NBFCs and HFCs securitization volumes almost doubled.

NBFCs and HFCs securitization volumes almost doubled to Rs. 33,000Cr. in April- June

The securitization volume originated by Non-Banking Financial Companies and Housing Finance Companies has doubled in Q1FY23 to Rs.33000Cr. as per a report, released on Monday. Securitization is the conversion of loans into marketable securities for fulfilling cash requirements to third parties many times described as collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs).

The growth in volume is witnessed to be double 1.9 times in Q1FY23 compared to RS 17,200Cr. in FY22. During Q1FY21, volumes were significantly affected by pandemic and nationwide lockdown and dropped to Rs. 7,500 Cr. in March 2020. The volumes are forecasted to cross a mark of Rs. 1.5 Lakh Cr. in FY23 if there are no further Covid-19 disruptions in the country. The growth in demand for credit has been picked up which was partly met by loan securitization. Since securitization is one of the key tools for NBFCs and HFCs it will help them to diversify their portfolio and enhance their customer base.

The predominant use of securitization is to transfer the credit risk from one investor to a wide range of investors who can tolerate that risk and thus resulting in financial stability and providing an additional source of funding. Fund repayment has been stable over the past few months with the agency’s rate at 97% in April 2022. The total of Rs. 1,5 lakh crore volume in securitization is expected in FY23 compared to Rs. 1.3Lakh Cr. in FY22. It is done in 2 ways either by Direct Assignment (DA) or by Pass-through Certificate(PTC). In the past, DA has contributed around 60% share and 40% to PTCs. In FY23, DA and PTCs are in line with the past trend.

Securitization has dominated, with approximately 46% volumes followed by vehicle loans with around 26% and microfinance at 11%. Securitization of assets has increased sharply from 46% in Q1FY22 to 70% in Q1FY23. The ease in lockdowns and improvement in efficiency in the collection has majorly given the ease to investors to participate in securitization. Another reason for an increase in volumes is because the microfinance sector has been almost absent from this market and was able to restrict the decline and enhance investor interest in the securitization market.