2021-02-02
The Financial Markets Supervisory Authority of Azerbaijan issued these regulations to establish comprehensive prudential norms and reporting standards for credit unions. The framework mandates a minimum authorized capital of AZN 4,000, sets capital adequacy ratios at 0.25 during the first year and 0.20 subsequently, and requires asset-liability maturity matching with a minimum ratio of 1.0 across all delinquency buckets. Credit unions must classify loans quarterly to calculate special reserves ranging from zero to 100 percent, cap unsecured lending at a ratio of 0.2, limit single-member loans to ten times their capital share, and submit standardized quarterly financial statements by the seventh day of the following month.
1 “Approved” Financial Markets Supervisory Authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan Resolution № 16 07 July 2017
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rufat Aslanlı Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions
2 2.0.6. capital – total of authorized capital and retained earnings (amount after taxes and obligatory deductions from profit) of a credit union. 3. Prudential norms and requirements 3.1. The following prudential norms and requirements are established on activities of credit unions: 3.1.1. minimum amount of authorized capital; 3.1.2. minimum amount of capital and its adequacy ratio; 3.1.3. maturity matching of assets and liabilities; 3.1.4. maximum amount of a loan to one member; 3.1.5. maximum amount of an unsecured loan; 3.1.6. requirements on special reserves to be created against expenses to cover possible losses depending on classification of loans. 3.2. New prudential norms and requirements and changes therein set by the Financial Markets Supervisory Authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter – the FIMSA) for functional credit unions take effect no earlier than one month, while changes to requirements to minimum amount and adequacy ratio of capital take effect no later than six months upon formal notification of credit unions. 4. Authorized capital Authorized capital of a credit union should not fall below AZN 4000 (four thousand). 5. Capital and its adequacy ratio 5.1. Capital of a credit union shall not fall below AZN 4000 (four thousand). 5.2. The capital adequacy ratio should not fall below 0.25 within one year upon launch of a credit union, and no less than 0.20 later. 5.3. The capital adequacy ratio is calculated as the ratio of credit union capital to the sum of outstanding principal amount of current and overdue loans as of the reported date. 6. Maturity matching of assets and liabilities 6.1. Maturity of loans by a credit union and accrued interest should override maturity of credit union's liabilities. 6.2. The maturity matching norm of assets and liabilities shall equal minimum 1 or over. 6.3. The maturity matching norm for assets and liabilities is calculated as the ratio of total assets (current loans, payable interest and other assets) to total liabilities (externally
3 attracted loans, interest accruals and other liabilities) as of the reported date at least on liabilities delinquent for 0-30, 31-90, 91-180, 181-365 and over 365 days. 6.4. Overdue loans of credit union members and debt amounts on interest accrued to them are ignored in total assets when calculating the maturity matching norm for assets and liabilities. 7. Maximum amount of a loan to one member 7.1. Maximum amount of a loan to one member shall not exceed 10 times of the share of the member in question in authorized capital of a credit union and 10 percent of the mutual loan fund, according to Para 2, Article 20 of the Law. 7.2. When calculating maximum amount of the loan to one member, his/her outstanding principal debt on credit liabilities to the credit union as of the date shall be taken into account. 8. Maximum amount of an unsecured loan 8.1. Maximum amount of unsecured loans to CU members should equal 0.2 or over. 8.2. Maximum amount of unsecured loans is calculated as the ratio of total unsecured loans and the unsecured portion of partly secured loans issued by CU to CU capital. 9. Special reserve fund 9.1. The credit union should evaluate all its loans at least once a quarter and create special reserves against expenses depending on loan classification to cover losses incurred as a result of its activities in order to have a distinct and unbiased view of its financial standing and transaction results. 9.2. The credit union analyzes all loans and relates them to relevant classification categories pursuant to these Regulations. 9.3. Loans are classified into standard and non-standard loans for classification purposes. Standard loans include satisfactory, while non-standard loans include nonsatisfactory, doubtful and loss loans. 9.4. Special reserves are created in the following amounts on classifications: 9.4.1. satisfactory loans – 0% of outstanding amount of principal and interest, of which contractual maturity on principal amount and interest debt is delinquent for 30 days; 9.4.2. non-satisfactory loans - 30% of outstanding amount of principal and interest, of which contractual maturity on principal amount or interest debt is delinquent for 31-90 days; 9.4.3. doubtful loans - 60% of outstanding amount of principal and interest, of which contractual maturity on principal amount or interest debt is delinquent for 91-180 days;
4 9.4.4. loss loans - 100% of outstanding amount of principal and interest, of which contractual maturity on principal amount or interest debt is delinquent for over 181 days. 9.5. If a credit union identifies improvement of the quality of loans during assessment, the created reserves are reduced against crediting of a relevant expenses account or the reduced amount of the reserve, previously deducted from income, is recorded in income. 9.6. Loss loans are written off by a credit union from the balance sheet in the amount of principal and interest at the decision of the general meeting of a credit union, or, if authorized, the Supervisory Board. 9.7. Loans written off from the balance sheet are recorded in the off-balance sheet account for at least 5 years. Documents on loans written off from the balance sheet are stored within the period established in the Guidelines on maintenance of archivation in the banking system of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 9.8. Funds received by the credit union for repayment of assets previously written off from the balance sheet as loss loans are channeled to reduce relevant expenses account or reduced amount of the reserve previously deducted from income is included to income. 10. Reporting 10.1. The credit union delivers the following quarterly reports to the FIMSA on its operations: 10.1.1. general information (Annex 1); 10.1.2. information on managerial bodies and an internal auditor (Annex 2) 10.1.3. balance sheet (Annex 3); 10.1.4. income statement (Annex 4); 10.1.5. other reports on activities (Annex 5 -12). 10.2. Statements are signed by the chairman of the Management Board of the credit union and the member of the Management Board responsible for development of financial statements and stamped. 10.3. Reports are delivered in hard and soft copy until the 7th day of the month following the reported quarter. 10.4. Audited annual balance sheet, and income statement are submitted together with the auditor opinion no later than 31 May of the next year.
5 Annex 1 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 1 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Development date: General information Address Contact number Fax E-mail Name of bank(s), it opened account(s) with Administrative areas, within the scope of operation
Number of branches Number of members, including a) as of the early year b) as of the reported date
Total number of staff Who compiled the report Chairman of the Management Board_____________ (1st, last and middle names) Member of the Management Board________ (1st, last and middle names)
6 Annex 2 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 2 Information on managerial bodies and an internal auditor
1st, last and middle names Position e-mail Contact numbers 1 2 3 4 Supervisory Board
Management Board
Credit Committee
Internal auditor Name of a credit union: Reported period : Date of development:
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Chairman of the Management Board_____________ (1st, last and middle names) Member of the Management Board________ (1st, last and middle names)
8 Annex 3 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 3 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: BALANCE SHEET (in AZN)
BALANCE ITEMS AMOUNT ASSETS
9 4. Total liabilities Equity
10 Annex 4 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 4 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development:
Income statement Items Reported period From early year, including reported quarter 1.Total interest income including: a)on issued loans b)on government securities 2.Total interest expenses including: a)on loans b)other 3.Net interest income (loss) (row 1 less row 2) 4.Total non-interest income including: a)extraordinary income b)other income 5.Total non-interest expenses including: a)total salary and similar expenses a1) salary and allowances a2)awards
11 a3) social security expenses a4)other types of compensation and allowances b) expenses related to fixed assets b1)rent fees b2) amortization b3) other expenses related to fixed assets c)operating and commissioning expenses d)other expenses 6.Gains (losses) from operations (row 3 plus row 4 less row 5) 7. Deductions to creation of special reserve fund (expenses) 8.Profit (loss) before tax (row 6 less row 7) 9.Profit tax Net retained earnings (losses) after taxes (row 8 less row 9) Note: in case of loss on row 8, the amount is moved to row 10. Chairman of the Management Board_____________ (1st, last and middle names) Member of the Management Board________ (1st, last and middle names)
12 Annex 5 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 5 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development:
Report on regulatory (prudential) ratios Prudential norms Ratios Actual Authorized capital 4 thousand at a minimum Capital 4 thousand at a minimum Capital adequacy ratio minimum 0.25 within 6 months from the date of launch of operations, later minimum 0.20 Maturity matching of assets and liabilities 0-30 days minimum 1.0 31-90 days minimum 1.0 91-180 days minimum 1.0 181 days – over minimum 1.0 Maximum amount of a loan to one member to his/her share in regulatory capital maximum 10 Total loans of a member to the Mutual Loan Fund ratio maximum 0.1 Maximum amount of unsecured loans maximum 0.2 Chairman of the Management Board_____________ (1st, last and middle names) Member of the Management Board________ (1st, last and middle names)
13 Annex 6 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 6 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on members and their loans Names of members Legal address Manager’s 1st, middle and last names Member’s share in regulatory capital (in AZN) Amount of loans the CU granted to its members (in AZN) Outstanding amount of loans CU granted to its member / their shares in authorized capital (column 5 divided by column 4) Amount of the CU’s mutual loan fund as of the lending date (in AZN) I. Legal persons Total X including: 1. 2. II.Individu al s Total X including: 1. 2. Total X
14 Note: outstanding amount of all loans obtained by each member shall be indicated in Column 5 irrespective the number of loan agreements. Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ___________________(1st, middle and last names) Member of the Management Board ________________(1st, middle and last names)
15 Annex 7 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 7 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Maturity matching of assets and liabilities (in AZN) Assets Days remaining to beginning of maturity 0-30 31-90 91-180 181-365 over 365 Overdue loans and other debts Total
16 4.Total liabilities X Ratio Assets to liabilities X X *Other assets - receipts expected from disposal of repossessed collateral and other assets if the loan is not repaid. **Other liabilities - CU’s liabilities on salary payments, budget and similar liabilities. Explanation: - Additional explanation on gains from other assets, and other liabilities shall be provided. Overdue liabilities shall be included in the column (Column 2) indicating 0-30 day maturity. Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ___________________(1st, middle and last names) Member of the Management Board ________________(1st, middle and last names)
17 Annex 8 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 8 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on issued loans and their securitization (in AZN)
who obtained a loan Loan’s issue and maturity date Amount of the loan issued Annual interest rate of the loan issued Outstanding loan amount Market value of securitization 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Secured loans 1. 2. Total: X Partly secured loans 1. 2. Total: X Unsecured loans 1. 2. Total: X X Explanation: Loans, members obtained, are included in this table separately on each member and each loan agreement in line with loan agreements. Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ___________________(1st, middle and last names) Member of the Management Board ________________(1st, middle and last names)
18 Annex 9 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 9 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on attracted funds (in AZN)
which granted a loan to the CU Contractual Outstanding amount of date of issue funds and maturity amount annual interest rate 1. 2. . . Total: X X Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names) Responsible member of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names)
19 Annex 10 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 10 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on classification of the credit portfolio (in AZN) Overdue loans Amount Interest rate Amount of the special reserve fund Non-satisfactory 30 Doubtful 60 Loss 100 Total: X Explanation: Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names) Responsible member of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names)
20 Annex 11 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 11 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on other assets and liabilities (in AZN) Asset name (purpose) Date of creation Amount 1. 2. 3. n. Total: X Name of the liability (sources) 1. 2. 3. n. Total: X Explanation: Columns marked with X not to be filled out. Chairman of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names) Responsible member of the Management Board ____________(1st, middle and last names)
21 Annex 12 to Regulations on prudential regulation of credit unions Reference form 12 Name of a credit union: Reported period: Date of development: Report on off-balance sheet items LIABILITIES Total