1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Commitments and guarantees given, carrying amount must equal the sum of three rows (EBA rule v1385_m)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on templates F 01.02, balance sheet statement: liabilities and F 20.05.b, geographical breakdown of off-balance sheet items subject to credit risk by residence of the counterparty (b).

The rule in plain words

Commitments and guarantees given, carrying amount must equal these three added up:

  • Financial guarantees given, provisions for commitments and guarantees given (all sheets added up)
  • Loan commitments given, provisions for commitments and guarantees given (all sheets added up)
  • Other commitments given, provisions for commitments and guarantees given (all sheets added up)
How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

F_01.02: Commitments and guarantees given = F_20.05.B: Financial guarantees given (all sheets added up) + F_20.05.B: Loan commitments given (all sheets added up) + F_20.05.B: Other commitments given (all sheets added up)

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Work out both sides from your file, as the rule in plain words sets out, and compare them.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 01.02 and F 20.05 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Balance sheet statement: liabilities (F 01.02)

Row

  • 0220Commitments and guarantees given

Column

  • 0010Carrying amount

Geographical breakdown of off-balance sheet items subject to credit risk by residence of the counterparty (b) (F 20.05.b)

Rows

  • 0010Loan commitments given
  • 0020Financial guarantees given
  • 0030Other commitments given

Column

  • 0030Provisions for commitments and guarantees given
Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{F_01.02,r0220,c0010,} = sum({F_20.05.b,r0020,c0030,},{F_20.05.b,r0010,c0030,},{F_20.05.b,r0030,c0030,})

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.