EU’s 6 biggest economies back single finance watchdog

Creating a “savings and investments union … has become an urgent strategic necessity,” the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain said.

‘No red lines’: Spain reveals EU supergroup’s plan to challenge US and China

But smaller countries fear the club will sideline dissenting voices in pursuit of a two-speed Europe.

EU resurrects banking practice that caused the 2008 financial crisis

Securitization allows banks to repackage and resell debt, famously explained by actress Margot Robbie in a bubble bath in the film “The Big Short.”

Bank Sector Accelerates Covered Bond Securitization—Will Long-Term Mortgages Revive?

The Korea Housing Finance Corporation is set to launch a covered bond securitization program in H2 2025, aiming to boost long-term mortgage issuance by banks and stabilize household debt amid shifting market conditions.

Document: EU to loosen rules for resold debt

The European Commission plans to make it easier for banks to invest in resold debt, known as “securitization,” under draft proposals to revise rules for the practice seen by POLITICO. The Commissio…

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