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Definition of default Credit risk grades
IFRS 9 Provisioning
The Bank defines default where the loan is in arrears The Bank allocates each exposure a credit risk grade Stage Definition Basis Cure Criteria
for four or more consecutive payments (i.e. over (slot) using its Credit Grading Model. Each exposure
90 days), the loan is linked to another account in has been allocated a credit risk grade on initial Basis Cure Criteria 12 month n/a
default, the customer has been declared bankrupt, recognition. Credit grades are formally reviewed Expected
or the company has been wound up, or a liquidator/ as a minimum on an annual basis. The grades are Credit Losses
administrator appointed. This is aligned to the reassessed earlier if the customer falls into arrears Stage 2 The customer is at least Lifetime Movement back to stage 1 will
regulatory definition of default. or contacts the Bank with information that impacts
its credit quality. 30 days past due. Expected only occur where the borrower
Write‑off The customer is on the Bank’s watchlist, Credit Losses meets all of the following:
The table below presents the Bank’s loan portfolio
A write-off is a direct reduction in a financial assets split by slot. Each loan account is allocated a save for those accounts which have · Arrears have been fully
been added as a result of the death
cleared on the account.
gross carrying value when there is no reasonable slot between 1 and 4, with accounts in default of a customer, and where the death
expectation of recovering the financial asset in its allocated a slot 5. of that customer has not given rise · The account has been
entirety or a portion thereof. A write-off therefore to any significant increase in credit ‘performing’ for a period of at
constitutes a derecognition event. The Bank wrote- Lending split risk as payments continue and are least 6 consecutive months.
off £2.9m of loans in 2022 (2021: £1.4m). The Bank by slot as at expected to continue to be made. · The account has met all terms of any
has experienced a total of 23 write-offs on its REF 31 December Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total forbearance measure granted and a
portfolio and 14 write-offs on its AF portfolio since 2022 (£m) (£m) (£m) (£m) The underlying loan collateral is located period of at least 6 consecutive months
its inception in 2012. The Bank will write off all or in a particular region or sector as has passed since the forbearance
part of the gross carrying amount of a financial 1 – 2 571 – – 571 defined by the Credit Committee. ending, and the account has been
asset under the following circumstances:
3 150 43 – 193 Any other significant decline in credit ‘performing’ for this period.
– Where the underlying collateral of a loan has 4 40 114 – 154 quality has been identified by the Bank. · The account has been removed
been sold, with the proceeds having been Management specifically from the Bank’s watchlist and is not
received by the Bank, and there is no reasonable 5 – – 24 24 place the case in stage 2 considered to have increased credit risk
expectation of recovering the remainder of the Real Estate for internal risk management purposes.
outstanding balance due;
Gross loans* 761 157 24 942
– The write-off has been approved in line with the · There are no other indicators that
Asset Finance suggest credit risk has increased
Bank’s policy; and
Gross loan* 104 5 4 113 significantly since initial recognition.
– The Bank has explored reasonable avenues of
* Includes effective interest rate · There are no other connected
recovering the outstanding loan amount.
accounts which meet the
The release of provisions and the write-off The majority of slot 1 to 3 accounts relate to definition of a stage 2 asset.
of any bad debt is subject to appropriate performing loans where the loans are fully up to Stage 3 The account is over 90 days past due. Lifetime Movement from stage 3 back to
delegated authorities.
date and no significant change in credit risk has Expected stage 2 will only occur when the
been identified. The customer has been Credit Losses borrower meets all of the following:
declared bankrupt.
The majority of slot 4 loans are in stage 2 as a result · The account is no longer more
of accounts falling into arrears or other deteriorating The company has been wound than 90 days past due.
credit factors having been identified, and the up or a liquidator/administrator
account placed on the Bank’s Credit watch-list. has been appointed. · No connected accounts are
The account is part of a connected more than 90 days down.
All slot 5 customers are in stage 3 with the majority
categorised as being in default as a result of arrears exposure where the borrower meets · The customer has not been
in excess of 90 days. at least one of the above criteria more than 90 days down for a
across any connected account. consecutive period of 3 months.
The Bank’s Asset Finance and Classic Car exposures
are allocated a Probability of Default (PD) at These criteria can be overridden Where forbearance was extended, all
origination which is reviewed on a monthly basis. by Management if the account: terms of the forbearance agreement
The PD is calculated using the Moody’s Risk Calc · Is not guaranteed by other were met, and full payments have
system. The exposures are allocated an IFRS 9 stage members of the group. been made for a consecutive
depending on the status of the account and the period of at least 3 months.
PD. Accounts which have triggered the Bank’s SICR · Does not share the same security. · The Bank are actively seeking
(Significant Increase In Credit Risk) criteria or are · Is a separate legal entity. resolution and have obtained
over 30 days in arrears are as a minimum in stage 2. cooperation from the borrower
Accounts over 90 days in arrears or are considered · Is not deemed to spread contagion to work to resolve the arrears.
unlikely to pay are classified in stage 3. to other group members.
· The account is in forbearance · There are no other indicators of
Provisioning stages and that forbearance is default which would warrant the
considered to be ‘significant’ accounting remaining in stage 3.
Under IFRS 9 all the Bank’s lending exposures are
allocated a stage based on the current status of the (see relevant section below).
loan. The Bank has set the following definitions for Management judgement
each of the three stages within IFRS 9: