1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

The absolute value of number of instruments, non-financial corporations cannot be less than the absolute value of non-financial corporations, SMEs, exposures with forbearance measures (EBA rule v903278_h)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on templates F 23.01, loans and advances: number of instruments and F 26.00.a, forbearance management and quality of forbearance (I).

The rule in plain words

The absolute value of number of instruments, non-financial corporations cannot be less than the absolute value of non-financial corporations - SMEs, exposures with forbearance measures.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

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

the absolute value of F_26.00.A: Number of instruments, of which: Non-financial corporations >= the absolute value of F_23.01: of which: Non-financial corporations - SMEs, of which: Exposures with forbearance measures

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 26.00 and F 23.01 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

Loans and advances: number of instruments (F 23.01)

Row

  • 0040of which: Non-financial corporations - SMEs

Column

  • 0020of which: Exposures with forbearance measures

Forbearance management and quality of forbearance (I) (F 26.00.a)

Row

  • 0010Number of instruments

Column

  • 0070of which: Non-financial corporations
Show the rule as writtenShow

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

abs({F_26.00.a,r0010,c0070,}) >= abs({F_23.01,r0040,c0020,})

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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