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Improving Credit Assessment and Information for SMEs in Europe to Facilitate Access to Finance European Commission Workshop November 27 th , 2013 Brussels, Belgium 1 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director

Credit Infrastructure Bank and Trade Credit Consumer Credit Capital Markets Consumer Credit Risk Assessment Commercial Credit Credit Rating Method Information Information Credit Scoring Credit Scoring Risk Management Mandatory Disclosure Mandatory Consumer Data Disclosure Regulations Industry standards Regulatory Privacy Regulations based on best Aspects Ratings demonstrated Code of Conducts practices Regulations Code of Conducts Credit Scoring Regulated by Basel II/III at the lending level Business Large Medium Small Micro Universe % of Companies Percent of Enterprises in the EU: Source: EU 2 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director

Credit Infrastructure Bank and Trade Credit Capital Markets Consumer Credit Consumer Credit Risk Assessment Commercial Credit Credit Rating Method Information Information Credit Scoring Credit Scoring Risk Management 92.2% Gross Value Added EURO in Percent at Risk 41.9% 21.2% 18.4% 18.5% 6.5% 1.1% 0.2% Business Large Medium Small Micro Universe % of Companies Percent of Enterprises in the EU: Source: EU 3 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director

Credit Infrastructure Bank and Trade Credit Consumer Credit Capital Markets Consumer Credit Risk Assessment Commercial Credit Credit Rating Method Information Information Credit Scoring Credit Scoring Risk Management Data on the Data on the Owner Business • • Lack of Mandatory Limited Disclosure Access Key Issues • Privacy Laws • Limited Data Sharing Business Large Medium Small Micro Universe % of Companies Percent of Enterprises in the EU: Source: EU 4 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director

Credit Infrastructure Bank and Trade Credit Consumer Credit Capital Markets Consumer Credit Risk Assessment Commercial Credit Credit Rating Method Information Information Credit Scoring Credit Scoring Risk Management Data on the Data on the Owner Business Potential • Broaden Mandatory • Credit Answers Disclosure Performance • Enhance Data Sharing on Credit Performance Blended Credit Score Business Large Medium Small Micro Universe % of Companies Percent of Enterprises in the EU: Source: EU 5 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director

Wor orld ld Ban Bank T k Task askfor orce ce on on Cr Cred edit it Inf nfor orma mation tion S Sta tand ndar ards ds • General Principles for Credit Reporting (September 2011) 1. Data: relevant, accurate, timely and sufficient data – positive & negative - collected on a consistent basis 2. Data Processing : Security and Efficiency 3. Governance & Risk Management 4. Legal and Regulatory Environment 5. Cross-Border Dataflow Wor orld ld Ban Bank Inte k Interna nation tional al Committe Committee e for or Cr Cred edit it Rep epor orting ting (ICCR) (ICCR) • Identified Credit Reporting on Small and Medium Size Enterprises as a Key area Requiring further Development to effectively Reduce Information Asymmetries – Improving SME’s Access to Finance • ICCR identified major impediments • ICCR identified nine possible actions for authorities and other policy makers to address the identified failures General l Pr Princip inciples les for Cr Credit it Reporting ing Interna Inte rnati tional Commi mmitt ttee on Cred redit t Report rting 6

Facilit acilitating SM ting SME Financ E Financing thr ing through I ough Impr mproved Cr ed Credit edit Repor eporting ting • Impediments to Lending / Access to Finance • Lack of Transparency – No Adequate Disclosure • Lack of Credit History • Owners Mingle Business and Personal Finances • Diverse in Nature • Difficult to Identify Clear Success Factors • Lack of Financial Data – Consistent Reporting • Weak Financial Management – Vulnerable to Credit Losses • Asymmetries in Information Increases Cost of Credit Assessment • Independent Analysis (Rating) not Available and too Costly Inte Interna rnati tional Commi mmitt ttee on Cred redit t Report rting 7

Facilit acilitating SM ting SME Financ E Financing thr ing through I ough Impr mproved Cr ed Credit edit Repor eporting ting Potential Actions: • Broaden Data Sharing: To include all relevant parties granting credit and institutions collecting data on SMEs • Increase mandatory disclosure • Public sector to raise quantity and quality of data collected on SMEs • Public sector to assist in the identification of SMEs • Public Sector: Access to data, reuse of data • Comprehensive use of consumer and commercial data (blended score) • Regulatory oversight • Cross border data transfer: Harmonization of standards • Improve transparency of credit reporting Interna Inte rnati tional Commi mmitt ttee on Cred redit t Report rting 8

Improving Credit Assessment and Information for SMEs in Europe to Facilitate Access to Finance Guidelines for Financial Model Validation and Management (Credit Scoring) • Have clearly stated credit policies • Prepare suitable data example • Ensure model segmentation transparency • Choose the right model type • Validate model effectiveness • Defend decision strategies • Monitor overrides • Document thoroughly Should be part of best demonstrated practices at the credit granting / lending level Source rce: FIC ICO 9

10 Brussels November 27, 2013 Joachim C Bartels Managing Director