Loan loss reserves
Weak EU banks may lowball Covid loan losses – ECB
Low-profitability banks provision less than their more flush counterparts
EU loans under Covid moratoria have high credit risk – EBA
Banks in Austria, Iceland, Romania and Slovakia especially vulnerable, data shows
Aussie bank loan-loss provisions top A$11bn
Westpac absorbed the largest charge of the ‘Big Four’
Banks in EU periphery lose most on soured loans
Irish, Spanish, Italian banks also have to wait longest to recover loaned funds to borrowers in default
Loan-loss provisions take a smaller bite out of EU banks in Q3
Set-asides fell 57% quarter on quarter
SME risks take centre stage at European banks
Lenders could suffer if government support for small business starts to wane
UK banks took £2bn of loan-loss provisions in Q3
Barclays and HSBC increased reserves the most out of the top lenders
Lloyds lightens 2020 ECL forecast, but projects a gloomier 2021
UK banks expects full-year loan-loss amounts to come hit lower end of £4.5 billion–5.5 billion range
At Santander, Covid relief for €75bn of loans expired through Q3
Sixteen per cent of loans coming out of payment holidays have experienced a fall in creditworthiness
Systemic US banks put aside $5bn for credit losses in Q3
Citi put aside $2.3 billion in Q3, the most of the top lenders
Citi’s energy loans continued to sour in Q3
22% of funded exposures rated CCC or lower as of end-September
Souring loans piled up at EU banks in Q2
Share of loans that have declined in creditworthiness made up 8.2% of lenders’ totals
Covid credit outlooks for UK banks vary
Standard Chartered and HSBC have worst downside outlooks relative to their own base cases
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks post C$6.6bn of loan-losses in Q3
PCLs fell 36% quarter-on-quarter
Systemic eurozone bank provisions hit €11bn in Q2
ING sees loan-loss charge double in Q2
Dark Covid outlook pumps up Lloyds’ loan-loss reserves
Base case for 2020 now projects UK GDP to drop 10%
Coronavirus crisis sours €8bn of Santander’s loans
Loans moved into IFRS 9 stage two to reflect significant increase in credit risks
Relief for credit losses buoys Barclays’ capital ratio
IFRS 9 transitional measures added 35bp to CET1 ratio
Credit scenario update drives UBS loan-loss reserves higher
Gloomier US outlook contributes to $272m of Q2 provisions
Stuart Lewis, Deutsche’s survivor, confronts Covid-19
CRO talks loan reserves, VAR breaches, and the lessons of a lurid past
Systemic US banks put aside $35bn for credit losses in Q2
JP Morgan takes a $10.5 billion provision charge alone
Loan-loss provision charges nearly triple at Wells Fargo
Loss reserves for credit cards spike to 10.49% of outstanding loans
Systemic European banks’ bail-in buffers fell in Q1
Bail-in debt stocks increase, but balance sheet expansion crimps TLAC ratios
Don’t let a good crisis go to waste
As supervisory stress tests take a backseat, banks look for new ways to gauge extreme risks