174 min read · EBA reporting framework 4.2 · Updated 10 November 2026

Financial reporting, solo data points: every EBA validation rule in plain words (FINREP data points)

Financial reporting, solo data points (FINREP data points) is a return in EBA reporting framework 4.2, with templates F 00.01 to F 47.00.

EBA's 4.2 package has 2,371 validation rules for it. Line4 Check runs 2,310 of them (20,667 written-out checks): 194 can block a filing and 2,116 are warnings. EBA has switched 56 off. 5 are not run yet.

2,310rules Line4 Check runs
194can block a filing
2,116warnings
20,667written-out checks

The rules, by template

Each rule in plain words, its code in brackets. Open one for what to do if your filing fails it. A rule that reads more than one template is listed under the first. Rules are warnings unless marked blocking.

Nature of Report (FINREP) (F 00.01)6 rules
Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Assets (F 01.01)134 rules, 16 blocking
Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Assets DP (F 01.01.DP)18 rules
Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Liabilities (F 01.02)54 rules, 14 blocking
Data points Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Liabilities (F 01.02.DP)10 rules
Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Equity (F 01.03)12 rules
Statement of profit or loss (F 02.00)48 rules
Data points Statement of profit or loss (F 02.00.DP)20 rules
Statement of comprehensive income (F 03.00)13 rules, 1 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets held for trading (F 04.01)28 rules, 3 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss (F 04.02.1)42 rules, 31 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss (F 04.02.2)12 rules, 6 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (F 04.03.1)118 rules
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets at amortised cost (F 04.04.1)48 rules
Subordinated financial assets (F 04.05)2 rules
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: trading financial assets (F 04.06)10 rules, 3 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: non-trading non-derivative financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss (F 04.07)41 rules, 8 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: non-trading non-derivative financial assets measured at fair value to equity (F 04.08)42 rules, 2 blocking
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: non-trading non-derivative financial assets measured at a cost-based method (F 04.09)61 rules
Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: other non-trading non-derivative financial assets (F 04.10)14 rules
Breakdown of non-trading loans and advances by product: Loans and advances other than held for trading, trading or held for sale assets by product (F 05.01)28 rules, 12 blocking
Breakdown of loans and advances other than held for trading, trading or held for sale assets to non-financial corporations by NACE codes (F 06.01)13 rules, 7 blocking
Financial assets subject to impairment that are past due (F 07.01)7 rules
Financial assets subject to impairment that are past due under national GAAP (F 07.02)7 rules
Breakdown of financial liabilities by product and by counterparty (a) (F 08.01.a)45 rules, 10 blocking
Breakdown of financial liabilities by product and by counterparty (b) (F 08.01.b)7 rules, 1 blocking
Subordinated liabilities (F 08.02)1 rule, 1 blocking
Off-balance sheet exposures under national GAAP: Loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given (F 09.01)34 rules, 6 blocking
Off-balance sheet exposures : Loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given (F 09.01.1)49 rules
Loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments received (F 09.02)9 rules, 6 blocking
Derivatives: Trading and economic hedges (F 10.00)21 rules
Derivatives - Hedge accounting: Breakdown by type of risk and type of hedge (F 11.01)20 rules, 5 blocking
Derivatives - Hedge accounting under National GAAP: Breakdown by type of risk (F 11.02)20 rules, 4 blocking
Non-derivative hedging instruments: Breakdown by accounting portfolio and type of hedge (F 11.03)2 rules, 1 blocking
Non-derivative hedging instruments under national GAAP: breakdown by accounting portfolio (F 11.03.1)1 rule
Hedged items in fair value hedges (F 11.04)5 rules, 1 blocking
Movements in allowances for credit losses and impairment of equity instruments under national GAAP (F 12.00)8 rules, 5 blocking
Movements in allowances and provisions for credit losses (I) (F 12.01.a)19 rules, 6 blocking
Movements in allowances and provisions for credit losses (II) (F 12.01.b)5 rules, 1 blocking
Transfers between impairment stages (gross basis presentation) (F 12.02)5 rules, 2 blocking
Breakdown of collateral and guarantees by loans and advances other than held for trading (F 13.01)14 rules, 4 blocking
Collateral obtained by taking possession during the period (held at the reference date) (I) (F 13.02.1.a)7 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession during the period (held at the reference date) (II) (F 13.02.1.b)1 rule
Collateral obtained by taking possession accumulated (I) (F 13.03.1.a)6 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession accumulated (II) (F 13.03.1.b)2 rules
Fair value hierarchy: financial instruments at fair value (F 14.00)25 rules, 8 blocking
Derecognition and financial liabilities associated with transferred financial assets: Equity instruments, debt securities, loans and advances (F 15.00.a)33 rules
Derecognition and financial liabilities associated with transferred financial assets: Derivatives, Deposits, Debt securities issued, Other financial liabilities (F 15.00.b)23 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Interest income and expenses by instrument and counterparty sector(a) (F 16.01)7 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains or losses on derecognition of financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss by instrument (F 16.02)2 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading and trading financial assets and trading financial liabilities by instrument (F 16.03)3 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading and trading financial assets and trading financial liabilities by risk (F 16.04)5 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains or losses on non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss by instrument (F 16.04.1)2 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains or losses on financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss by instrument (F 16.05)4 rules
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Impairment on non-financial assets (a) (F 16.07.a)4 rules, 2 blocking
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Impairment on non-financial assets (b) (F 16.07.b)3 rules, 1 blocking
Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Other administrative expenses (F 16.08)3 rules
Reconciliation between IFRS and CRR scope of consolidation: Assets (F 17.01)23 rules
Reconciliation between IFRS and CRR scope of consolidation: Off-balance sheet exposures - loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given (F 17.02)1 rule
Reconciliation between IFRS and CRR scope of consolidation: Liabilities (F 17.03)12 rules
Information on performing and non-performing exposures (I) (F 18.00.a)222 rules, 2 blocking
Data points Information on performing and non-performing exposures (I) (F 18.00.A.DP)3 rules
Information on performing and non-performing exposures (II) (F 18.00.b)109 rules
Data points Information on performing and non performing exposures (F 18.00.B.DP)3 rules
Information on performing and non-performing exposures (III) (F 18.00.c)19 rules, 9 blocking
Information on performing and non-performing exposures (IV) (F 18.00.d)20 rules, 8 blocking
Information on performing and non-performing exposures (V) (F 18.00.e)19 rules
Inflows and outflows of non-performing exposures - loans and advances by counterparty sector (F 18.01)13 rules
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans and additional information on loans secured by immovable property (I) (F 18.02.a)59 rules
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans and additional information on loans secured by immovable property (II) (F 18.02.b)3 rules
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans and additional information on loans secured by immovable property (III) (F 18.02.c)1 rule
Information on forborne exposures (I) (F 19.00.a)107 rules, 1 blocking
Information on forborne exposures (II) (F 19.00.b)29 rules
Information on forborne exposures (III) (F 19.00.c)17 rules, 1 blocking
Information on forborne exposures (IV) (F 19.00.d)8 rules
Data points Information on forborne exposures (I) (F 19.00.DP)3 rules
Information on forborne exposures (V) (F 19.00.e)18 rules, 1 blocking
Geographical breakdown of assets by location of the activities (F 20.01)20 rules
Geographical breakdown of liabilities by location of the activities (F 20.02)9 rules
Geographical breakdown of main income statement items by location of the activities (F 20.03)7 rules
Geographical breakdown of assets by residence of the counterparty (F 20.04)15 rules
Geographical breakdown of off-balance sheet exposures by residence of the counterparty (a) (F 20.05.a)5 rules
Geographical breakdown of off-balance sheet items subject to credit risk by residence of the counterparty (b) (F 20.05.b)1 rule
Geographical breakdown of liabilities by residence of the counterparty (F 20.06)4 rules
Geographical breakdown by residence of the counterparty of loans and advances other than held for trading to non-financial corporations by NACE codes (F 20.07.1)3 rules
Tangible and intangible assets: assets subject to operating lease (F 21.00)11 rules
Fee and commission income and expenses by activity (F 22.01)6 rules, 1 blocking
Assets involved in the services provided (F 22.02)4 rules
Loans and advances: Number of instruments (F 23.01)38 rules
Loans and advances: Additional information on gross carrying amounts (F 23.02)41 rules
Loans and advances collateralised by immovable property: Breakdown by LTV ratios (F 23.03)19 rules
Loans and advances: Additional information on accumulated impairments and accumulated negative changes in fair value due to credit risk (F 23.04)21 rules
Loans and advances: Collateral received and financial guarantees received (F 23.05)20 rules
Loans and advances: Accumulated partial write-offs (F 23.06)13 rules
Loans and advances: Inflows and outflows of non-performing exposures (F 24.01)19 rules
Loans and advances: Flow of impairments and accumulated negative changes in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing exposures (F 24.02)15 rules
Loans and advances: Write-offs of non-performing exposures during the period (F 24.03)7 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Inflows and outflows (I) (F 25.01.a)13 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Inflows and outflows (II) (F 25.01.b)5 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Inflows and outflows (IV) (F 25.01.d)1 rule
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Type of collateral obtained (I) (F 25.02.a)21 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Type of collateral obtained (II) (F 25.02.b)2 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Type of collateral obtained (III) (F 25.02.c)4 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E) (I) (F 25.03.a)2 rules
Collateral obtained by taking possession classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E) (II) (F 25.03.b)2 rules
Forbearance management and quality of forbearance (I) (F 26.00.a)10 rules
Forbearance management and quality of forbearance (II) (F 26.00.b)4 rules
Interests in unconsolidated structured entities (F 30.01)9 rules
Breakdown of interests in unconsolidated structured entities by nature of the activities (F 30.02)6 rules, 1 blocking
Related parties: amounts payable to and amounts receivable from (F 31.01)6 rules
Related parties: expenses and income generated by transactions with (F 31.02)1 rule
Scope of the group: “entity-by-entity” (F 40.01)3 rules
Scope of the group: "instrument-by-instrument" (F 40.02)2 rules
Fair value hierarchy: financial instruments at amortised cost (F 41.01)8 rules, 1 blocking
Use of the Fair Value Option (F 41.02)5 rules
Tangible and intangible assets: carrying amount by measurement method (F 42.00)5 rules, 2 blocking
Provisions (F 43.00)2 rules
Components of net defined benefit plan assets and liabilities (F 44.01)3 rules
Movements in defined benefit plans and employee benefits (F 44.02)2 rules
Staff expenses by type of benefits (F 44.03)1 rule
Staff expenses by category of remuneration and category of staff (F 44.04)3 rules
Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss by accounting portfolio (F 45.01)1 rule
Gains or losses on derecognition of non-financial assets (F 45.02)1 rule
Other operating income and expenses (F 45.03)2 rules
Statement of changes in equity (F 46.00)28 rules
Loans and advances: Average duration and recovery periods (F 47.00)8 rules

Templates with no rule of their own

Rules on other templates can still read them.

  • Data points Balance Sheet Statement [Statement of Financial Position]: Equity (F 01.03.DP)
  • Data points Breakdown of non-trading loans and advances by product (F 05.01.DP)
  • Data points Breakdown of financial liabilities by product and by counterparty (a) (F 08.01.DP)
  • Data points Subordinated financial liabilities (F 08.02.DP)
  • Data points Derivatives: Trading and economic hedges (F 10.00.DP)
  • Data points Derivatives - Hedge accounting: Breakdown by type of risk and type of hedge (F 11.01.DP)
  • Collateral obtained by taking possession during the period (held at the reference date) (III) (F 13.02.1.c)
  • Collateral obtained by taking possession accumulated (III) (F 13.03.1.c)
  • Breakdown of selected statement of profit or loss items: Gains and losses from hedge accounting (F 16.06)
  • Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Inflows and outflows (III) (F 25.01.c)
56 rules EBA has switched off

EBA has switched these off, in its 4.2 severity package or since then in its list of validation rules (latest update 12 October 2026): they do not apply to 4.2 filings.

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5 rules not run yet

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v0992_m, v10676_m, v10677_m, v12015_m, v12016_m

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