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Model Validation: Breaking Down the Glitch in a Key Tool

Nov 13, 2020 | When validating models, to separate riskier and less risky customers, banks need to assess the ...

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Scenario Analysis in the Age of COVID-19: Do We Need a Different Approach?

Oct 30, 2020 | 2020 has been a challenging year for risk modelers, rife with uncertainty. What have we learned ...

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CECL's Downside Averted - for Now

Oct 23, 2020 | Critics of CECL, the current expected credit losses accounting standard, warned that it would ...

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Putting Stress Tests in the Blender

Oct 23, 2020 | In September, to further test bank balance sheets for stress, the Federal Reserve took the ...

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Economic Capital in Times of COVID-19

Oct 9, 2020 | In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), economic capital (EC) - a popular tool ...

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The Hidden Risks of Private Credit – and How to Spot Them

The private credit market has exploded in size and emerged as a vital source of capital for companies overlooked by traditional banks. Yet beneath...

Friday, October 17, 2025

IFRS 9 and Probability of Default: A Web of Confusion

The proper calculation of probability of default is crucial for European banks that need to comply with IRFS 9, the forward-looking financial...

Friday, April 11, 2025

Stress Testing: A Practical Guide

Banks and regulators remain committed to stress testing. What are the different types of tests and approaches, and what elements are necessary to...

Friday, January 31, 2020

Advanced IRB Models Become More Standardized

A European Banking Authority paper outlines how the Internal Ratings Based Approach can be simplified. It proposes very concrete measures to reduce...

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CECL and CCAR Updates: COVID-19 Effects, and the Future of Risk

Oct 2, 2020 | After a relatively quiet August, September brought forward significant risk management challenges - ...

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Probability of Default: How to Pass the Jeffreys Test and Improve Predictive Ability

Sep 18, 2020 | Proper back-testing is crucial for any bank that submits its PD and LGD models to its supervisor ...

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Defaults, Delinquencies and Credit Losses: The Potential Impact of Rising Hurricanes on Mortgage Risk

Sep 11, 2020 | As we enter the peak of one the busiest US North Atlantic hurricane seasons in history, now is the ...

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The End of Credit Scores?

Sep 4, 2020 | Just as COVID-19 has accelerated trends in online shopping, remote working and videoconferencing, ...

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