White Paper

NLP Uses in Model Risk Management | Transforming Governance with Automation and Intelligence

Overview

In an era of increasing model complexity, evolving regulatory mandates, and operational inefficiencies, financial institutions face unprecedented challenges in Model Risk Management (MRM). This white paper explores how Natural Language Processing (NLP) revolutionizes MRM by automating documentation reviews, enhancing governance consistency, and ensuring regulatory alignment. Discover how NLP empowers banks to streamline validation processes, maintain dynamic model inventories, detect systemic risks, and proactively adapt to regulatory changes, transforming risk management into a strategic, predictive function.

Takeaways

  1. Explore how NLP automates labor-intensive tasks like documentation review, entity extraction, and cross-referencing, reducing errors and freeing risk experts for strategic analysis.
  2. Understand how NLP creates a real-time, accurate model inventory, eliminating data entry errors and ensuring reliable reporting for audits and regulatory compliance.
  3. Discover how NLP’s thematic analysis uncovers enterprise-wide risks, such as dependencies on underperforming data vendors, that manual processes overlook.
  4. See how NLP maps regulatory requirements to internal policies, enabling proactive compliance and preparing institutions for emerging mandates like the EU AI Act.
  5. Learn how Anaptyss leverages NLP to help financial institutions reduce audit costs, optimize talent productivity, and build trust with regulators through automated, evidence-based governance.
  6. Gain a practical blueprint for integrating NLP into Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms, enabling continuous audit readiness and preparing for Agentic AI advancements.

About Author

Tariq Sharjil

Director – Model Risk Management

Tariq Sharjil is the Director of Model Risk Management at Anaptyss, with over 18 years of experience in model development, validation, and performance monitoring across credit risk, fraud, liquidity, and marketing analytics. A data-driven leader, Tariq specializes in validating models for credit risk (PD, LGD, EAD), liquidity risk, and fraud detection, ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines such as SR 11-7 and OCC 2011-12. His work at global institutions, including HSBC, American Express, and Bank of Queensland, has driven risk transparency and business value through advanced analytics.

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