Working paper/research report

Authors list: Bannier, Christina E.; Hänsel, Dennis N.

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-3–86558–410–6

eISBN: 978-3–86558–411–3

URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19787

Title of series: Deutsche Bundesbank, Discussion Paper Series 2: Banking and Financial Studies

Number in series: 2008, 10

Abstract: 

We analyze collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions by European banks (1997 - 2004), trying to identify firm-specific and macroeconomic factors influencing an institution’s securitization decision. CLO issuance seems to be an appropriate funding tool for large banks with high risk and low liquidity. However, risk transfer turns out to be limited in the extremes. Controlling for fixed effects, we find that fixed costs of securitization are surmountable also for smaller institutions. Interestingly, commercial banks seem to use loan securitization to access capital-market based businesses and the associated fee income. Regulatory capital arbitrage does not appear to have driven the market.

Harvard Citation style: Bannier, C. and Hänsel, D. (2008) Determinants of European banks' engagement in loan securitization. (Deutsche Bundesbank, Discussion Paper Series 2: Banking and Financial Studies, 2008, 10). Frankfurt am Main: Deutsche Bundesbank. https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19787

APA Citation style: Bannier, C., & Hänsel, D. (2008). Determinants of European banks' engagement in loan securitization. (Deutsche Bundesbank, Discussion Paper Series 2: Banking and Financial Studies, 2008, 10). Deutsche Bundesbank. https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19787