01/14/2019
This video is hypothetical, but a typical situation that illustrates a Repurchase Agreement (REPO) transaction and Convertible Asset Backed Note (CABN).
The characters and analogies used in the video depict the following in a REPO transaction:
Anne - Managing Director, Cooperative Capital, Note Investor (i.e. Lender): Members of the public and institutional investors who can place deposits with licensed Microfinance Banks on the e-Links platform.
Frank - Owner, Pay Day Loan, Note Issuer (i.e. Borrower): Microfinance Banks, these institutions are mandated to insure their customer deposits with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).
John - Small business Owner: Loans given out by a Microfinance Banks (i.e. Risk Assets)
Office Car - Collateral: Financial Instruments owned by Microfinance Banks, such as Federal Government of Nigeria-Treasury Bills, Time Deposits and Bank Guarantees from a Commercial Banks