1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Accumulated negatives change in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing commitments cannot be negative (EBA rule v5681_s)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on template F 09.01.1, off-balance sheet exposures : loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given.

The rule in plain words

Accumulated negatives change in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing commitments cannot be negative.

EBA checks it for three rows: non-performing loan commitments given, non-performing financial guarantees given and non-performing other commitments given. That makes three 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.

Accumulated negatives change in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing commitments: of which: non-performing >= 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 09.01.1 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

Off-balance sheet exposures : loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given (F 09.01.1)

Rows

  • 0021of which: non-performing
  • 0101of which: non-performing
  • 0181of which: non-performing

Column

  • 0130Accumulated negatives change in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing commitments

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Non-performing loan commitments given, accumulated negatives change in fair value due to credit risk on non-performing commitments 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_09.01.1,r0021,c0130,} >= 0

The next two:

{F_09.01.1,r0101,c0130,} >= 0{F_09.01.1,r0181,c0130,} >= 0

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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