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AI Summary of Article 157 Risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk of purchased receivables

The outlined regulations stipulate that institutions must calculate risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk related to purchased corporate and retail receivables, following the prescribed formula in Article 153(1). Institutions are tasked with determining input parameters such as Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD) in accordance with specified sections, while maintaining a defined exposure value over a one-year period.

Further, competent authorities may exempt institutions from these calculations if they can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the authority, that the dilution risk is immaterial. The European Banking Authority (EBA) is mandated to develop regulatory technical standards, due by 10 July 2027, to clarify the calculation methodologies and the immateriality assessment for such exposures.

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Article 157 Risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk of purchased receivables

1. Institutions shall calculate the risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk of purchased corporate and retail receivables in accordance with the formula set out in Article 153(1).

2. Institutions shall determine the input parameters PD and LGD in accordance with Section 4.

3. Institutions shall determine the exposure value in accordance with Section 5.

4. For the purposes of this Article, the value of M is 1 year.

5. The competent authorities shall exempt an institution from calculating and recognising risk-weighted exposure amounts for dilution risk of a type of exposures caused by purchased corporate or retail receivables where the institution has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competent authority that dilution risk for that institution is immaterial for this type of exposures.