Response to consultation on Guidelines on the application of the definition of default
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1. Do you agree with the proposed definition of technical defaults? Do you believe that other situations should be included in this definition? If yes, please provide detailed proposals on how to address further possible situations.
Please refer to attached letter2. Do you consider the requirements on the treatment of factoring arrangements as appropriate and sufficiently clear? If not, please provide proposals for additional clarifications.
Please refer to attached letter3. Do you agree with the approach proposed for the treatment of specific credit risk adjustments?
Please refer to attached letter4. Do you consider the proposed treatment of the sale of credit obligations appropriate for the purpose of identification of default?
Please refer to attached letter5. Do you agree that expected cash flows before and after distressed restructuring should be discounted with the customer’s original effective interest rate or would you prefer to use the effective interest rate applicable at the moment before signing the restructuring arrangement? Do you consider the specification of the interest rate used for discounting of cash flows sufficiently clear?
Please refer to attached letter6. Do you agree that the purchase or origination of a financial asset at a material discount should be treated as an indication of unlikeliness to pay?
Please refer to attached letter7. What probation periods before the return from default to non-defaulted status would you consider appropriate for different exposure classes and for distressed restructuring and all other indications of default?
Please refer to attached letter8. Do you agree with the proposed approach as regards the level of application of the definition of default for retail exposures?
Please refer to attached letter9. Do you consider that where the obligor is defaulted on a significant part of its exposures this indicates the unlikeliness to pay of the remaining credit obligations of this obligor?
Please refer to attached letter10. Do you agree with the approach proposed for the application of materiality threshold to joint credit obligations?
Please refer to attached letter11. Do you agree with the requirements on internal governance for banks that use the IRB Approach?
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BBA response to EBA_CP_Definition_of_Default.pdf
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