RBI draft circular provides regulatory principles for management of models risks in credit

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a draft circular titled Regulatory Principles for Management of Model Risks in Credit, stated that Regulated Entities (REs) shall put in place a detailed Board approved policy with regard to model risk management framework for all models deployed, covering the entire model life cycle. The policy shall cover, inter alia, details of governance and oversight aspects commensurate with model materiality; processes around model development or selection; documentation for models deployed; independent vetting/ongoing validation or review processes; change control; and the monitoring and reporting framework including role of internal audit function. The policy shall also cover the approach with regard to adoption and usage of third-party models. The REs shall maintain a Model Inventory of approved models, insourced or outsourced, with critical information on it.