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Number of collateral obtained by taking possession cannot be negative (EBA rule v8355_s)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on template F 25.02.b, collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as property Plant and equipment (PP&E): type of collateral obtained (II).

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

Number of collateral obtained by taking possession cannot be negative.

EBA checks it for five columns: carrying amount (0040), carrying amount (0070), carrying amount (0100), carrying amount (0130) and carrying amount (0160). That makes five 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.

Carrying amount: Number of Collateral obtained by taking possession >= 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 25.02 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

Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as property Plant and equipment (PP&E): type of collateral obtained (II) (F 25.02.b)

Row

  • 0120Number of Collateral obtained by taking possession

Columns

  • 0040Carrying amount
  • 0070Carrying amount
  • 0100Carrying amount
  • 0130Carrying amount
  • 0160Carrying amount

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Number of collateral obtained by taking possession, carrying amount 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_25.02.b,r0120,c0100,} >= 0

The next four:

{F_25.02.b,r0120,c0040,} >= 0{F_25.02.b,r0120,c0070,} >= 0{F_25.02.b,r0120,c0160,} >= 0{F_25.02.b,r0120,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.