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SSM Urges Greek Banks to Curb Credit Expansion Amid Rising Interest Rate Risks

13 October 2026 Editors

The Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) has issued a warning to Greek banks, calling for greater caution in credit expansion as rising interest rates

European CLO refinancing activity surges as BofA lifts 2026 forecast to €60bn

30 September 2026 Phil Karametos

European CLO refinancing activity is accelerating, prompting Bank of America to raise its forecast for refinancing and reset volumes in 2026 to €60 billion.

Intrum to co-invest and become servicer to Nordic NPL portfolio

18 September 2026 Phil Karametos

Intrum, Europe’s leading credit management services company, has entered into an agreement to co-invest with Brocc Finance

Intrum: More European consumers borrow to pay bills while late payments rise again

16 September 2026 Phil Karametos

Consumers can meet their immediate needs, but signs of financial pressure are growing beneath the surface.

European banks turn to synthetic securitisations to free up capital – and boost dividends

9 September 2026 Phil Karametos

The key question is whether the capital released through these transactions ultimately finds its way back into the real economy in the form of new lending

SSM Steps Up Pressure on Greek Banks to Resolve Step-Up Loan Portfolios

5 August 2026 Editors

Greek banks are facing mounting pressure from the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to complete the resolution of their remaining step-up loan portfolios

ECB Stress Test: Euro Area Banks Show Resilience to Geopolitical Shocks, but Weaknesses Persist

5 August 2026 Phil Karametos

Euro area banks have demonstrated solid resilience to severe geopolitical shocks, according to the European Central Bank’s 2026 thematic stress test on geopolitical risk

New number of shares and votes in Intrum AB

31 July 2026 Editors

The number of shares and votes in Intrum AB (publ) (“Intrum”) has been changed as a result of new shares being issued in the rights issue and the directed

Donnery (ECB): “Private debt does not disappear – In favor of an effective management framework

28 July 2026 Phil Karametos

The view that, although portfolio sales contributed significantly to the consolidation of banks’ balance sheets, ‘the underlying debt does not disappear,

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HSBC Pulls Back from Higher-Risk Private Credit Lending

8 July 2026 Editors

HSBC is scaling back its exposure to riskier segments of the private credit market, marking a shift in strategy as global banks become increasingly cautious