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Over 10% of loans held by European Union banks were either close to, or in, default in December 2020, data from the European Banking Authority (EBA) shows – a reflection of the ongoing damage the coronavirus crisis is causing the bloc’s economy.
Loans classified as ‘stage two’ under accounting standard IFRS 9 – meaning those that have experienced a drop in creditworthiness since origination – made up 9.1% of EU banks’ total at the end of the year, up from 8% in September and 6.8% a year ago.
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Special measures relaxing rules on how loan-loss provisions are deducted from regulatory capital boosted top UK banks’ core solvency ratios over 2020.
Lloyds reaped the largest benefit. Without the relief, its Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio would have been a full 120 basis points lower at end-2020 than reported.
Early on in the coronavirus crisis, the Bank of England allowed banks to ‘add back’ income put aside to cover future loan losses under IFRS 9 accounting standards into CET1
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