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  • Some banks in the eurozone tightened their lending standards in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe, even as loan demand surged, according to a European Central Bank survey that provides the first systematic evidence on the subject.
  • VakifBank, one of Turkey's top tier financial institutions, has refinanced an existing loan, with a rollover ratio of almost 90%. The deal comes amid growing uncertainty among capital markets issuers about capital raising and the reality of less advantageous market conditions.
  • Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland have decided not to charge clients an arranging fee when lending via the UK’s Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), while HSBC will not charge any early repayment fees.
  • Deutsche Bank has regained its number one spot in its home market, but it was its traditional investment banking business that shone rather than investments made as part of the firm’s new Germany-focused strategy, writes David Rothnie.
  • The UK’s RPS Group, a professional services consultancy firm, has signed a £60m short term revolving credit facility that sits alongside its main bank revolver, as borrowers continue to build their access to liquidity in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Volkswagen is one of the world’s biggest car companies and, in many years, Europe’s biggest corporate bond issuer. But being an A3/BBB+ rated credit with a strong following in the market does not guarantee you can refinance a €200bn debt load when a pandemic shuts down nearly all the world’s developed economies.