v3.26.1
Debt securities in issue
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Securities In Issue [Abstract]  
Debt securities in issue Note 11: Debt securities in issue
At 30 June 2026
At 31 December 2025
At
fair value
through
profit
or loss
£m
At
amortised
cost
£m
Total
£m
At
fair value
through
profit
or loss
£m
At
amortised
cost
£m
Total
£m
Senior unsecured notes issued
4,221
21,294
25,515
4,226
20,356
24,582
Covered bonds
12,706
12,706
11,264
11,264
Certificates of deposit issued
4,475
4,475
2,484
2,484
Securitisation notes
17
7,036
7,053
17
6,325
6,342
Commercial paper
17,295
17,295
11,703
11,703
4,238
62,806
67,044
4,243
52,132
56,375
Covered bonds and securitisation programmes
At 30 June 2026, the covered bonds held by external parties and those held internally, were secured on certain
loans and advances to customers amounting to £33,936 million (31 December 2025: £22,072 million) which have
been assigned to bankruptcy remote limited liability partnerships to provide security for issues of covered bonds by
the Group. The Group retains all of the risks and rewards associated with these loans and the partnerships are
consolidated fully with the loans retained on the Group’s balance sheet.
The Group’s securitisation vehicles issue notes that are held both externally and internally, and are secured on
loans and advances to customers amounting to £29,372 million at 30 June 2026 (31 December 2025: £27,418
million), the majority of which have been sold to bankruptcy remote structured entities. As the structured entities
are funded by the issue of debt on terms whereby the majority of the risks and rewards of the portfolio are
retained by the subsidiary, the structured entities are consolidated fully and all of these loans are retained on the
Group’s balance sheet.
Cash deposits of £3,695 million (31 December 2025: £3,326 million) which support the debt securities issued by the
structured entities, the term advances related to covered bonds and other legal obligations, are held by the Group.