UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

For the month of December, 2020 

Commission File Number: 001-37777

GRUPO SUPERVIELLE S.A.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

SUPERVIELLE GROUP S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Bartolomé Mitre 434, 5th Floor 

C1036AAH Buenos Aires 

Republic of Argentina 

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes  ¨             No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes  ¨             No  x

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the nine-month period ended on 

September 30, 2020, presented on comparative basis in homogeneous currency

Contents

Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the nine-month period ended on 

September 30 2020, presented on comparative basis in homogeneous currency

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Composition of Capital Stock as of September 30, 2020

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements .

GRUPO SUPERVIELLE S.A.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

For the nine and three-month period ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

EARNING PER SHARE 

For the nine and three-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements

GRUPO SUPERVIELLE S.A.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

For the nine and three-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY

For the nine-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY

For the nine-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

For the nine-month period ended on September, 30 2020 and 2019 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

(*) In the items “Loans and other financing - non-financial sector and foreign residents”and “Other Assets”, “Purchase of PPE,intangible asstes and other assets” and “Other liabilities” and “Purchase of PPE,intangible asstes and other assets” and “Other assets” 835,663, 598,984 and 672,385 corresponding to non-monetary transactions were eliminated.

The accompanying notes and schedules are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

Grupo Supervielle S.A. (hereinafter, "the Group"), is a company whose main activity is investment in other companies, Its main income comes from the distribution of dividends from these companies and the obtaining of income from other financial assets.

The consolidated financial statements of Grupo Supervielle S.A. they have been consolidated, line by line with the financial statements of Banco Supervielle S.A., Cordial Compañía Financiera S.A., Sofital S.A. F. e I.I., Tarjeta Automática S.A., Supervielle Asset Management S.A., Espacio Cordial Servicios S.A., Supervielle Seguros S.A., InvertirOnline S.A.U., InvertirOnline,Com Argentina S.A.U., Micro Lending S.A.U., Supervielle Productores Asesores de Seguros S.A., Bolsillo Digital S.A.U. and Futuros del Sur S.A.

The main investment of the Company is its shareholding in Banco Supervielle S.A., a financial entity included in Law No. 21.526 of Financial Institutions and subject to BCRA regulations, for which the valuation and exposure guidelines used have been adopted by said Entity (see Note 1.1) in accordance with that established in Title IV, Chapter I, Section I, Article 2 of the 2013 Orderly Text of the National Securities Commission (CNV).

These consolidated financial statements have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on November 19, 2020.

These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to: (i) provisions set by Intenational Accounting Standards N° 34, “Interim Financial Information” (IAS 34) and (ii) the accouting information framework set by the Argentine Central Bank which is based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretation Committee with the following exceptions:

(i)            Temporary exception of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” application over debt instruments of the non-financial public sector,

(ii)           Temporary exception of the application of Section 5.5 (Value Impairment) for Group C entities, a category that includes Cordial Compañia Financiera S.A.. Therefore, provisions of the aforementioned entity are held under minimum provisions standards set by the Argentine Central Bank.

Pursuant to IAS 34, interim financial information shall include an explanation of events and transactions that have taken place as from the end of the last annual period being reported and are relevant for the understanding of changes in the financial situation, financial performance and cash flows of the Group with the purpose of relying on updated information as per the last financial statements of the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2019 ( hereinafter, “annual financial statements”). Given the aforementioned, these condensed interim financial statements do not include all the information to be required by complete financial statements prepared pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards; hence, in virtue of a suitable understanding of the information included therein, such statements must be read jointly with annual financial statements as of December 31, 2019.

The Gruop´s Board has concluded that these interim condensed financial statements reasonably express the financial position, financial performance and cash flows.

It is worth to be mentioned that interim condensed financial statements have been prepared by applying accounting policies and measurement criteria consistent with those applied by the Group for the preparation of annual financial statements, except for what has been set forth in Note 1.1.4.

The preparation of financial statements requires that the Group carries out calculations and evaluations that affect the amount of incomes and expenses recorded in the period. In this sense, calculations are aimed at the estimation of, for example, credit risk provisions, useful life of property, plant and equipment, impairments and amortizations, recoverable value of assets, income tax charges and the reasonable value of certain financial instruments. Future real results may defer from calculations and evaluations as of the date of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements preparation.

As of these financial statements issuance date, such statements are pending of transcription to Inventory and Balance Sheet Book.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

1.1.1            Going concern

As of the date of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements there are no uncertainties with respect to events or conditions that may raise doubts regarding the possibility that the Group continues to operate normally as a going concern.

1.1.2            Measuring unit

Figures included in these condensed interim financial statements are expressed in thousands of Argentine pesos, unless otherwise stated.

The Group´s interim condensed financial statements recognice changes in the currency purchasing power until August 31, 1995. As from such date, in virtue of existing economic stability conditions and pursuant to Communication “A” 2365 issued by the Argentine Central Bank, accounting measurements were not re-expressed until December 31, 2001. In virtue of Communication “A” 3702 issued by the Argentine Central Bank, the application of the method was resumed and became effective on January 1, 2002. Previous accouting measurements were considered to be expressed in the currency as of December 31, 2001.

Pursuant to Communication “A” 3921 issued by the Argentine Central Bank, in compliance with Decree 664/03 issued by the National Executive Power, the application of the re-expression of financial statements in homogeneous currency was interrupted as from March 1, 2003. Therefore, the Group applied said re-expression until February 28, 2003.

In turn, Law N° 27,468 (B.O. 04/12/2018) amended article 10° of Law N° 23,928 and its amendments, thus establishing that the abolition of all legal and regulating standards that set and authorize price indexing, monetary updating, cost changes or any other manner of re-increasing debts, taxes, prices or fees for goods, works or services does not include financial statements, regarding which the application of article 62 of the General Corporations Law N° 19,550 (T.O 1984) and its amendments shall prevail. Likewise, the aforementioned legal body set de abolition of Decree N° 1269/2002 dated on July 16, 2002 and its amendments and instructed the National Executive Power, through its controlling agencies, to set the date as from which said regulations became into effect in relation with financial statements to be submitted. Therefore, on February 22, 2019, the Argentine Central Bank issued Communication “A” 6651 which established that financial statements shall be prepared in a homogeneous currency as from January 1, 2020. Therefore, these condensed interim financial statements have been re-expressed as of September 30, 2020.

1.1.3            Comparative information

The information included in these condensed interim financial statements and in the aforementioned notes as of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019 is presented, exclusively with comparative purposes regarding the information as of September 30, 2020.

It is worth to be mentioned that, Communication “A” 6778, issued by the Argentine Central Bank, required the retroactive application of the impairment model set forth in section 5.5 of IFRS 9 with temporary withdrawal of non-financial public sector´s debt instruments and the re-expression of financial statements pursuant to IAS 29. In virtue of the aforementioned, the Group has applied the following:

1.1.4            Changes in accounting policies and new accounting standards

With the approval of new IFRS, modifications or derogations of the standards in force, and once such changes are adopted through Adoption Bulletins issued by Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales en Ciencias Económicas (FACPCE), the Argentine Central Bank will determine the approval of such standards for financial entities. In general terms, no anticipated IFRS application shall be allowed unless upon adoption such anticipated measure is specified.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The following are changes that were made effective over the course of the quarter ended on September 30, 2020:

Pursuant to Communication “A” 6430 and 6847 Financial Entities shall start to apply provisions on Financial Assets Impairment included in paragraph 5.5 of IFRS 9 as from fiscal years starting on 1 January, 2020, except for Non-financial Public Sector´s debt securities, which shall be temporarily excluded from the scope of said provisions. Likewise, Communication “A” 6938 issued by the Argentine Central Bank set the postponement of the application of the section targeted to “B” group Companies until January 1, 2021,a category that includes Cordial Compañía Financiera S.A.; therefore, provisions of said Entity are held under the minimum provisions regulations set by the Argentine Central Bank. It is worth mentioning that through communications "A" 7108 and 7134, the Argentine Central Bank ordered the classification of financial entities into groups "A", "B" and "C", leaving Cordial Compañía Financiera classified as Group "C" as of October 1, 2020.

Upon the application of impairment model included in section 5.5 of IFRS 9, a decrease of about 344,8 million and 936,0 million would have been recorded in the shareholders ´equity as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively.

IFRS 9 foresees an expected credit los model, by means of which financial assets are classified in three impairment stages, based on changes in credit quality as from its initial recognition and show how a Company measures impairment loss and applies the effective interest method. Note 1.2 offers greater detail on how expected credit loss is measured.

Pursuant to Communication “A” 6778 issued by the Argentine Central Bank, Financial Entities shall apply the following in virtue of the effects of the application of section 5.5 of IFRS 9:

(i)            Utilized internal models that shall meet IFRS 9 requirements; thus, applying such models to all assets included in such regulation with temporary exception abovementioned, and

(ii)            Apply the Regulation retroactively, thus setting the transition date on January 1, 2019.

The following chart includes the reconciliation between uncollectibility risk provisions as of 12-31-2019 pursuant to the criteria set by the Amended Text on “Debtors Classification” and “Minimum Uncollectibility Risk Provisions” set by the Argentine Central Bank and the new uncollectibility risk provisions pursuant the expected credit loss model set by IFRS 9 with temporary exceptions above mentioned in the first paragraph:

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

Note 1.2 includes further information on the definition of credit risk provision pursuant to the expected credit loss model set by IFRS 9 with scope set by the Argentine Central Bank.

Pursuant to IAS 29 “Financial Information in hyperinflationary economies”, financial statements of an entity, whose functional currency accounts for that currency of a hyperinflationary economy shall be expressed in terms of a current measurement unit as of the reporting fiscal year closing date regardless of whether such statements are based on the historical cost method or a current cost method. To such ends, in general terms, such entity shall calculate the inflation recorded as from the acquisition date or revaluation date, when applicable, in non-monetary items. Such requirements also include the comparative information of financial statements.

With the purpose of stating whether an economy is classified as Hyperinflationary in accordance with IAS 29, the provision sets forth a series of factors to be considered, which includes an accrued inflation rate in three years close to or higher than the 100%. That is the reason why, pursuant to IAS 29, the Argentine economy must be considered as a high inflation economy as from July 1, 2018.

In short, pursuant to IFRS 29 re-expression mechanism, monetary assets and liabilities shall not be re-expressed since such assets and liabilities are expressed in a measurement unit in force as of the reported period closing. Assets and liabilities subject to adjustments tied to specific agreements, shall be adjusted pursuant to such agreements. Non-monetary items measured at current values at the end of the reported period, such as the realization net value or others, shall be re-expressed. The remaining non-monetary assets and liabilities shall be re-expressed in accordance with a general price index. The loss or earning of a net monetary position shall be included in the net income of the reported period in a separate item. It is worth to be mentioned that earnings or losses over the monetary position of instruments at fair value through profit and loss in OCI is included in Other Comprehensive Income of the period/fiscal year. Upon the sale of such instruments its result is reclassified in the line “Results from sale or withdrawal of financial instruments rated at amortized cost” in the net income of the period/fiscal year.

Pursuant to Communication “A” 6651, issued by the Argentine Central Bank on February 22, 2019, financial statements shall be prepared in a constant currency as from fiscal years starting on January 1, 2020. In this sense, Communication “A” 6849 issued by the Argentine Central Bank sets the re-expression frequency of the accounting information in a homogeneous currency on a monthly basis, and the index utilized to such ends accounts for the National Consumer Index drawn up by INDEC (basis month: December 2016) and for such items with previous initial date, IPIM issued by FACPCE is utilized, pursuant to Ruling JG 517/16. Likewise, transition date, in virtue of the retroactive application has been set on January 1, 2019.

Pursuant to Communication “A” 6847, financial entities will be allowed to re-categorize, as from Januray 1,2020, instruments of the non-financial public sector rated at fair value through profit and loss and at fair value through profit and loss in OCI at an amortized cost criterion, while utilizing the accounting value of such date as addition value. As for instruments affected by this option, interest accrual and accessories shall be interrupted as long as the accounting value is above its fair value. Upon such measurement, the abovementioned financial instruments, at fair value as of September 30, 2020 there would be no significant impact on equity and results for the period.

On October 22, 2018, IASB released changes, which include the definition of business with the purpose of helping entities determine whether a transaction must be recorded as a combination of business or the acquisition of an asset. Such changes:

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

Entities need to apply changes in transactions which acquisitions date as from the beginning of the first annual period over which it has been informed as of January 1, 2020.

The Group does not see any initial effect unless a combination of businesses is made effective.

On October 31, 2018, IASB released these changes with the purpose of improving the understanding of the definition of significant or relatively significant, coordinating the drawing up of the definition in IFRS and the Conceptual Framework to avoid any misunderstanding whatsoever that may stem from the different definitions, in that sense, IASB has added support requirements in IAS 1 in the definition to add importance and clarity in its application. Additionally, said board provides existing guides regarding the definition of significant and relatively significant in a single place together with the definition.

This change affects mainly section 7 of IAS 1, section 5 of IAS 8 and removes section 6 of IAS 8. Such change is applicable in a prospective manner to annual periods as from January 1, 2020.

The Group considers that such changes have no significant effect in its financial statements.

IASB has issued a new Conceptual Framework. Said change will not imply any changes in the accounting standards in force. However, entities that utilize the Conceptual Framework to define accounting policies for those transactions, events or situations that are not included in the accounting standards in force, apply a new Conceptual Framework as from January 1, 2020, thus evaluating whether their accounting policies are still the most suitable ones.

The Group considers that such changes have no significant effect in its financial statements.

On September 26, 2019, IASB released a change that requires additional disclosures regarding the uncertainty resulting from the reform in the reference interest rate. Such release accounts for the first reaction to potential effects that IBOR reform may produce in financial statements and modifies specific cash flow coverage accounting requirements assuming that the reference interest rate is not modified as a result of such reform. These changes have become effective as from January 1, 2020 with retroactive effect.

The Group considers that such changes have no significant effect in its financial statements.

The following sets forth changes that have not become in force as of September 30, 2020:

IASB carried out changes specifically on IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Entities” and IAS 28 “Investments in associates and joint ventures”. Such changes clarify the accounting of sales or contribution of assets between the investor and its associates and joint ventures and confirm that the accounting treatment depends on whether non-monetary assets sold or contributed to the associate or joint venture account for a “business” (as defined in IFRS 3).

When non-monetary assets account for a business, the investor will recognize earnings or losses of the sale or contribution of assets. If assets do not account for a business, earnings or losses are recognized by the investor only up to the amount recognized by the investor in the associate or joint venture. These changes are applied with retroactive effect.

IASB has decided to delay the application date for this modification until the research project over the interest method is concluded.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

The Group is evaluating the impact of the application of this new standard.

On May  18, 2017, IASB issued IFRS 17 “Insurance contracts” which provides a comprehensive framework based on principles for measurement and presentation of all insurance contracts. The new rule will supersede IFRS 4 Insurance contracts and requires that insurance contracts be measured using cash flows of existing enforcement and that income be recognized as the service is rendered during the coverage period. The standard will come into force for the fiscal years beginning as from November 1, 2021.

The Group is evaluating the impact of the application of this new standard.

With the purpose of working out issues resulting from the implementation of the reference interest rate reform (IBOR), on August 27, the IASB released changes in standards. The most important changes are related to the accounting of financial instruments at amortized cost. Such changes require that financial entities update contractual cash flows resulting from the reference interest rate reform through the modification of the effective interest rate pursuant to paragraph B5.4.5 of IFRS 9. Therefore, no impact on income is recorded as a result of such modification. Said change shall be applied only when necessary as a direct consequence of the application of the reference interest rate reform (IBOR). IFRS 16 was also modified; thus, requiring lessees to utilize the same modification when accounting changes in leasing payments to be produced as a result of the reference interest rate reform (IBOR). Such changes will become effective as from January 1, 2021.

The Entity is assessing the impact of said new standard.

1.2            Impairment of financial assets

The Group evaluates, based on a prospective approach, expected credit losses (“ECL”) related to financial assets rated at amortized cost or fair value with changes in another comprehensive income, the exposure resulting from loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts with the scope set by Communication “A” 6847 issued by the Argentine Central Bank.

The Group measures ECL of financial instruments reflecting the following:

(a)            A probability amount, weighed and unbiased, that is defined through the evaluation of a range of possible result;

(b)            The temporal value of money; and

(c)            The reasonable and sustainable information available at no cost nor excessive effort on the submission date on past events, current conditions and future economic condition forecasts.

IFRS 9 sets forth the following “Three stages” model for the impairment based on changes in the credit quality from initial recognition:

·    If, on the submission date, the credit risk of a financial instrument has not increased significantly since its initial recognition, the Group will classify such instrument in “Stage 1”.

·    If a significant increase in credit risk (“SICR”) is detected, from its initial recognition, the instrument is moved to “Stage 2”, but such instrument is not deemed to contain a credit impairment.

·    If the financial instrument contains credit impairment, it is moved to “Stage 3”.

·    For financial instruments in “Stage 1”, the Bank measures ECL at an amount equivalent to the amount of expected credit loss during the useful life term of the asset that result from potential default events within the next 12 months. As for Financial Instruments in “Stage 2” and “Stage 3”, the Group measures ECL during the useful life term of the asset (hereinafter “lifetime”). Note 1.2.1 includes a description of how the Group defines when a significant increase in credit risk has occurred.

·    A generalized concept in the measurement of ECL pursuant to IFRS 9 shall be considered prospective information.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

·    Financial assets with impairment on credit value, either purchased or produced, account for those financial assets which have been impaired since initial recognition. ECL of this type of financial instruments is always measured during the asset lifetime (“Stage 3”).

The following chart summarizes the impairment requirements pursuant to IFRS 9 (for financial assets that do not entail impairment on credit value, either purchased or produced:

The following describes the Group´s judgements and assumptions for ECL measurement:

1.2.1. Significant increase in credit risk

The Group considers that a financial asset has experienced a significant credit risk increase when one or more than the following qualitative and quantitative criteria have been observed:

Individuals and Businesses

Corporate Banking

Consumer Finance

Sectoral Analysis – Covid-19 Risk

In virtue of the fact that internal impairment models do not reflect properly Covid-19 impact on the local and global economic situation (See Note 13) as historical information is utilized, a sectoral analysis has been included as additional definition of the significant risk increase.

In such analysis, companies’ default risk is evaluated according to the type of industry and the impact such companies have suffered in face of the current economic situation, while taking into account their features, seasonal nature, etc.

In this sense, such analysis has been applied in Small and Medium Size companies and E&P, such additional definition of significant risk increases for “Real State”, “Entertainment” and “Tourism & Gastronomy” activities. Such impact was measured as of June closing, though remaining activities are still under assessment in virtue of the evaluation of future impacts.

¹ Definition of cutting point for SICR – Payroll Plan High CL PC=>400. Remaining CL=>500. | Open market High Income CL=>700. Remaining CL =>700. | Retirees: High Income CL =>610. Remaining CL =>610.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

1.2.2. Individual and collective evaluation basis

Expected losses are estimated both in a collective and individual manner.

The Group´s individual estimation is aimed at calculating expected losses for significantly impaired risks. In these cases, the amount of credit losses is calculated as the difference between expected cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the operation and the value in the books of the instrument.

For collective estimation of expected credit losses, instruments are distributed in groups of assets depending on credit risk features. Exposures within each group are segmented in accordance with the similar features of the credit risk, including the debtor´s payment capacity pursuant to contractual conditions. These risk features need to play a key role in the estimation of future flows of each group. Credit risk features may consider the following factors, among others:

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency) 

Credit risk features utilized for the abovementioned segments are the following, among others: type of financial instrument, debtor´s activity sector, activity geographical area, type of guarantee, time elapsed of submitted financial statements and other key factors to calculate expected cash flows.

The suitable segmentation of financial instruments is monitored and reviewed on a regular basis by the Credit Risk and Stress Test Area.

1.2.3 Definition of default and impaired credit

The Group considers that a financial instrument is in default when such instrument entails one or more of the following criteria:

Individuals and Businesses

Corporate Banking

Consumer Finance

Abovementioned criteria are applied in a consistent manner to all financial instruments and are aligned with the definition of default utilized by the Bank in virtue of the administration of credit risk. Likewise, such definition is consistently applied to define DP, Exposure at Default (“hereinafter, “EAD”) and Loss Given Default (hereinafter, “LGD”).

1.2.4. Measurement of Expected Credit Loss – Explanation of inputs, assumptions and calculation techniques

ECL is measured on a 12-month basis or along the instrument´s lifetime, depending on whether a significant increase in credit risk has been recorded since initial recognition or whether an asset is considered to contain credit impairment. ECLs account for the product discounted from Default Probability (DP), Exposure at Default (EAD) and Loos Given Default (LGD), defined as follows:

• DP accounts for the probability of debtor´s breaching his/her financial obligation (pursuant to the “Definition of credit default and impairment” set forth in Note 1.2.3), either during the next 12 months or the remaining lifetime (DP lifetime) of the financial asset.

• EAD is based on the amounts the Group expects to owe at the moment of the default, during the next 12 months or the remaining lifetime (DP lifetime) of the financial asset (EAD Lifetime). For example, for a revolving commitment, the Group includes the current available balance plus any additional amount expected to become available until the current contractual limit at the moment of the default, when applicable.

• LGD accounts for the Group´s expectation regarding the loss amount in an exposure under default.

LGD changes depending on the counterparty type, the type and time elapsed of the claim and the availability of guarantees or any other credit support. LGD is expressed as a loss percentage for the exposure unit at the moment of default (EAD) and is calculated on a 12-month basis or along the instrument lifetime, where the 12-month LGD accounts for the loss percentage expected to incur if the default takes place within the next 12 months and lifelong LGD accounts for the loss percentage expected to incur if the default takes place during the remaining lifetime of the financial asset.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 

Presented on comparative basis 

(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

ECL is defined by projecting DP, LGD and EAD for each future month and each individual or collective exposure. These three components are multiplied and adjusted pursuant to the survival (that is, the exposure has not been pre-settled or entered into default in a previous month). The aforementioned effectively calculates ECL for each future month, which is later discounted as of submission date and is added. The discount rate utilized for the calculation of ECL accounts for the original or rough effective interest rate of such date.

As for the calculation of parameters utilized for the calculation of the aforementioned ECL, the Entity based its calculation on the internal model development know-how for the calculation of parameters, thus adapting the development of such models pursuant to IFRS 9.

The Group includes prospective economic information in its definition of DP, EAD and LGD over 12 months or Lifetime. See Note 1.2.5 for the explanation of prospective information and its consideration in the calculation of ECL.

1.2.5 Prospective information considered in expected credit loss models

The evaluation of significant credit increases and the calculation of ECL include prospective information. The Group carried out a historical analysis and identifies key economic variable that affect the credit risk and expected credit losses for each portfolio.

Forecasts of these economic variable (“base economic scenario”) are provided on a six-month basis by the Research team of the Group and offer a better estimated outlook of the economy for the next 12 months. The impact of such economic variables on DP and LGD resulted from the statistic regression analysis to understand the impact the changes in these variables has had historically on default rates and LGD components.

In addition to the base economic scenario, the Research team of the Group also provides two potential scenarios together with scenario analysis. The number of other scenarios is defined in accordance with the analysis of the main products to ensure the lineal effect between the future economic scenario and related expected credit losses. The number of scenarios and its features are re-evaluated on a six-month basis, except a situation occurs in the macroeconomic framework that justifies a greater regularity.

As of January 1, 2020 and as of September 30, 2020, as for its portfolios, the Group concluded that three scenarios have properly captured non-lineal items. Scenario analysis are defined by means of a combination of statistic and know-how judgement analysis, taking into account the range of potential results of which each scenario is representative. The evaluation of credit risk significant increases is carried out by means of the utilization of DP lifetime in the base scenario and other scenarios, multiplied by the related analysis of each scenario, together with qualitative and quantitative and backstop indicators (See Note 1.2.1). The aforementioned is defined if the financial instrument is in Stage 1, Stage 2 or Stage 3 and, therefore, whether to register a 12-month ECL or Lifetime. As with any economic forecast, projections and probabilities of occurrence are subject to a high degree of inherent uncertainty, and therefore actual results may be significantly different than projected. The Group considers that these forecasts account for its best calculation of potential results and has analyzed the non-lineal and asymmetric impacts within the different portfolios of the Group to establish that chosen scenarios are representative of the range of potential scenarios.

The most significant assumptions utilized to calculate ECL as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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The following are estimations assigned to each scenario as of September 30, 2020:

Sensitivity analysis

The chart below includes changes in ECL as of September 30, 2020 that would result from reasonably potential changes in the following parameters:

1.2.6 Maximum exposure to credit risk

The chart below includes an analysis of credit risk exposure of the financial instruments for which expected credit loss provisions are recognized. The gross amount of financial assets books included in the chart accounts for the maximum credit risk exposure of such assets.

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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1.2.7 Guarantees and other credit improvements

A guarantee is an instrument by means of which the Entity´s debtor or a third party is committed upon any obligation default, to be offered as support for such debt settlement. The Entity accepts a guarantee with support before a potential breach on behalf of a debtor.

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The Argentine Central Bank classifies these guarantees in three types: Preferred “A” (considered self-settleable), Preferred “B” (made up by mortgage or pledge loans) and remaining guarantees (mainly bank guarantees and fines).

In virtue of the administration of guarantees, the Group relies on a specific area devoted to the review of the legal compliance and suitable instrumentation of received guarantees. In accordance with the type of guarantees, the guarantors may be natural or legal persons (in the case of mortgages, pledges, fines, guarantees and liquid funds) and international top level Financial Entities (for credit letters stand by).

The Group monitors guarantees related to financial assets considered as impaired credits since such guarantee is likely to be executed to mitigate potential credit losses.

1.2.8 Credit risk provision

Credit risk provision recognized in the period is affected by a range of factors as follows:

• Transfers between Stage 1 and Stage 2 or 3 given financial instruments experience significant increases (or decreases) in credit risk or are impaired over the period, and the resulting “increase” between ECL at 12 months and Lifetime;

• Additional assignments for new financial instruments recognized during the period, as well as write-offs for withdrawn financial instruments;

• Impact on the calculation of ECL of changes in DP, EAD and LGD during the period, resulting from the regular updating of model inputs;

• Impact on the measurement of ECL as a result of changes in models and assumptions;

• Impact resulting from time elapsing as a consequence of the current value updating;

• Conversion to local currency for foreign-currency-denominated assets and other movements; and

• Financial assets withdrawn during the period and application of provisions related to assets withdrawn from the balance sheet during the period. The following charts explain changes in the provision for credit risk between the beginning and end of the period due to the following factors:

*Cordial Compañía Financiera S.A.´s balances of provisions are held under minimum provisions Standards pursuant to Communication “A” 6990 issued by the Argentine Central Bank.

1.2.9 Account withdrawal policy

The Group withdraws, partially or as a whole, financial assets from the balance sheet, once all recovery efforts have been used up and has concluded that there are no reasonable expectations. Indicators of lack of reasonable recovery expectation include (i) the cease of execution activities and (ii) when the Bank´s recovery method is given by the guarantee execution and the value of the guarantee is not enough for a total reasonable recovery expectation.

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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The Group may withdraw financial assets from its balance sheet which are still subject to execution activities. Contractual amounts pending of collection of such withdrawn assets during the period ended on September 30, 2020 amount to 5,429,775. The Group seeks to recover amounts legally owed as a whole, but partially withdrawn in the balance sheet since there is no reasonable recovery expectation.

The preparation of condensed interim financial statements in accordance with the accounting framework established by the Argentine Central Bank requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the accounting standards established by the Argentine Central Bank to establish the Group's accounting policies.

The Group has identified the following areas that involve a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas in which the assumptions and estimates are significant for the consolidated financial statements that are essential for understanding the underlying accounting / financial reporting risks:

a)            Fair value of derivatives and other financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments that do not list in active markets are measured through the use of valuation techniques. Such techniques are validated and regularly reviewed by qualified independent personnel of the area that developed such techniques. All models are evaluated and adjusted before being use in order to make sure that results express current information and comparative market prices. As long as possible, models use only observable information; however, factors such as credit risk (own or counterparty), volatilities and correlations require the use of estimates. Changes in assumptions regarding such factors may impact on the fair value reported for financial instruments.

b)            Allowances for loan losses and advances.

As of January 1, 2020, the Group adopted retroactively to January 1, 2019, with the scope mentioned in Note 1.1.4. (A)., section 5.5. of IFRS 9 referring to the impairment of financial assets. In this sense, the Group evaluates the expected credit losses (ECL) on a prospective basis of the credit risk associated with the financial assets measured at amortized cost, to the debt instruments measured at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income, to accounts receivable for leases, as well as commitments and guarantees granted not measured at fair value, with the exception of debt instruments of the Non-Financial Public Sector that are temporarily excluded from the provisions for impairment of financial assets, contained in section 5.5 of IFRS 9, as well as the provisions of Cordial Compañía Financiera S.A. as provided in Communication “A” 6990 of the B.C.R.A.

The measurement of expected credit losses is an area that requires the use of complex models and significant assumptions about future economic conditions and credit behavior (for example, the probability that the customer will go into default and that losses will result for the Group). The explanation of the inputs, assumptions and estimation techniques used to measure the ECL is presented in more detail in Note 1.2, including the key sensitivities of the ECL to changes in these elements.

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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It should be noted that, in the application of accounting requirements to measure ECL, significant judgments are necessary, such as:

(i) Determination of the criterion of significant increase in credit risk

(ii) Choice of appropriate models and assumptions for the measurement of ECL

(iii) Establishment of the number and relative weight of the prospective scenarios for each portfolio segment and the associated ECL, and

(iv) Establishment of groups of similar financial assets for the purpose of measuring ECL.

c)            Impairment of Non-Financial Assets

Intangible assets with finite lives and property, plants and equipment are amortized or depreciated along their useful lives in a straight-line method. The Group reviews the conditions related to these assets to determine whether events and circumstances justify a review of the amortization and remaining depreciation period and whether there are factors or circumstances that imply an impairment in the value of assets that cannot be recovered.

The Group has applied the judgment in the identification of impairment indicators for property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. The Group has defined that there was no evidence of impairment for any period included in the consolidated Financial Statements. Given the aforementioned, no recoverable value has been calculated.

The evaluation process for potential impairment of an asset of indefinite useful life is subject to and require a significant judgment in many points over the course of the analysis, including the identification of its cash-generating unit, the identification and allocation of assets and liabilities to a cash-generating unit and the definition of their recoverable value. The recoverable value is compared with the carrying value in order to define the non-recoverable portion of such value. When calculating the recoverable value of the cash-generating unit in virtue of the assessment of annual or regular impairment, the Group use estimates and significant judgments on future cash flows of the cash-generating unit. Its cash flow forecasts are based on assumptions that account for the best use of its cash-generating unit.

Although the Group believes that assumptions and forecasts used are suitable in virtue of the information available for the administration, changes in assumptions or circumstances may require changes in the assessment. Negative changes in assumptions utilized in an impairment tests of indefinite useful life intangible assets may result in the reduction or removal of the excess of fair value over the book value, which would result in the potential recognition of the impairment.

The Group decided that it would not be necessary to recognize an impairment loss in indefinite useful life intangible assets under such conditions.

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d)            Income tax and deferred tax

A significant judgment is required to determine liabilities and assets from current and deferred taxes. The current tax is measured at the amount expected to be paid to the taxation authority using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the end of the reporting period. The deferred tax is measured over temporary differences between tax basis of assets and liabilities and book values at the tax rates that are expected to apply when the asset is realized or the liability settled.

Assets from deferred tax are recognized upon the possibility of relying on future taxable earnings against which temporary differences can be used, based on the Senior Management´s assumptions regarding amounts and opportunities of future taxable earnings. Later, it is necessary to determine whether assets from deferred tax are likely to be used and set off future taxable earnings. Real results may differ from estimates, such as changes in tax legislation or the result of the final review of affidavits issued by tax authorities and tax courts.

Likely future tax earnings and the number of tax benefits are based on a medium term business plan prepared by the administration. Such plan is based on reasonable expectations.

Under certain circumstances, the Group renegotiates or changes contractual cash flows of loans granted to clients. In these cases, the Group evaluates whether the new terms are substantially different from initial terms. The Group carries out this practice while taking into account the following:

(i)             If the client is in financial difficulties, the Bank evaluates whether such change only reduces contractual cash flows to amounts expected to be paid by the borrower.

(ii)           Significant extension of the term when the borrower does not have financial difficulties.

(iii)          Significant change in the interest rate.

(iv)          Change in the currency in which the loan is denominated.

(v)           Integration of guarantees or credit improvements that significantly affect the credit risk related to the loan.

If, after the change, the loan terms are substantially different, the Group withdraws the original financial instrument and recognizes a new asset at fair value and recalculates a new effective interest rate for such asset. Therefore, renegotiation date is considered as the initial recognition date in virtue of the calculation of impairment and the definition of a new significant increase in credit risk. However, the Group also evaluates whether the new recognized asset is considered as an impaired asset, especially when the renegotiation stemmed from the lack of payment capacity on behalf of the client. The differences in the accounting value are recognized in the results as well as losses and earnings resulting from the withdrawal of such financial asset.

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If the terms of the loan after the change are not substantially different, the renegotiation or change will not produce the withdrawal of the financial asset, and the Group will recalculate the gross accounting value based on reviewed funds flow while recognizing a guarantee or loss from the change in results. The new gross accounting value is recalculated as the value discounted from the modified funds flow at the initial effective interest rate.

A subsidiary is an entity (or subsidiary), including structured entities, in which the Group has control because it (i) has the power to manage relevant activities of the subsidiary (ii) has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involment with the subsidiary, and (iii) has the ability to use its power over the subsidiary in order to affect the amount of the investor´s returns. The existence and the effect of the substantive rights, including substantive rights of potential vote, are considered when evaluating whether the Group has power over the other entity. For a right to be substantive, the right holder must have the practical competence to exercise such right whenever it is necessary to make decisions on the direction of the entity’s relevant activities. The Group can have control over an entity, even when it has less voting powers than those required for the majority.

Accordingly, the protecting rights of other investors, as well as those related to substantive changes in the subsidiary´ activities or applicable only in unusual circumstances, do not prevent the Group from having power over a subsidiary. The subsidiaries are consolidated as from the date on which control is transferred to the Group, ceasing its consolidation as from the date on which control ceases.

The following chart provides the subsidiaries which are object to consolidation:

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The Group has securitized certain financial instruments, mainly loans, originated by personal and pledge loans through the transfers of said instruments to financial trusts that issue multiple classes of debt securities and participation certificates.

Regarding the financial statements as of December 31, 2019 the following consolidated structured entities have been consolidated as of the date of these consolidated condensed interim financial statements:

On September 24, 2020, pursuant to the instruction issued by the only Beneficiary of the 100% of Financial Trust 21 Participation Certificate, and provisions included in the Financial Trust Contract dated on June 18, 2019, assets in trust were transferred to the Beneficiary as total payment of holdings as of such date.

The Group controls a structured entity when it is exposed to, or holds the right to, variable returns and has the capacity to allocate returns through its power to run the activities of the entity, Structured entities are consolidated as from the date on which the control is transferred to the Group. The consolidation of such entities is ceased on the date on which such control is terminated.

As for financial trusts, the Group has evaluated the following:

• The purpose and design of the trust

• Identification of relevant activities

• Decision-making process on these activities

• If the rights that the Group owns allow it to direct the relevant activities of the trust

• If the Group is exposed, or is entitled to the variable results from its participation in said trust

• If the Group has the capacity to affect said results through its power over the trust

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In accordance with the aforementioned, the Group has decided that it holds control on such financial trusts and, therefore, such structured entities have been consolidated.

The following chart details the assets and liabilities of Structured Entities that have been consolidated by the Group as of September 30, 2020:

(a)            Functional and presentation currency

Figures included in the consolidated financial statements as per each entity of the Group are expressed in the functional currency, that is, in the currency of the main economic setting where it operates. Consolidated condensed interim financial ftatements are expressed in Argentine pesos, which is the functional currency and the reporting currency of the Group.

(b)            Transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currency are converted in the functional currency at the reference Exchange rate released by the Argentine Central Bank and those carried out in other currencies, at the repo rate in US dollars for the reference Exchange rate released by the Argentine Central Bank. Earnings and losses in foreign currency that result in the liquidation of such transactions and the conversion of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency at closing exchange rates, are recognized in the integral income statement, under “Difference of exchange rate in gold and foreign currency”, except when such items are deferred in the shareholders’ equity for transactions classified as cash flow hedging, when applicable.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the balances in US dollars were converted at the reference exchange rate determined by the Argentine Central Bank. In the case of foreign currencies other than US dollars, they have been converted to this currency using the types of passes reported by the Argentine Central Bank.

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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(Expressed in thousands of pesos in homogeneous currency)

Cash and due from banks includes cash available, freely available deposits in local banks and correspondent banks abroad, which are liquid short-term instruments and have a maturity of less than three months from the date of origination.

Assets recorded in cash and due from Banks are recorded at amortized cost which is close to its fair value.

Cash equivalents are made up by highly liquid short-term securities with three-month or shorter initial maturities, with fair value rating.

The composition of the cash on each of the indicated dates is detailed below:

For their part, the reconciliations between the balances of those items considered cash equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flow and those reported in the Statement of Financial Position as of the indicated dates are set out below:

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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Reconciliation of financing activities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is as follows: