Explore Crisil, a company of S&P Global

Formerly known as Global Research & Risk Solutions

Loan Review and Quality Assurance

 

 

Enhancing credit processes and controls environment with a bespoke and agile risk management solution

Transformation programmes, a dynamic regulatory landscape and rising operational lapses have amplified the need for a robust controls environment.

Banks require an effective quality assurance programme to ensure the implementation of key controls and conformance to regulations and organisational policies.

We ensure accurate and comprehensive assurance of processes by leveraging our experience across the credit value chain (origination to portfolio monitoring).

We have a suite of playbooks that not only help identify risks (existing and emerging) but also support enhanced practices and regulatory compliance.

As a resident quality assurance function within each business unit, we support proactive self-identification of issues and remediation of control gaps, before they can become audit and/or regulatory concerns.

 

 

 

 

CRISIL advantage

 

 

 

Navigate risk
and regulation

Deep understanding and experience of the credit risk assessment value chain, and awareness of the relevant regulatory landscape

Expertise across
lending ecosystem

Strong knowledge of the wholesale, commercial and retail lending ecosystems, including geographical and regional nuances 

Accelerate outcomes with Assurance tools

Our in-house playbooks, testing plans and assurance artefacts fast-track delivery and generate efficiencies

 

 

 

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Addressed more than 10 regulatory MRAs and consent orders since 2020, centred around review/ assurance/ controls

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Executed over 50 risk management, transformation, controls and assurance projects across more than 15 banks

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Supported more than 20 clients in interpretation of regulatory requirements across controls

 

 

 

Our solution components

 

 

Credit quality assurance

 

Leverage strong regulatory understanding, domain (credit risk + assurance) knowledge, and playbooks to deliver agile risk management outcomes for banks

 

  • Design, develop and overhaul assurance policies to align with regulations and enterprise policies
  • Customise QAR frameworks (reporting, sampling methodologies and testing plans) and assurance artefacts (sampling rationales and checklists) based on the institution's unique requirements
  • Assess the quality of due diligence (credit, legal, financial and obligor), risk rating and support assessments for origination, underwriting and origination operations
  • Report and suggest remediation based on root cause and trend analysis of issues raised through various controls
  • Validate and oversee regulatory requirements/MRAs

Controls testing

 

Enable banks to consistently identify, monitor, report and manage financial and operating risks

 

  • Strengthen the control mechanism across risk stripes through control design, execution and assessment
  • Establish a standardised control testing framework to ensure uniform evaluation and adherence to regulatory standards
  • Validate control effectiveness and identify areas of improvement

Loan review

 

Offer a bespoke solution that provides an objective assessment of portfolio credit quality, lending policies, credit administration and emerging loan portfolio risks/opportunities

 

  • Design and update review policies to align with regulatory guidelines (SR 20-23, Section 3.2 Loans, Interagency Guidance and 504 Loan Program)
  • Construct sampling methodologies through multidimensional loan book analysis
  • Execute review to detect errors/concerns across sanction and post-sanction activities, including accuracy of risk ratings, financial analysis, documentation, and compliance with applicable internal controls
  • Report and recommend based on root cause analysis, trend/severity analysis, and remedial actions
  • Conduct thematic reviews including critical exceptions (policy, credit, collateral), as well as reviews of distressed assets, review for portfolio purchases, and M&A providing insightful assessment of portfolio quality, potential exposure, aggregate exposure and regulatory compliance

 

 

 

 

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