Financial and Mortgage Portfolio Overview
Name of instrument
Supervision
Collateral type
Segregation of collateral
Repayment
LTV limits
Substitute collateral
Protection against
mismatching
Covered bond framework comparison
The Iceland framework is largely aligned with the main European jurisdictions
Iceland
Sértryggð skuldabréf
Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME)
Residential mortgage loans
Mortgage loans backed by industrial, office or
commercial properties
Loans backed by agricultural properties
Public sector loans
Ring-fenced via registration on the issuer's
balance sheet
Soft bullet
80% for residential mortgage loans
60% for commercial mortgage loans
70% of for loans backed by agricultural
property
Up to 20% of the nominal value of the cover pool;
FME can approve an increase up to 30%
Nominal value and NPV of assets at least equal to
outstanding covered bonds; payment obligations
covered by inflows; maturity extension
Germany
Hypothekenpfandbriefe, Öffentliche Pfandbriefe,
Schiffspfandbriefe, Flugzeugpfandbriefe
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
(BaFin)
Residential mortgage loans
Commercial mortgage loans
Public sector loans
Shipping loans
Aircraft loans
Ring-fenced via registration on the issuer's
balance sheet
Soft bullet
60% of mortgage lending value
Up to 15% of outstanding covered bonds
Nominal value and NPV of assets at least equal to
outstanding covered bonds; 180-day liquidity
requirements covered via liquid assets; maturity
extension
2% Nominal (if mortgage / public sector loans)
5% Nominal (if shipping / aircraft loans)
Norway
Obligasjoner med fortrinnsrett (OMF)
Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (FSA)
and the cover pool monitor
Residential mortgage loans
Commercial mortgage loans.
Public sector loans
Shipping loans
Ring-fenced via registration on the issuer's
balance sheet
Hard and soft bullet
80% for residential mortgage loans
60% for mortgage loans backed by other
properties
Up to 15% of outstanding covered bonds
Nominal value of assets at least equal to 105% of
outstanding covered bonds; payment obligations
covered by inflows; 180-day liquidity requirements
covered via liquid assets; maturity extension
5% Nominal
Sweden
Säkerställda obligationer
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA)
and the independent inspector
Residential mortgage loans
Commercial mortgage loans
Public sector loans
Shipping loans
Ring-fenced via registration on the issuer's
balance sheet
Hard and soft bullet
80% for residential mortgage loans
60% for commercial mortgage loans
Up to 15% of outstanding covered bonds
Nominal value and NPV of assets at least equal to
102% of outstanding covered bonds; payment
obligations covered by inflows; 180-day liquidity
requirements covered via liquid assets; maturity
extension
2% Nominal/NPV
Mandatory OC
Voluntary OC is protected
Premium Covered Bond
Eurosystem eligibility
ECB CBPP3 eligibility
No mandatory OC requirement
Yes up to limit approved by FME
No
Yes CBs issued prior to 8th July 2022
No CBs issued after 8th July 2022
No
Source: ECBC Factbook 2021, National Covered Bond Frameworks
2% NPV
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes, depending on assets
No
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