Covered Bond Label

Quality label which responds to a market-wide request for improved standards and increased transparency in the covered bond market.

What is the Covered Bond Label?

The Covered Bond Label is a quality Label which responds to a market-wide request for improved standards and increased transparency in the covered bond market.

The Label:

  • Establishes a clear perimeter for the asset class and highlights the core standards and quality of covered bonds;
  • Increases transparency;
  • Improves access to information for investors, regulators and other market participants;
  • Has the additional objective of improving liquidity in covered bonds;
  • Positions the covered bond asset class with respect to the new upcoming regulatory environment (CRD IV/CRR, Solvency II, redesign of ECB repo rules, etc.).

The Label is based on the Covered Bond Label Convention, which defines the core characteristics required for a covered bond programme to qualify for the Label. This definition of the required characteristics, compliant with Article 129(7) of the CRR and, starting from 8 July 2022, with Article 14(2) of the Covered Bond Directive, is complemented by the Harmonised Transparency Template.

The Covered Bond Label was created by the EMF/European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) in 2012. It was developed by the European issuer community, working in close cooperation with investors and regulators, and in consultation with all major stakeholders.

For further information on the non-EEA Label, please click here

Covered Bond Label Introduction

Statistics

  • No active covered bond market
  • Active covered bond market but no Covered Bond Label
  • Covered Bond Label presence
  • Initial stakeholders’ debate on covered bonds

ECBC Covered Bond Comparative Database

Compare key feature of each covered bond juridiction

Country Comparison

Schematic overview of the key features of national covered bonds laws Issuers

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Sign up in 5 steps

  • 1
    Self-certification

    Self-certification of compliance with the Covered Bond Label Convention

  • 2
    Commitment to Transparency

    Commitment to Transparency by disclosing relevant data information of your labelled cover pool by using the Harmonised Transparency Template to be published at least every quarter.

  • 3
    Set-up of the issuer profile

    Completion of information on issuer, cover pool(s), covered bond list

  • 4
    Upload of the HTT

    The HTT is uploaded on the issuer’s website whereas on the Covered Bond Label website the Excel URL of the HTT is required to create the HTT reporting Tool

  • 5
    Optional – Press Release

    Once the sign-up process is completed the Secretariat offers to publish a press release to announce the joining to the Covered Bond Label.

Latest news of the label

Všeobecná úverová banka joins the Covered Bond Label

Friday 21 March, 2025

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NATIXIS Pfandbriefbank AG joins the Covered Bond Label

Wednesday 12 March, 2025

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The Covered Bond Label welcomes Commerzbank AG

Monday 10 March, 2025

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ASB Bank Ltd. Expands the Covered Bond Label’s Footprint in New Zealand

Wednesday 26 February, 2025

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Coop Pank joins the Covered Bond Label

Tuesday 04 February, 2025

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Latest covered bond details

31/03/2032 Mortgage

Stadshypotek AB (publ)

1,000,000,000 €

25/03/2030 Mortgage

Länsförsäkringar Hypotek AB

500,000,000 €

26/11/2030 Mortgage

Nordea Hypotek

6,000,000,000 SEK

19/03/2038 Mortgage

The Swedish Covered Bond Corpo...

700,000,000 SEK

Recently published HTTS

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Nationale-Nederlanden Bank N.V...

28/02/2025

BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA

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28/02/2025

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

28/02/2025

Santander UK plc