Evidence of Impairment Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes observable data about the following events: Significant Financial Difficulty of the issuer or the borrower. A Breach of Contract, such as a Default or Past Due event.
“Acquired individual financial assets (or acquired groups of financial assets with similar risk characteristics) that, As of the date of acquisition, have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination, as determined by an acquirer's assessment.”
The provision for credit losses is treated as an expense on the company's financial statements. They are expected losses from delinquent and bad debt or other credit that is likely to default or become unrecoverable.
POCI receivables are receivables that are already impaired at the time when they are purchased or originated. They can be identified by the credit risk status Nonperforming.
Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes observable data about the following events: Significant Financial Difficulty of the issuer or the borrower. A Breach of Contract, such as a Default or Past Due event.
These provisions act as a financial buffer, ensuring that banks can absorb losses without severely impacting their overall financial stability. The primary goal of these provisions is to protect the bank's balance sheet and ensure that it remains solvent even if some loans do not get repaid.