OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2013. Sviaz-Bank’s Series BO-02 bonds were put on the Mortgage List of the Bank of Russia.

Sviaz-Bank’s second three-year issue of exchange-traded bonds was sold by public subscription on the MICEX Stock Exchange on April 29, 2013 to raise 5 billion rubles. Sviaz-Bank acted as managing underwriter and agent of the issue.

Fitch Ratings agency assigned the BB long-term rating in the national currency and the АА-(rus) long-term rating on the national scale to Sviaz-Bank’s Series BO-02 bonds.

The Mortgage List is a list of securities accepted as collateral for loans from the Bank of Russia. Mortgage transactions are a major instrument for refinancing commercial banks.