Credit Support Balance - CSA Provision

CSA Anatomy™ →Go uptown “Credit Support Balance” means, with respect to a Transferor on a Valuation Date, the aggregate of all Eligible Credit Support that has been transferred to or received by the Transferee under this Annex, together with any Distributions and all proceeds of any such Eligible Credit Support or Distributions, as reduced pursuant to Paragraph 2(b), 3(c)(ii) or 6. Any Equivalent Distributions or Interest Amount (or portion of either) not transferred pursuant to Paragraph 5(c)(i) or 5(c)(ii) will form part of the Credit Support Balance. (View Template) “Credit Support Balance (VM)” means, with respect to a Transferor on a Valuation Date, the aggregate of all Eligible Credit Support (VM) that has been transferred to or received by the Transferee under this Annex, together with any Distributions and all proceeds of any such Eligible Credit Support (VM) or Distributions, as reduced pursuant to Paragraph 2(b), 3(c)(ii) or 6 and as adjusted pursuant to Paragraph 5(c)(ii). Any Equivalent Distributions (or portion thereof) not transferred pursuant to Paragraph 5(c)(i) will form part of the Credit Support Balance (VM). (View Template) Resources Full wikitext | Nutshell wikitext English Law | 1 Interpretation | 2 Credit Support Obligations | 3 Transfers, Calculations and Exchanges | 4 Dispute Resolution | 5 Transfer of Title, No Security Interest, Distributions and Interest Amount | 6 Default | 7 Representation | 8 Expenses | 9 Miscellaneous | 10 Definitions | 11 Elections and Variables · Base Currency and Eligible Currency · Credit Support Obligations · Valuation and Timing · Exchange Date · Dispute Resolution · Distributions and Interest Amount · Addresses for Transfers · Credit Support Offsets · Other CSA 2018 ISDA Credit Support Deed for Initial Margin Index: Click ᐅ to expand: CSA Tell me more Sign up for our newsletter — or just get in touch: for ½ a weekly 🍺 you get to consult JC. Ask about it here.

Commentary

An important part of the recipe when cooking up a Delivery Amount or Return Amount.

Note that Interest Amounts and Distributions, so long as (i) they are held by the Transferee and not returned to the Transferor and (ii) they themselves are Eligible Credit Support, count towards the Credit Support Balance. Needless to say, if they are not themselves Eligible Credit Support (they will often be in the form of cash, so often(but not necessarily) will be), they aren't counted (but represent an amount due by Transferee to Transferor which would amount to Unpaid Amounts on an Event of Default etc, and for which Transferor would be an unsecured creditor.

Note, per the definition of Value, “items that are comprised in a Credit Support Balance and are not Eligible Credit Support” are valued at zero.