The list of credit assessment institutions

  • The list of external credit assessment institutions (ECAIs) published by the EBA in accordance with Article 135(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (CRR)
  • For mapping of ECAI´s credit assessments to credit quality steps according to Article 136 CRR, starting from 1 November 2016, institutions shall use Annex III of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 of 7 October 2016 (external link)laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the mapping of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for credit risk in accordance with Articles 136(1) and 136(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2005 (external link) of 16 November 2021 laying down implementing technical standards amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 as regards the mapping tables specifying the correspondence between the credit risk assessments of external credit assessment institutions and the credit quality steps set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2028 (external link) of 29 November 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 as regards the mapping tables specifying the correspondence between the credit risk assessments of external credit assessment institutions and the credit quality steps set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/634 (external link)of 24 April 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 as regards the mapping tables specifying the correspondence between the credit risk assessments of external credit assessment institutions and the credit quality steps set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Overview of regulation of the credit assessments´ mapping (external link) provided by external credit assessment institutions that are used for the purposes of Article 136 CRR, including mapping reports, published by the EBA
  • For mapping of ECAI´s credit assessments to credit quality steps for securitised exposures according to Article 270 CRR, starting from 1 November 2016, institutions shall use Annex I and Annex II Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1801 of 11 October 2016 (external link)on laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the mapping of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for securitisation in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
    • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2365 (external link) of 2 December 2022 amending the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1801 as regards the mapping tables correspondence of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions for securitisation in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • For the period before the adoption of the implementing technical standards for mapping of ECAI´s credit assessments to credit quality steps according to Article 136 CRR and according to Article 270 CRR institutions are allowed to apply the mapping provided by the Czech National Bankpursuant to Article 12b of Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on Banks, as it stood till 21 July 2014