De Nederlandsche Bank has published new statistics showing that Dutch securitisations sold to investors expanded sharply in 2024, reversing a long period of decline. Outstanding externally placed securitisations increased by a net EUR 3.1 billion to EUR 29.2 billion. The net increase reflected EUR 7.8 billion of issuance and EUR 4.7 billion of repayments during 2024. Growth was mainly driven by non-bank market entrants, particularly financiers of buy-to-let mortgages, consumer loans and car leases, while banks also increased securitisation activity and most newly securitised loans were residential mortgages. Over the same period, outstanding Dutch covered bonds rose by EUR 3.5 billion to EUR 99.1 billion, and DNB notes the Dutch mix of securitisations versus covered bonds has moved closer to the European pattern.