medium · FRM Part 1
A risk manager is evaluating a portfolio's expected loss (EL). The portfolio has a total committed exposure of $500 million, an estimated probability of default (PD) of 1.5%, and a recovery rate of 40%. The bank expects the exposure at default (EAD) to be 80% of the committed amount.
What is the EL for this portfolio?
- $6.0 million
- $2.4 million
- $4.5 million
- $3.6 million
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