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AI Summary of Article 230 Calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts and expected loss amounts for an exposure with an eligible funded credit protection under the IRB Approach

The IRB Approach stipulates that, barring exposures under Article 220, institutions are required to utilise the effective Loss Given Default (LGD*) for recognising funded credit protection. The calculation of LGD* involves the exposure value (E), current value of the funded credit protection (ES), and specific adjustments for volatility (HE) and currency mismatches (Hfx).

Moreover, institutions have the option to assign a 50% risk weight to parts of exposures fully collateralised by specified properties, subject to defined conditions. For exposures governed by Article 220, the use of E* and LGD for unsecured exposures is mandated, ensuring alignment with set regulatory frameworks.

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Article 230 Calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts and expected loss amounts for an exposure with an eligible funded credit protection under the IRB Approach

1. Under the IRB Approach, except for those exposures that fall under the scope of Article 220, institutions shall use the effective LGD (LGD*) as the LGD for the purposes of Chapter 3 to recognise funded credit protection eligible pursuant to this Chapter. Institutions shall calculate LGD* as follows:

where:

E = the exposure value before taking into account the effect of the funded credit protection; for an exposure secured by financial collateral eligible in accordance with this Chapter, that amount shall be calculated in accordance with Article 223(3); in the case of securities lent or posted, that amount shall be equal to the cash lent or securities lent or posted; for securities that are lent or posted, the exposure value shall be increased by applying the volatility adjustment (HE) in accordance with Articles 223 to 227;