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Counterparty Risk

Counterparty risk is the probability that the other party in an investment, credit, or trading transaction may not fulfill its part of the deal and may default on the contractual obligations.

References

Risk Management of Financial Derivatives and Bank Trading Activities (OCC 1999-2, Supplemental Guidance)

Summarizes key lessons learned and fundamental control issues reaffirmed by financial institutions' experience since mid-1997

Credit Derivatives – Guidelines for National Banks (OCC 1996-43, August 1996); Risk Management of Financial Derivatives (BC 277, November 1993)

Covers supervisory guidance on issues related to bank participation in the developing market for credit derivatives

Popular Links

Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities

Bank for International Settlement (BIS)

Requests Under 716(f) of the Dodd-Frank Act

Related News and Issuances

DateIDTitle
11/30/2020OCC 2020-105Volcker Rule: Quantitative Measurements
02/18/2020OCC 2020-7Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk: Final Rule
11/19/2019NR 2019-136Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Finalize Rule to Update Calculation of Counterparty Credit Risk for Derivative Contracts