A comeback for securitisations?

After a decade of post-crisis caution and regulatory reform, the Dutch Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) market is showing signs of a comeback. The securitisation market contracted significantly following the financial crisis, as investor confidence in the asset class deteriorated. Post-crisis regulatory reforms, including enhanced transparency requirements and risk retention rules, gradually restored market confidence. Combined with the result of economic stabilization, rising interest rates, regulatory clarity and improved investor appetite, RMBS transactions rose in 2024. This continued in 2025, as first half year issuance volumes are already double that was issued in the first half year of 2024.
What could be drivers behind this growth and what makes it attractive for both parties involved?

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