ESMA_QA_1427
15/11/2019
Subject Matter
Annexes 12 and 13: Investor Reports - Gross Charge-Offs in the Period
    (a) Are ‘charge offs’ the same as ‘write-offs’?
    (b) Does this field refer only to credit cards exposures or is it referring to default information regardless of the underlying exposure?
    (c) Could charge-offs correspond to provisions for badly damaged vehicles, provisions for stolen vehicles, or depreciation accruals?
    (d) How should this field be completed if there are no Charge-Offs?
    ESMA Answer
    15-11-2019

      [ESMA 33-128-563 Securitisation Q&A, Q&A 5.14.5]

      (a) This is confirmed.

      (b) This field refers to default information regardless of underlying exposure type.

      (c) Charge-offs generally correspond to situations where there are no further past-due amounts on the underlying exposure.

      (d) In such a situation, the value ‘0’ should be entered.

      Status: Answer Published

      Additional Information

      Level 1 Regulation
      Securitisation Regulation (EU) 2017/2402
      Topic
      Securitisation Disclosure Templates