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On July 31, 2015, the EBA published a call for evidence under the CRR on Small and Medium Enterprises and the related capital reduction for loans to SMEs, also known as the Supporting Factor.
On July 31, 2015, the EBA published a call for evidence under
the CRR on Small and Medium Enterprises and the related capital
reduction for loans to SMEs, also known as the Supporting Factor.
The Supporting Factor allows banks to counterbalance the rise in
capital resulting from the capital conservation buffer. Under the
CRR, banks should use the capital relief produced through the
Supporting Factor exclusively to provide an adequate flow of credit
to SMEs in the European Union. The call for evidence aims to
collect views from stakeholders and the industry to contribute to
the report to the European Commission on lending trends and lending
conditions for SMEs, as well as the potential risks associated with
SMEs in the context of capital reduction. The final report on SMEs
and the Supporting Factor will be published by the EBA in the first
quarter of 2016. Responses to the call for evidence are due by
October 1, 2015.
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