The European Covered Bond Council
The European Covered Bond Council is a European platform for covered bonds, which brings together covered bond issuers, credit analysts, investment bankers, rating agencies and other interested market participants, and was created by the European Mortgage Federation in November 2004. The European Covered Bond Council focuses on the developments shaping the economic and regulatory environment of covered bonds at EU level. The goal is to enhance the visibility of covered bonds at European and global level. As of April 2009, the Council has over 95 members, ranging from 16 different European countries and different market segments. The ECBC represents over 95% of Covered Bond issuers in the EU.
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