Dynamic Loan Loss Provisioning: Simulations on Effectiveness and Guide to Implementation
IMF
Download Document| Date Published | 2012 |
| Version | IMF Working Paper 12/110 |
| Primary Author | Torsten Wezel |
| Other Authors | Jorge A. Chan-Lau, Francesco Columba |
| Theme | Regulation and Supervision of Housing Finance Systems |
| Country |
Abstract
This simulation-based paper investigates the impact of different methods of dynamic provisioning on bank soundness and shows that this increasingly popular macroprudential tool can smooth provisioning costs over the credit cycle and lower banks’ probability of default. In addition, the paper offers an in-depth guide to implementation that addresses pertinent issues related to data requirements, calibration and safeguards as well as accounting, disclosure and tax treatment. It also discusses the interaction of dynamic provisioning with other macroprudential instruments such as countercyclical capital.