ING reportedly offers $500m of data-centre loans for sale

AI infrastructure depends on lenders as well as chip suppliers.

What happened

Bloomberg reported on 5 November that ING was offering about $500 million of data-centre loans for sale, including a $25 million loan connected to a Stargate project. ING declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

Why it matters

The sale could provide evidence of buyers' appetite for this debt.

The bigger picture

Review needed: a loan sale is not proof of borrower default or a completed disposal. The report did not establish ING's motivation, the final sale price or whether bids would be accepted.