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AI Summary of Article 151 Treatment by exposure class

The document outlines the methodology for calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts regarding credit and dilution risks across various exposure classes as specified in Article 147(2). It establishes that institutions must utilise specified parameters, including Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD), while also permitting the use of own estimates under certain conditions.

Furthermore, the text details the requirements for retail exposures, the treatment of purchased receivables, and the specific applicable articles for securitised exposures. These stipulations aim to enhance regulatory compliance and risk management within financial institutions.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2025 - onwards
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Article 151 Treatment by exposure class

1.The risk-weighted exposure amounts for credit risk for exposures belonging to one of the exposure classes referred to in Article 147(2), point (a), point (aa)(i) or (ii), point (b), point (c)(i), (ii) or (iii), point (d)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) or point (g), shall, unless those exposures are deducted from own funds or are subject to the treatment set out in Article 72e(5), first subparagraph, be calculated in accordance with Sub-section 2.

2. The risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk for purchased receivables shall be calculated in accordance with Article 157. Where an institution has full recourse to the seller of purchased receivables for default risk and for dilution risk, the provisions of this Article and Article 152 and Article 158(1) to (4) in relation to purchased receivables shall not apply and the exposure shall be treated as a collateralised exposure.