A challenging macroeconomic environment has hampered policymakers’ efforts to stimulate the secondary market for non-performing loan deals in Europe - Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the formation of a...more
Servicers with non-performing loans in Connecticut may find that municipal code violations exist on a property in foreclosure. Commonly referred to as "blight," Connecticut has enacted C.G.S. § 7-148ff, which makes a blight...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance - Current market: Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending - We are seeing: Significant consolidation activity: ...more
Elevated interest rates have led to an increase in European NPL volumes, but levels remain far below the peaks during the financial crisis period. NPL investors and servicers are rethinking their business models to adjust to...more
El pasado mayo de 2024 fue aprobado en el Consejo de Ministros el anteproyecto de la ley de administradores y compradores de créditos dudosos con el objetivo de adaptar al ordenamiento jurídico español las disposiciones...more
An elevated level of non-performing loans (NPLs) on European banks’ balance sheets drove a slate of legislation and regulation in recent years, including directives aimed at developing and enhancing a secondary market for...more
Weaker deal flow and tighter profit margins are driving a wave of consolidation in the European non-performing loan servicer market - Europe’s non-performing loan (NPL) servicers—entities that collect payments and manage...more
Mit dem Inkrafttreten des Kreditzweitmarktgesetzes am 30. Dezember 2023 sind Dienstleistungen in Bezug auf sogenannte Non-Performing-Loans, also Kredite, die nicht mehr bedient werden oder vom Ausfall bedroht sind,...more
On 30 December 2023 the German Secondary Credit Market Promotion Act (Kreditzweitmarktförderungsgesetz) entered into force, which simplifies dealing in non-performing loans (“NPLs“) by introducing a new law, the German...more
The ongoing decline in NPL volumes in 2022 and pivot towards smaller disposals leave European lenders well positioned to withstand adverse economic conditions. Lenders are enjoying the fruits of their labours. Having...more
What’s New? A new European Union (EU) Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers (the Directive) requires investors who acquire, manage, or sell non-performing loans (NPLs), issued by EU-authorised credit...more
Expectations of a surge in non-performing loans in Italy have failed to materialize, with the country’s banking system and economy holding firm in the face of macroeconomic volatility - Despite annual inflation still...more
The EU Directive (EU) 2021/2167 (NPL Directive), published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 December 2021 and regulating the sale, purchase and servicing of both consumer and commercial non-performing loans (NPLs)...more
On 14 March 2023, the PRA launched a consultation on the Deductions for Non-Performing Exposures (Revocations) (CRR) Instrument 2023 to remove the current Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) deduction requirement for NPEs that are...more
In data 21 ottobre 2022 è stata pubblicata la comunicazione della Commissione Europea del 21 ottobre 2022 concernente gli orientamenti relativi alla procedura di vendita alle condizioni migliori di crediti deteriorati sui...more
What does the future hold for NPLs? There's still plenty of business to be done, but buyers and sellers alike will need to change tack to get the most from the available opportunities....more
Europe's banks continue to defy expectations—not a single country saw its banking sector’s NPL ratio increase in 2021, with the vast majority reporting an improvement....more
While the spike in bad debt and subsequent tsunami of NPL and non-core loan deals that was anticipated due to COVID-19 did not materialise, the increasingly volatile market trends may lead investors to discover new and...more
Recent changes to the Securitisation Regulation allow eligible servicers in the EU to retain the 5% net economic interest in traditional securitisations of non-performing exposures (NPEs). The European Banking Authority (EBA)...more
Italian tax authorities address for the first time the VAT regime applicable to the assignment of NPLs. On the very last day of 2021 the Italian Revenue Agency issued a remarkable ruling (no. 79/E) on the VAT regime...more
A recent amendment to existing legislation potentially opens the door to international investors in the Turkish NPL market for the first time. Background On 16 October 2021, the Communiqué (III-58.1) on Asset or Mortgage...more
Resolution assessments: PRA PS10/21 on amendments to reporting and disclosure dates - Following its consultation in CP19/20, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS10/21, on...more
Collections function: PRA Dear Chief Risk Officer letter - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a letter to Chief Risk Officers (CROs) of non-systemic UK deposit takers, from Melanie Beaman, PRA...more
CMRP has introduced new EU rules for NPL securitisations and a framework for “STS” synthetic securitisations - On 1 January 2019 EU Regulation 2402/2017 (Securitisation Regulation) started to apply, giving rise to one of...more
UK SRR code of practice - HM Treasury has published a revised version of the Banking Act 2009 special resolution regime (SRR) code of practice which applies to the use of the SRR after the end of Brexit transition period....more