Bank of Montreal (BMO) has completed two risk-transfer transactions, known as securitized risk transfers (SRTs), tied to a combined pool of approximately $5 billion of corporate loans. According to reports from Financial Post and Bloomberg, the completion marks another example of a Canadian lender using SRTs to move portions of credit risk associated with its loan portfolio. The outlets describe the deals as benefiting from strong investor demand for these risk-transfer instruments. While details beyond the overall size and completion status are limited in the available coverage, both sources agree that the transactions are structured as two separate SRTs and collectively relate to roughly $5 billion in corporate lending. The reporting focuses on the completion of the transactions and BMO’s participation in the broader market for risk transfer products, where institutional investors seek exposure and lenders aim to manage credit risk. The information provided indicates BMO has now finalized these transfers rather than merely announcing or launching them.