely on private market participants and transactions that benefit from government guarantee schemes. Indeed, the existing data indicates that transactions involving government guarantee schemes display distinct structural features and higher costs for originating banks when compared with purely private market transactions in our dataset. Our analysis indicates that government guarantee schemes might not solely act as an incentive to new investors who would otherwise not invest in NPLs, but possibly also create conditions, for a new market, distinct in particular from the private NPL securitisations market (in terms of asset quality, capital efficiency, etc.). We believe that further research on the impact of government guarantee schemes on market participants' behaviour and on the pricing and structuring of NPL transactions, as well as their impact over time would greatly help policymakers and supervisors to strengthen the design of future policy options for dealing with NPL stocks.
Subjects: 
Securitisations
non-performing loans
state guarantees
asset quality,lending conditions
government policy and regulation
JEL: 
G21
G28
G29
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-899-4846-3
Document Type: 
Research Report

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