Swap sale

Swap sale

Also called a swap assignment, a transaction that ends one counterparty's role in an interest rate swap by substituting a new counterparty whose credit is acceptable to the other original counterparty.

Swap Assignment

A swap in which one party pays a leg to the counterparty, then assigns the other leg to a third party. Thus, the first party steps out of the deal, receiving or paying the net amount of the deal. It is also called a swap sale or swap novation.