Funding worry for banks as ECB hikes eligibility criteria for repo facility

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New eligibility criteria could force banks to restructure or even dispose of assets they have pledged as collateral to access the European Central Bank’s Eurosystem credit operations facility.

From March 1 this year, asset-backed securities (ABS) will require triple-A ratings from two rating agencies rather than one to qualify for the ECB’s repo facility. Furthermore, this will take retrospective effect from March 1, 2011, with the two-rating requirement applying to all deals funded through the

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