1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Carrying amount of unencumbered assets issued by other entities of the group cannot be negative (EBA rule v4362_s)

A warning in the asset encumbrance return (AE), on template F 32.01, asset encumbrance: encumbrance overview - assets.

The rule in plain words

Carrying amount of unencumbered assets issued by other entities of the group cannot be negative.

EBA checks it for eleven rows, from assets of the reporting institution (0010) to other assets (0120). That makes eleven checks. A failure names the one that failed.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

The first of its checks, word for word as the report shows it when it fails. The others read the same, with their own column, row or sheet.

Of which: issued by other entities of the group: Of which: covered bonds >= 0

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 32.01 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 - assets (F 32.01)

Rows

  • 0010Assets of the reporting institution
  • 0020Loans on demand
  • 0030Equity instruments
  • 0040Debt securities
  • 0050Of which: covered bonds
  • 0060Of which: securitisations
  • 0080Of which: issued by financial corporations
  • 0090Of which: issued by non-financial corporations
  • 0100Loans and advances other than loans on demand
  • 0110Of which: loans collateralised with immovable property
  • 0120Other assets

Column

  • 0070Of which: issued by other entities of the group

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Covered bonds, carrying amount of unencumbered assets issued by other entities of the group must then be at least 0.

0Passes
-100Fails

A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{F_32.01,r0050,c0070,} >= 0

The next five:

{F_32.01,r0010,c0070,} >= 0{F_32.01,r0110,c0070,} >= 0{F_32.01,r0040,c0070,} >= 0{F_32.01,r0060,c0070,} >= 0{F_32.01,r0090,c0070,} >= 0

And 5 more, the same formula for the other cells it covers.

Every AE rule, by template

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