Attributing Differences Between Forecast Runs to Input Changes, With Applications to CCAR and CECL Exercises

Xuan Mei and Junze Lin

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Abstract: Forecasting systems used in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) processes combine portfolio data, macroeconomic scenarios, model specifications, business assump- tions, and management adjustments. When the forecast changes from one run to the next, practitioners need an attribu- tion that reconciles to the total change without depending on an arbitrary sequence of input replacements. This paper formulates forecast-gap attribution as a cooperative game and examines several approaches: the exact Shapley value, hierarchical or nested Shapley values, Integrated Gradients, Gradient SHAP, Permutation SHAP, and Kernel SHAP. We compare their allocation rules, computational costs, implementation requirements, and limitations in production forecasting systems. The analysis provides a practical framework for choosing an attribution method according to the number and type of inputs, the feasibility of hybrid forecast runs, and the need for interpretability, reproducibility, and governance.

Date: 2026-08
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