Value of disbursed loans remaining on the organization's balance sheet at the end of the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is intended to capture the principal value of loans on the organization’s balance sheet as of the end of the reporting period. Organizations should report the total principal value of all loans disbursed to clients that have been neither fully repaid nor written off, but they should not include accrued interest.
For financial organizations, loans disbursed are considered Financial Assets (FP4649) listed on the organization's balance sheet.
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Material change. Value of Loans Outstanding (PI7569) replaced Loan Portfolio Outstanding - Value of Investments (PI7569). Metric name and definition language modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Loan Portfolio Outstanding - Value of Investments (PI7569) replaced Total Value of Loans (M25). Metric modified to clarify desired portion of portfolio.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Total Value of Loans (M25) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
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