Euro area financial vehicle corporation statistics: second quarter of 2021

17 August 2021

• In second quarter of 2021 outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area FVCs engaged in securitisation rose to €1,607 billion, from €1,595 billion in previous quarter
• Net issuance of debt securities by FVCs during second quarter of 2021 amounted to €17 billion
• Euro area FVCs disposed €27 billion of securitised loans in second quarter of 2021, with outstanding amounts totalling €1,243 billion

Chart 1

Debt securities issued by euro area FVCs

(EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)

The outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area FVCs was €1,607 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, €12 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 3.8% in the second quarter of 2021, from 4.0% in the previous quarter.

Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans – accounting for most of the assets backing the debt securities issued – decreased to €1,243 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, from €1,266 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The change was accounted for by both adjustments and net disposals of €27 billion (see chart 2). Net disposals of securitised loans originated by euro area monetary financial institutions (MFIs) amounted to €23 billion.

Chart 2

Loans securitised by FVCs by originator

(quarterly transactions in EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)

Turning to the borrowing sector of securitised loans, loans to euro area households amounted to €753 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, with a net disposal of €13 billion during the second quarter of 2021, while loans to euro area non-financial corporations amounted to €353 billion, with a net disposal of €13 billion.

Among the other assets of euro area FVCs, deposits and loan claims amounted to €193 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, predominantly claims on euro area MFIs (€106 billion). There was also a net acquisition of deposits and loan claims of €16 billion during the quarter. Holdings of debt securities amounted to €413 billion at the end of the second quarter 2021, while net acquisitions amounted to €12 billion. Other securitised assets held by FVCs – including for example trade, tax and other receivables – amounted to €107 billion, with net acquisitions of €4 billion during the quarter.

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Notes

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