1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Allowances for credit-impaired debt instruments (Stage 3): loans and advances, closing balance must equal the sum of its two parts (EBA rule v6038_m)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on templates F 04.03.1, breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, F 04.04.1, breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets at amortised cost and F 12.01.a, movements in allowances and provisions for credit losses (I).

The rule in plain words

For loans and advances: closing balance must equal credit-impaired assets (Stage 3) in F 04.03.1 plus credit-impaired assets (Stage 3) in F 04.04.1.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

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

F_12.01.A: Loans and advances, Closing balance = F_04.03.1: Loans and advances, Credit-impaired assets (Stage 3) + F_04.04.1: Loans and advances, Credit-impaired assets (Stage 3)

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your file and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 12.01 and F 04.03.1 or F 04.04.1 as reported.
  6. 06This 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

Breakdown of financial assets by instrument and by counterparty sector: financial assets at amortised cost (F 04.04.1)

Row

  • 0070Loans and advances

Column

  • 0070Credit-impaired assets (Stage 3)

Movements in allowances and provisions for credit losses (I) (F 12.01.a)

Row

  • 0430Loans and advances

Column

  • 0100Closing balance

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Loans and advances, credit-impaired assets (Stage 3) in F 04.03.11,200
Loans and advances, credit-impaired assets (Stage 3) in F 04.04.1800
Together2,000
What the rule then expects

Loans and advances, closing balance must then be 2,000.

2,000Passes
2,100Fails

A file that reports 2,000 passes. One that reports 2,100 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_12.01.a,r0430,c0100,} = {F_04.03.1,r0110,c0070,} + {F_04.04.1,r0070,c0070,}

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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