Major U.S. bank, a pioneer in the use of machine learning models, teams with Protiviti to improve its model validation framework

Following the financial crisis of 2007-2008, regulators issued specific guidance to help banks reduce the risk of financial losses or other adverse consequences stemming from decisions based on incorrect or misused financial models. Since then, the guidance has become the model risk management bible for financial institutions. It is used to ensure that model validation, typically performed annually, can identify vulnerabilities in the models and manage them effectively. Recently, the rapid advance and broader adoption of machine learning (ML) models have added more complexity and time to the model validation process. Specifically, ML models have highlighted expertise gaps in in-house model validation teams trained in traditional modeling techniques.