Overview of the ECAIs' mapping under the Standardised Approach

This page provides an overview of the different EBA regulatory products developed around the mapping of External Credit Assessment Institutions' credit assessments mandated under article 136 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). This section also includes individual mapping reports for each individual ECAI.

Implementing Regulation
VersionFinal draft ITS submitted by ESAsImplementing Regulation adopted by CommissionMain changes from previous version
Original

Final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping

(November 2015)

Implementing Technical Standards published on the Official Journal

(October 2016)

Methodology and mapping for 26 ECAIs
First amendment

Revised final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping

(December 2017)

Amended Implementing Technical Standards published on the Official Journal

(April 2018)

Mappings for five newly established ECAIs and removal of a de-registered ECAI
Second amendment

EBA final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping

(May 2019)

Amending Implementing Regulation published on the Official Journal

(November 2019)

Monitoring exercise:  

- Developments in credit rating scales and types

-  Re-assessment of credit quality steps allocation

- Registration of CRAs related to a previously mapped ECAI

Third amendment

Final Report Amendment ITS ECAIs mapping CRR art 136

(June 2021)

Amending Implementing Regulation published on the Official Journal

(November 2021)

Mapping for two newly established ECAIs

Removal of de-registered ECAIs and monitoring exercise

Fourth amendment

Final Report Amendment ITS ECAIs mapping CRR art 136

(November 2023)

Amending Implementing Regulation published on the Official Journal

(July 2024)

Removal of de-registered ECAIs and monitoring exercise.

 

Mapping reports
ECAI nameMapping Report
ARC Ratings(Amended Mapping Report - ARC)
ASSEKURATA Assekuranz Rating-Agentur(Mapping Report - Assekurata)
EthiFinance Ratings, S.L.(Amended Mapping Report - EthiFinance Ratings)
Banque de France(Amended Mapping Report - BdF)
BCRA – Credit Rating Agency(Amended Mapping Report - BCRA)
Capital Intelligence(Mapping Report - CI)
Cerved Rating Agency(Mapping Report - CERVED)
Creditreform Rating(Amended Draft Mapping Report - Creditreform)
CRIF Ratings.(Amended Mapping Report - CRIF)
DBRS Ratings(Mapping Report - DBRS)
Egan-Jones Ratings(Mapping Report - EJR)
Fitch Ratings(Amended Mapping Report - Fitch)
GBB-Rating Gesellschaft für Bonitätsbeurteilung(Amended Mapping Report - GBB)
HR Ratings de México(Mapping Report - HRR)
ICAP CRIF RATINGS SINGLE MEMBER S.A.(Mapping Report - ICAP CRIF RATINGS SINGLE MEMBER)
INBONIS(Mapping Report -INBONIS)
Japan Credit Rating Agency(Mapping Report - JCRA)
Kroll Bond Rating Agency(Mapping Report - Kroll)
modeFinance(Mapping Report - modeFinance)
Moody's(Mapping Report - Moody's)
Nordic Credit Rating AS(Amended Mapping Report - NCR)
Scope Ratings(Mapping Report - Scope)
S&P Global Ratings(Mapping Report - S and P)