1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Total unencumbered collateral received cannot be less than covered bonds (EBA rule v3002_m)

A warning in the asset encumbrance return (AE), on templates F 32.02.a, asset encumbrance: encumbrance overview - collateral (a) and F 36.02.c, asset encumbrance: Advance template for colllateral and own debt secrities issued other than covered bonds or ABSs (c).

The rule in plain words

Total unencumbered collateral received cannot be less than covered bonds.

All the values are in the covered bonds issued by other entities of the group column (0050).

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

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

F_36.02.C: Total unencumbered collateral received, of which: issued by other entities of the group >= F_32.02.A: Of which: covered bonds, Of which: issued by other entities of the group

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  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 36.02 and F 32.02 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

Asset encumbrance: encumbrance overview - collateral (a) (F 32.02.a)

Row

  • 0170Of which: covered bonds

Column

  • 0050Of which: issued by other entities of the group

Asset encumbrance: Advance template for colllateral and own debt secrities issued other than covered bonds or ABSs (c) (F 36.02.c)

Row

  • 0210Total unencumbered collateral received

Column

  • 0050of which: issued by other entities of the group

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Total unencumbered collateral received1,200
What the rule then expects

Covered bonds can then be at most 1,200.

1,200Passes
1,300Fails

A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,300 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.

Show the rule as writtenShow

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

{F_36.02.c,r0210,c0050,} >= {F_32.02.a,r0170,c0050,}

Every AE rule, by template

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