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The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a consultation on its draft Guidelines that will specify proportionate retail diversification methods to be eligible for the preferential risk weight under the standardised approach for credit risk. The Consultation paper follows the recommendations from the EBA Advisory Committee on Proportionality for 2024 in the credit risk area The consultation runs until 12 February 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released the final methodology, draft templates, and template guidance for the 2025 EU-wide stress test, along with the milestone dates for the exercise. The methodology and templates cover all relevant risk areas and incorporate feedback received from the industry. The stress test exercise will formally start in January 2025, following the release of the macroeconomic scenarios, with the results scheduled for publication in early August 2025.

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a follow-up to the 2022 Peer Review report on the supervision of the management of non-performing exposures (NPEs) by credit institutions. The findings of the follow-up Report show improvements in competent authorities’ supervisory practices that reflect the significant focus given to the supervision of NPEs by the EBA and competent authorities, and demonstrate that all competent authorities now fully or largely apply the EBA Guidelines on management of non-performing and forborne exposures. However, despite these positive results, the EBA cautions against complacency and encourages competent authorities to remain mindful and vigilant of the need to keep NPE ratios under scrutiny.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have published their third annual Report on disclosures of principal adverse impacts under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).