External Credit Assessment Institution

Bank capital adequacy.

(ECAI).

A credit rating agency or other external institution whose credit assessments are eligible for use by a regulated bank in calculating its credit risk exposures for capital adequacy purposes.

See also

• Bank supervision
• Capital adequacy
• Corporate credit ratings: a quick guide
• CRD IV
• Credit Quality Step (CQS)
• Credit rating agency
• Institution
• Institutional
• Ratings