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Article 251 - Regulation 575/2013 (CRR)

Article 251

Risk-weights

Subject to Article 252, the institution shall calculate the risk-weighted exposure amount of a rated securitisation or re-securitisation position by applying the relevant risk weight to the exposure value.

The relevant risk weight shall be the risk weight as laid down in Table 1, with which the credit assessment of the position is associated in accordance with Section 4.

Table 1

Credit Quality Step

1

2

3

4 (only for credit assessments other than short-term credit assessments)

all other credit quality steps

Securitisation positions

20  %

50  %

100  %

350  %

1 250  %

Re-securitisation positions

40  %

100  %

225  %

650  %

1 250  %

Subject to Articles 252 to 255, the risk-weighted exposure amount of an unrated securitisation position shall be calculated by applying a risk weight of 1 250 %.