On June 25, 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) granted European DataWarehouse (EDW) and Secrep B.V. authorization to operate as a securitisation repository. This closes another important gap for the finalization of the EU Securitisation Regulation (VV). Issuers of securitisations can now provide loan level data in accordance with Art. 7 VV or are even obliged to do so under certain conditions.
Impact on the European securitisation market
Transparency is a high asset for a functioning securitisation market and the provision of loan level data goes back to a requirement of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2013. Initiated by the ECB and implemented by leading market participants with the establishment of the European DataWarehouse, the EDW has contributed significantly to the stable and sustainable development of the securitisation market in Europe. Issuers of securitisations can efficiently upload data in standardized templates to the EDW’s platform, and the EDW’s experience from more than 1,600 transactions supports important quality assurance. It also provides investors, risk managers and rating agencies with an important source of data for their assessments, analyses and investment decisions.
To the press release of the EDW
Announcement ECB on Loan Level Data as of October 1, 2021
In keeping with its approval as a securitisation registry, the ECB today implemented the previously announced rule that, effective October 1, 2021, it will only accept loan level data in accordance with the new ESMA templates as a prerequisite for recognizing ECB eligibility of securitisations . These requirements must be met at all times for ECB eligibility, even if there is no obligation to do so under the VV. Only for transactions issued before January 1, 2019, there is a three-year transition period until September 30, 2024.
Further information on the subject of loan level data