- Press release
- 22 May 2019
Euro area financial vehicle corporation statistics: first quarter of 2019
- In the first quarter of 2019 the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation decreased to €1,449 billion, from €1,451 billion at the end of the previous quarter.
- Net redemptions of debt securities by FVCs during the first quarter of 2019 amounted to €14 billion.
- Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans stood at €1,259 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019; the net disposals of securitised loans held by FVCs amounted to €20 billion.
Debt securities issued by euro area FVCs
(EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)
The outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area FVCs was €1,449 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019, €2 billion lower than at the end of the previous quarter. Over the same period, transactions amounted to a net redemption of €14 billion. The annual growth rate of debt securities issued, calculated on the basis of transactions, decreased to 1.5% in the first quarter of 2019, from 2.7% in the previous quarter.
Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans – accounting for most of the assets backing the debt securities issued – decreased to €1,259 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019, from €1,275 billion at the end of the previous quarter, mainly accounted for by net disposals of €20 billion. Net disposals of securitised loans originated by euro area monetary financial institutions (MFIs) amounted to €17 billion.
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 €746 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019, with a net disposal of €14 billion during the first quarter of 2019 while loans to euro area non-financial corporations amounted to €363 billion, with a net disposal of €5 billion.
Among the other assets of euro area FVCs, deposits and loan claims amounted to €188 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2019, predominantly claims on euro area MFIs (€102 billion). There was a net acquisition of deposits and loan claims during the quarter of €1 billion. Holdings of debt securities amounted to €271 billion at the end of the first quarter 2019, while net acquisitions amounted to €7 billion. Other securitised assets held by FVCs – including for example trade, tax and other receivables – amounted to €106 billion, with net acquisitions of €1 billion during the quarter.
Annex
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Notes
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