Commentary

COVID-19: Payment Suspensions and Economic Impact on Italian RMBS, SMEs, and Salary Assignment Loan Securitisations

RMBS, Structured Credit

Summary

Italian government actions in order to support the country and its residents through a difficult health crisis as a result of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) have an impact on securitisation transactions. The collateral within residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and small and medium-size enterprise loan transactions (SME CLOs) face payment holidays to support borrowers.