Euro area financial vehicle corporation statistics: second quarter of 2023

17 August 2023

• In second quarter of 2023 outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area FVCs engaged in securitisation rose to €1,783 billion, from €1,741 billion in previous quarter
• Net issuance of debt securities by FVCs during second quarter of 2023 amounted to €47 billion
• Euro area FVCs acquired €31 billion of securitised loans in second quarter of 2023, with outstanding amounts totalling €1,321 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 €1,783 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, €42 billion higher than at the end of the previous quarter. Over the same period, transactions amounted to a net issuance of €47 billion (see Chart 1). The annual growth rate of debt securities issued, calculated on the basis of transactions, increased to 4.9% in the second quarter of 2023, from 2.4% in the previous quarter.

Euro area FVCs' holdings of securitised loans – accounting for most of the assets backing the debt securities issued – increased to €1,321 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, from €1,291 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The change was mainly accounted by net acquisitions of €31 billion (see chart 2). Net acquisitions of securitised loans originated by euro area monetary financial institutions (MFIs) amounted to €34 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 €759 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, with a net acquisition of €39 billion during the second quarter of 2023, while loans to euro area non-financial corporations amounted to €421 billion, with a net disposal of €5 billion.

Among the other assets of euro area FVCs, deposits and loan claims amounted to €182 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, predominantly claims on euro area MFIs (€94 billion). There was a net acquisition of deposits and loan claims of €6 billion during the quarter. Holdings of debt securities amounted to €500 billion at the end of the second quarter 2023, while net acquisitions amounted to €4 billion. Other securitised assets held by FVCs – including for example trade, tax and other receivables – amounted to €116 billion, with net acquisitions of €2 billion during the quarter.

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Notes

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