Updated Guidelines on the Implementation of the Enhanced Comprehensive Credit and Equity Exposures Report (COCREE) of 2023

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FINANCIAL SUPERVISION SECTOR I OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEMORANDUM NO. M-2024-____ To : ALL BANKS, NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH QUASI￾BANKING FUNCTIONS, AND TRUST CORPORATIONS Subject : Updated Guidelines on the Implementation of the Enhanced Comprehensive Credit and Equity Exposures Report (COCREE) of 2023 Pursuant to Circular No. 1184 dated 15 December 20231 , the following updated guidelines shall be observed for the implementation of the Enhanced Comprehensive Credit and Equity Exposures Report (COCREE) of 2023, referred to as COCREE 2.0:
1) The new schedule for the live implementation of COCREE 2.0 is prescribed in the
table below:
2) Pilot testing for the entire month of December 2024 is suspended due to system
maintenance activities. It will resume in January 2025 in a new sandbox environment on a clean slate2 . The 2025 pilot testing schedule and other related onboarding requirements for the new sandbox environment of COCREE 2.0 will be later released by the Credit Reporting System Unit (CRSU). 1 / Other related regulatory issuances are BSP Memorandum Nos. M-2023-038 dated 18 December 2023, M-2024-018 dated 13 June 2024, and M-2024-027 dated 20 September 2024 2 / Submissions in the previous pilot testing environment will not be accessible in the new sandbox environment. Submissions in the new sandbox environment will be treated as new submissions. Type of BSP-supervised Financial Institution (BSFI) Reporting Frequency Live Implementation of COCREE 2.0 Reporting Period Due Date Universal/Commercial Bank (U/KB), Digital Bank (DGB), Thrift Bank (TB), Non-bank Financial Institution with Quasi￾banking Functions (NBQB), and Trust Corporation (TC) Monthly Ending 31 January 2025 07 April 2025 Ending 28 February 2025 06 May 2025 Ending 31 March 2025 30 May 2025 Ending 30 April 2025 23 June 2025 Ending 31 May 2025 15 July 2025 Ending 30 June 2025 11 August 2025 Ending 31 July 2025 and onward 25 business days after reference reporting period Rural Bank (RB) and Cooperative Bank (Coop) Quarterly Ending 30 September 2025 and onward

3) Only records of reporting periods prior to the scheduled live implementation but
after period ended 30 June 2024 can be used for pilot testing purposes. Records submitted during the pilot phase are for testing purposes only. Pilot testing of the entire COCREE 2.0 data set is urged to optimize the benefits of the pilot exercise. A subset of the entire COCREE 2.0 data set is however permissible during the pilot phase with the understanding that it represents a substantial portion of the actual data points and fields for testing. The use of dummy data is highly discouraged.
4) Submission of the 2021 COCREE (or COCREE 1.0) of U/KBs, their subsidiary
TBs/NBQBs/TCs, and DGBs shall continue but will no longer be required only upon live implementation of COCREE 2.0. Penalties for reporting violations of COCREE
1.0 shall no longer apply as long as such violations are corrected and found
compliant before the next reporting period becomes due or within the allowable period provided by the CRSU, as applicable.
5) Penalties for reporting violations of COCREE 2.0 shall not be imposed during the
pilot testing phase but will be strictly enforced after the grace period of three (3) reporting periods from the start of the live implementation. Only BSFIs that are actively participating in the pilot test in accordance with the provisions of item 3 shall be eligible for the grace period. Queries on the pilot test and/or clarifications about COCREE 2.0, can be referred to CRSU at (632) 5306-2561, (632) 5306-3128 and cocree@bsp.gov.ph. For compliance and proper guidance. CHUCHI G. FONACIER Deputy Governor ___ 19 December 2024