GARP ICBRR Exam
International Certificate in Banking Risk and Regulation (ICBRR) (Page 5 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

A credit portfolio manager analyzes a large retail credit portfolio.
Which of the following factors will represent typical disadvantages of market-linked credit risk drivers?

I) Need to supply a large number of input parameters to the model
II) Slow computation speed due to higher simulation complexity
III) Non-linear nature of the model applicable to a specific type of credit portfolios
IV) Need to estimate a large number of unknown variable and use approximations

  1. I
  2. I, II
  3. II, III
  4. III, IV

Answer(s): B



ThetaBank has extended substantial financing to two mortgage companies, which these mortgage lenders use to finance their own lending. Individually, each of the mortgage companies have an exposure at default (EAD) of $20 million, with a loss given default (LGD) of 100%, and a probability of default of 10%. ThetaBank's risk department predicts the joint probability of default at 5%. If the default risk of these mortgage companies were modeled as independent risks, the actual probability would be underestimated by:

  1. 1%
  2. 2%
  3. 3%
  4. 4%

Answer(s): D



ThetaBank has extended substantial financing to two mortgage companies, which these mortgage lenders use to finance their own lending. Individually, each of the mortgage companies has an exposure at default (EAD) of $20 million, with a loss given default (LGD) of 100%, and a probability of default of 10%. ThetaBank's risk department predicts the joint probability of default at 5%. If the default risk of these mortgage companies were modeled as independent risks, what would be the probability of a cumulative $40 million loss from these two mortgage borrowers?

  1. 0.01%
  2. 0.1%
  3. 1%
  4. 10%

Answer(s): C



According to the largest global poll of foreign exchange market participants, which one of the following four global financial institutions was the most active participant in the global foreign exchange market?

  1. Citibank
  2. UBS AG
  3. Deutsche Bank
  4. Barclays Capital

Answer(s): C



In analyzing market option pricing dynamics, a risk manager evaluates option value changes throughout the entire trading day.
Which of the following factors would most likely affect foreign exchange option values?

I) Change in the value of the underlying
II) Change in the perception of future volatility
III) Change in interest rates
IV) Passage of time

  1. I, II
  2. I, II, III
  3. II, III
  4. I, II, III, IV

Answer(s): D



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