Company: ADZCF
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001159508-25-000020
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Company: DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 20-F
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 indicators is fulfilled and the borrower of the financial asset has not met the definition of default, the asset will remain in Stage 2. If the Stage 2 indicators are no longer fulfilled and the financial asset has not defaulted, the financial asset transfers back to Stage 1. In case of performing forborne financial assets, the probation period is two years before the financial asset is reclassified to Stage 1, which is aligned with regulatory guidance. If the borrower defaults, all transactions of the borrower are allocated to Stage 3. If, at a later date, the borrower is no longer in default, the curing criteria according to regulatory guidance is applied (including probation periods), which are at least three months or one year in case of distressed restructurings. Once the regulatory cure period or criteria has been met, the borrower will cease to be classified as defaulted and will be transferred back to Stage 2 or Stage 1. The ECL calculation for Stage 3 distinguishes between transactions in the homogeneous and non-homogenous portfolios, as well as POCI financial assets. For transactions that are in Stage 3 and in a homogeneous portfolio, the Group uses a parameter-based automated approach to determine the credit loss allowance per transaction. For these transactions, the LGD parameters are to a large extent modelled to be time-dependent, i.e., consider the declining recovery expectation as time elapses after default. The allowance for credit losses for financial assets in the bank’s non-homogeneous portfolios in Stage 3, as well as for POCI assets are determined by credit officers and have to be approved along an established authority grid up to and including the Management Board. This allows credit officers to consider currently available information and recovery expectations specific to the borrowers and the financial assets at the reporting date. Estimation techniques for key input factors The first key input factor in the Group ECL calculation is the one-year PD for borrowers which is derived from the bank’s internal rating systems. The Group assigns a PD to each borrower credit exposure based on a 21-grade master rating scale for all of the Group’s exposure. The borrower ratings assigned are derived based on internally developed rating models which specify consistent and distinct customer-relevant criteria and assign a rating grade based on a specific set of criteria as given for a certain customer. The set of criteria is generated from information sets relevant for the respective customer segments including general customer behavior, financial and external data (e.g., credit bureau). The methods in use range from statistical scoring models to expert-based models taking into account the relevant