2 min readWarningBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Original Exposures pre-CFs for the relevant IRB exposure class shall exceed Defaulted Exposures (OF09.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0350)

A warning on the geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: SA exposures (OF CR GB 1) template (OF09.01.01.01), in the own funds (PRA001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all three test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

Original Exposures pre-CFs for the relevant IRB exposure class shall exceed Defaulted Exposures

In each of 29 rows (listed below) of Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: SA exposures (OF CR GB 1) (OF09.01.01.01): "Original exposure pre conversion factors" (column 0010) must not be less than "Defaulted exposures" (column 0020).

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF09.01.01 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: SA exposures (OF CR GB 1) (OF09.01.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Central governments or central banks
  • R0020Regional governments or local authorities
  • R0030Public sector entities
  • R0040Multilateral Development Banks
  • R0050International Organisations
  • R0060Institutions
  • R0070Corporates
  • R0071of which: specialised lending - object finance exposures
  • R0072of which: specialised lending - commodities finance exposures
  • R0073of which: specialised lending - project finance exposures
  • R0075Of which: SME
  • R0080Retail
  • R0085Of which: SME
  • R0090Real estate exposures
  • R0091of which: Regulatory residential real estate
  • R0092of which: Regulatory commercial real estate
  • R0093of which: Other real estate
  • R0094of which: Land acquisition, development and construction
  • R0095of which: SME
  • R0100Exposures in default
  • R0110Exposures associated with particularly high risk
  • R0120Eligible covered bonds
  • R0140Collective investments undertakings (CIU)
  • R0141Look-through approach
  • R0142Mandate-based approach
  • R0143Fall-back approach
  • R0150Subordinated debt, equity and other own funds instruments
  • R0160Other items
  • R0170Total exposures

Columns

  • C0010Original exposure pre conversion factors
  • C0020Defaulted exposures

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) returns, as a warning.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.

Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: OF09.01.01.01, c: 0010} >= {t: OF09.01.01.01, c: 0020}

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: OF09.01.01.01, r:0010;0020;0030;0040;0050;0060;0070;0071;0072;0073;0075;0080;0085;0090;0091;0092;0093;0094;0095;0100;0110;0120;0140;0141;0142;0143;0150;0160;0170, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

Every PRA banking rule on OF09.01.01.01

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