Home Equity: Euro Heloc deal given test run

The first securitization of US home equity loan risk to be denominated in euros came to the market at the end of June via Countrywide Financial.

The deal involved a single €100 million tranche wrapped to triple A by FSA and placed by BNP Paribas with a single reverse enquiry investor. Backed by home equity lines of credit (Heloc), the deal is understood to carry pricing of 11 basis points over one-month euribor for an average life of 2.27 years.

If other US mortgage originators decide to follow suit it could herald a massive new source of euro-denominated paper for the market, if investors can strip out the associated interest rate risk (rates on home equity loans are often capped in the US).

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