Credit Evaluation School - October 2023

Internal Use Only

SPECIAL MENTION and CLASSIFIED LOAN RATING DEFINITIONS

SPECIAL MENTION A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the institution sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Key Characteristics: • Loans of questionable quality, but involving insufficient risk to warrant Classification • Weak underwriting, administration, and/or imprudent lending practices (improper loan structure, inadequate loan agreements or covenants, incomplete or inadequate documentation to adequately monitor the loan) • Borrowers with adverse operating trends (declining revenues or margins) • Borrowers with ill-proportioned balance sheet (e.g., increasing inventory without an increase in sales, high leverage, tight liquidity) • Collateral concerns • *(Special Mention assets may or may not have characteristics that management action would remedy) SUBSTANDARD Loans classified Substandard are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Key Characteristics: